To be fair, Elon forced it by creating an offer with zero wiggle room, no possibility of backing out and a billion dollar penalty. Nobody made him do that and n

To be fair, Elon forced it by creating an offer with zero wiggle room, no possibility of backing out and a billion dollar penalty. Nobody made him do that and no sane lawyer would have allowed it unless specifically instructed. Once that was done the board had a fiduciary responsibility and they basically had to hold him to it.