Musk can continue with election cash giveaways for now, judge rules

BBC ^ | Oct 31 | Ana Faguy

[RandFan]

Elon Musk can continue to give away cash to registered voters - for now, a Pennsylvania state judge has said.

The Donald Trump supporter has, through his political group America PAC, been offering cash prizes to registered voters in swing states who sign a petition - something US officials suggest may break electoral law. Musk denies this.

Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner sued Musk this week over the $1m (£770,000) giveaways and said Musk "must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming presidential election".

At a hearing on Thursday, Judge Angelo Foglietta said the lawsuit will be put on hold while a federal court decides whether to take up the case.

If the federal court choses not to rule on the matter, the case will go back to the state court.

In a post on X, the platform Musk owns, he said the ruling was "American Justice FTW (for the win)".

It is unlikely the case will be resolved before Tuesday's election.

"We will proceed to federal court and we will address the issues there and seek to have the matter remanded back to the state court," John Summers, a lawyer working with Mr Krasner, told reporters after the hearing.

"After all, this is a case that involves state law issues," he added.

[RandFan]

Go claim your $1m if you live in PA!

[mfish13]

Meanwhile, you can get your college debt paid off by Kamala. Paid for by the American Taxpayer.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is none of the Judgey’s frigging business unless he wants to throw the shyster “lawyer” Krasner’s ass in jail where it belongs.

[SmokingJoe]

Well its a stupid case.
By the time the ruling is made, the million dollar giveaways will be over anyway.
It ends on election day Tuesday..

[lightman]

Great news...Musk owes my family $300.00—or more if we get lucky.

[lightman]

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[ProtectOurFreedom]

"before the upcoming presidential election"

Does he really not know we are in the middle of Election SEASON?

[siunevada]

You can be registered to any political party to sign the petition which is in support of the First and Second Amendments.
Hard to see how that could be construed as affecting the election.
But, I imagine, that was not why the lawsuit was filed.

[Revel]

Misleading headline. While I don’t think Elon is doing something smart here, the money is not actually going to anything having to do with election votes.

[Shady]

Just because the Demoncrats (and their GOPeahen enablers) are way mad at Elon doesn’t give them the right to say what he can or cannot do with his money.