Sen. Warren Seeks Answers From Tesla as Investors Want Musk to Refocus on Carmaker

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has renewed her battle with Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and Tesla, expressing concerns that he has failed in his legal responsibilities to the carmaker.
Warren claimed in a letter (pdf) to Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm that Musk has potentially violated his legal duties since he acquired Twitter for $44 billion. The former presidential candidate also asserted that the board hasn’t adequately protected the company by refraining from reining him in during this time.
“That responsibility includes ensuring that Mr. Musk is an effective CEO and that he fulfills his legal obligation to act in the best interests of Tesla and all of its shareholders, not just himself,” she wrote. “The fact that Mr. Musk was, until recently, the world’s richest man does not absolve him of those legal responsibilities or provide assurances that he will meet them.”…}

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