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Imagine being the Tesla board or his lawyer. Just yesterday he made a stand that he would never settle and here we are.

I’m assuming over the past 24-48 hours it’s been a full court press of everyone trying to talk some sense into Elon. Glad they succeeded!

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I follow this stuff pretty closely and I haven't seen any mention of him making a stand and saying he'd never settle. All I've seen is an article referring to "sources" that said he or his team rejected a specific settlement. Can you point me to your source for the claim that he'd never settle?

Musk reportedly refused to sign the deal at the last minute because he felt he would not be truthful to himself and wouldn't have been able to live with the idea he'd agreed to accept a settlement and any associated blemish.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/28/elon-musk-walked-settlem...

Ok, so this is an article referring to some other reporting, which was somehow sourced itself. Suffice to say that factoid should come with significant uncertainty attached.

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