In another surprising move by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday to announce that the electric car company “is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me.”

He asked interested attorneys to submit three to five bullet points providing evidence of exceptional ability and to submit the information to [email protected]. In a subsequent tweet, he added: “Looking for hardcore streetfighters, not white-shoe lawyers like Perkins or Cooley who thrive on corruption. There will be blood.”

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