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Philadelphia DA sues Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters


Is Musk’s $1 million election giveaway legal?


Is Elon Musk’s $1 million election giveaway legal?

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The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is suing to halt a political action committee run by billionaire Elon Musk from giving away $1 million to registered voters in swing states.

Some experts have questioned the legality of the giveaway.

The lawsuit by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner alleges Musk and his America PAC of trying to influence voters in the presidential election. It comes just days after the Justice Department sent a letter to the super PAC founded by Musk, listed by Bloomberg News as the wealthiest person in the world, warning that awarding $1 million to registered voters could violate federal laws against paying voters.

Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has gone all-in on Former President Donald Trump’s candidacy for the White House, vowing to hand out $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC’s petition calling for free speech and the right to bear arms. 

The PAC has so far given out sweepstakes-style checks to nine people around the U.S., according to America PAC’s website, including four in Pennsylvania. The group notes that the payments are only available to registered voters in seven states.

“Our goal is to get 1 million registered voters in swing states to sign in support of the Constitution, especially freedom of speech and the right to bear arms,” the group says. “This program is exclusively open to registered votee in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.



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