Nikola Founder’s Jurors May See ‘Truck Rolling Down Hill’ Video at Trial

Nikola Founder’s Jurors May See ‘Truck Rolling Down Hill’ Video at Trial
Trevor Milton (L), founder and former-CEO of Nikola Corp., exits the Manhattan Federal Courthouse following an appearance in New York on July 29, 2021. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Jurors at Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial starting next week will be allowed to watch a marketing video that prosecutors said shows a truck appearing to drive on its own power when it was actually rolling down a hill, a judge ruled on Thursday.

The ruling came after U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos also rejected Milton’s motions to dismiss an indictment accusing the former billionaire of lying to investors about the electric- and hydrogen-powered automaker’s progress in developing its technology starting in 2019.