Elon Musk Rages Against “Terrible Activist Oakland Judge” & Jury After Losing $150B OpenAI Trial; Accuses Sam Altman Again Of “Stealing A Charity”
Elon Musk expressed his frustration after losing a $150 billion lawsuit against his former OpenAI co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. He accused them of enriching themselves by misappropriating charity funds and criticized the judge and jury for their ruling. Musk plans to appeal the decision, claiming it sets a dangerous precedent for charitable organizations.
- ▪Elon Musk lost a lawsuit against OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, claiming they stole from a charity.
- ▪A federal jury and judge rejected Musk's breach of charitable trust claim, emphasizing the statute of limitations.
- ▪Musk plans to appeal the ruling, arguing that the judge and jury did not address the merits of the case.
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Elon Musk arrives to court on April 30, 2026 in Oakland, California. Getty “There is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity,” a big bucks court losing Elon Musk stamped his feet and proclaimed today of his now estranged OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Tossing in a Trump caps, the world’s sometimes richest man added: “The only question is WHEN they did it!” Just a couple of hours after a federal jury and judge rebutted Musk’s 2024 filed breach of charitable trust claim and unlawfully enriched claim against the OpenAI CEO and president (as well as Microsoft), the X owner went on his social media platform to decry the results.
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