Specifically here, he is under oath in France so an American gag order wouldn't protect him from the French justice system.
This make it less likely he's lying. It could be possible Microsoft France has a "rogue" employee system where a key person only obeys to Microsoft US orders rather than his French boss and French law. Then the boss can swear to the Senate that they're complying.
This is exactly the system the US Congress accused TikTok of having set up.
This make it less likely he's lying. It could be possible Microsoft France has a "rogue" employee system where a key person only obeys to Microsoft US orders rather than his French boss and French law. Then the boss can swear to the Senate that they're complying.
This is exactly the system the US Congress accused TikTok of having set up.