Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over controversial $1 million voter giveaway

Musk gave retired an eighth cheque connected Saturday successful Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia territory lawyer sued Elon Musk and his ace PAC connected Monday complete nan billionaire's controversial $1 cardinal registered elector giveaway.

The suit from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner claims Musk and his America PAC are "running an forbidden lottery successful Philadelphia (as good arsenic passim Pennsylvania)."

Musk announced nan eighth victor of his ace PAC's $1 cardinal prize successful Lancaster, Pennsylvania, connected Saturday and doubled down connected his committedness to proceed offering nan money to a registered plaything authorities elector who has signed his petition. He said participants are not required to vote, but nan online petition shape says 1 has to beryllium a registered elector to beryllium eligible.

SpaceX and Tesla laminitis Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell pinch a $1 cardinal cheque during nan municipality hallway astatine nan Roxain Theater connected October 20, 2024 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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"We're trying to get attraction for this very important petition to support nan Constitution. And, it's like, if we, you cognize -- we request nan correct to free speech; we request nan correct to carnivore arms," Musk said astatine nan rally.

"So we're going to beryllium giving retired a cardinal dollars each time done Nov. 5," he continued. "And also, each you person to do is motion nan petition successful support of nan First and Second Amendment. That's it. You don't moreover person to vote. It'd beryllium bully if you voted, but you don't person to. And past conscionable fundamentally motion thing you already judge in, and you get a trial to triumph a cardinal dollars each time from now done nan election."

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