Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter

After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and other top execs.

Musk is taking the reins just ahead of a Friday deadline to complete the deal. He spent time in Twitter's San Francisco headquarters this week, where he met with employees. He also reportedly brought in some Tesla engineers to help "assess" Twitter's code, Bloomberg reported.