In a latest news, the state judge of Pennsylvania has reviewed the case filed against the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, and stated that Musk can still continue to give away cash to registered voters for now until the federal court takes a decision. Therefore, the case against Musk has been put on hold by state judge Angelo Fogelietta.
. @elonmusk IS GIVING AWAY $1,000,000 EVERY DAY UNTIL NOV 5! https://t.co/xwBCqM06Jy pic.twitter.com/EAtkchPJU3
— Richard Heart (@RichardHeartWin) October 20, 2024
However, it is pertinent to mention here that the Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner who sued Elon Musk for $1 million cash giveaways stated, “America PAC and Musk are lulling Philadelphia citizens… to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $1 million. That is a lottery. And it is indisputably an unlawful lottery.”
Pennsylvania is on track for a major Republican victory.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 3, 2024
The gap between 2024 and 2020 is now over 600k, which almost 10% of the entire electorate! pic.twitter.com/1IGuyjM0Xx
He further stated, “Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming presidential election”. On the other hand, the lawyers of Elon Musk argued, “The complaint, in truth, has little to do with state-law claims of nuisance and consumer protection. Rather, although disguised as state law claims, the complaint’s focus is to prevent defendants purported ‘interference’ with the forthcoming federal presidential election by any means.”
Republican early vote now is massively ahead of where it was in 2020.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
If this trend continues, then @realDonaldTrump will win (and I hope he does) pic.twitter.com/3kTEuFRuHU
It should be noted that if Elon Musk found guilty by the court, then he will be entitled to a fine of $10,000 fine and up to five years in prison. Legal experts, on the other hand, have stated that to give cash to registered voters to vote is not illegal and falls in a grey area.
Not to mention, Brendan Fischer, a campaign finance lawyer stated, “There would be few doubts about the legality if every Pennsylvania-based petition signer were eligible, but conditioning the payments on registration arguably violates the law.”
