Elon Musk is in search of a delay until November within the court docket trial in opposition to Twitter after discovering new claims in opposition to the social media firm, in response to the court docket filings. The billionaire, who despatched a letter to Twitter on Tuesday for scrapping the $44 billion deal (roughly Rs. 3,50,000 crore) citing a whistleblower’s claims, has now discovered new info in opposition to the microblogging web site. The whistleblower has supplied new particulars to Musk and his legal professionals, following which the SpaceX and Tesla head has requested the court docket to offer either side time until November to temporary their case.

The court docket filings for the delay, as reported by Reuters, got here on Tuesday after Musk’s legal professionals despatched a recent letter to Twitter to incorporate whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s claims as one more reason to scrap the deal. Musk is now in search of time to amend his grievance in opposition to the social media firm.

According to Musk’s legal professionals, who filed a movement to amend the grievance below seal on the Delaware Chancery Court, the issue on the social media firm isn’t just restricted to bots and spam accounts. The points embrace considerations on information safety and different issues, as raised by Zatko.

Musk’s group has requested the choose to let either side proceed briefing their instances by way of November 10 and focus on the proof they will introduce at trial. The new date for the trial, as Musk stated, could also be fastened later in November, “subject to the court’s availability.”

Meanwhile, Twitter has requested the court docket to disclaim Musk’s request for an extra pre-2022 doc. The social media firm has referred to as his makes an attempt a option to delay the trial and the deal. Musk and Twitter, who’ve sued one another, are scheduled to start a five-day trial beginning October 17.