Nell Minow, a corporate governance expert who is vice chair of ValueEdge Advisors, said Twitter’s timing for the shareholder vote, which is a required step in completing the deal, is probably not a coincidence.

Holding the shareholder vote before the trial signals that Twitter is continuing the deal as normal.“I think it’s strategic,” she said. “If I were the lawyers advising Twitter, I would say the power move here is to act like the deal’s going forward.”

Twitter schedules shareholder vote for embattled Elon Musk deal – The Washington Post