The specific timing does not perfectly jibe, but then, thinking about it, it shouldn’t. As in:
I am wondering if it is not production rate or a deep-pocketed sugardaddy or anything else of that sort, but rather that the impetus for Mr Musk’s “short burn of the century” comment was nothing other than this discovery of the saboteur, and Tesla management’s realization that one of the ramifications regarding fake news, short-selling shenanigans and the like could include the crumbling of the deplorable houses of cards they have been, once the legal process begins -
And yet again, apologies for the rather convoluted grammar and mashing of metaphors in the above. My reasoning that the timing makes sense is that management, rather than rushing toward declaring their initial findings of sabotage at the outset, rather continued to gather data - including their...ah....discussions....with Sr Tripp - before making public anything other than the news that a short burn was on its way.