The SEC could seek to bar him from being an officer or director of a public company. That would be independent of any criminal charges that might be filed. Eliz

The SEC could seek to bar him from being an officer or director of a public company. That would be independent of any criminal charges that might be filed. Elizabeth Holmes agreed to similar terms when she settled with the SEC. In some ways I would agree that the downside for him might be limited if he can convince investors in SpaceX that they might need to wait out any imposed ban for a liquidity event. While I agree that there are billions in potential upside in Tesla the potential return on that tweet was always negative given what was likely to follow.