Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are backing Donald Trump in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC over a $1 million daily giveaway to voters in swing states like Pennsylvania.
Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024."We are seeing, what I consider to be, in my opinion, guilty knowledge," Krasner testified at a court hearing, where he has asked for an injunction to stop the giveaway by Musk's
Krasner's lawsuit accuses Musk and his PAC of violating Pennsylvania consumer protection laws, in addition to lottery laws, with the giveaway, which requires participants to sign a petition supporting the Constitution. Gober later testified that the PAC's giveaway does not meet the elements of an illegal lottery because "there is no prize to be won. Instead, we are setting up contractual obligations to serve as spokespeople for the PAC."
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