The new owner of Twitter says the general counsel was fired for his possible role in suppressing the Hunter Biden scandal.
The billionaire businessman — who acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal earlier this year — has publicly confirmed his decision to fire James A. Baker, amid his “possible role in suppression” of information relating to the laptop scandal.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
In 2020, a newspaper reported that a laptop belonging to Biden — who is the son of Joe Biden — contained emails and other materials that showed corruption by the U.S. President.Article content However, since then, there has been no evidence of illegal or unethical activity by either of the Bidens.The outspoken businessman explained how he planned to take the company forward after he made a bid for the micro-blogging platform.
Speaking about his long-term approach, he explained: “If I were to own Twitter, it would be geared towards the middle 80 percent of the population, so technically the far left and far right would probably be dissatisfied.”The former U.S. President was banned from the platform in early 2021 – but Elon recently reactivated his account after putting the idea to a public vote.
He said: “Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter.”
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