Elon Musk’s Tesla is suing one of its former engineers for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its highly anticipated Optimus humanoid robot.

Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked the court for a second time to dismiss a countersuit from OpenAI against him, according to a court filing. News of the new court filing was first reported by The Information.

Tesla Optimus robot trade secrets have been stolen by an ex-engineer to open a rival startup, alleges Elon Musk-led Tesla amidst the ongoing controversy involving Trump. Here’s more.

Tesla sales plummeted across Europe after Musk spoke at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in January, telling the crowd it was time for Germany to "move on" from its Nazi past, which sparked calls to boycott the EV brand.

President Trump threatened to cut off Elon Musk’s federal contracts, showing that he looks at the government as his own means of penalizing those who cross him.