A Pennsylvania judge ruled this Monday that the so-called daily million-dollar ‘lottery’ promoted by tycoon Elon Musk among registered voters in support of the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, can continue until this Tuesday, election day.
Judge Angelo Foglietta’s decision comes after Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and his campaign committee, America PAC, a week ago for this initiative, and a hearing was held today on the issue. in court.
Flogietta rejected the prosecutor’s demand to block the lottery, which has been operating since, and did not offer an explanation in his order.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX caused controversy by promising two weeks ago to give a million dollars a day until election day to registered voters in seven key states who signed an America PAC petition supporting freedom of expression and the carrying of arms.
Prosecutor Krasner argued today that the initiative was illegal in Pennsylvania, since the law requires that any lottery be operated by the state, while Trump’s lawyers revealed that it was not really a lottery with random prizes, as Musk seemed to indicate.
Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober, said “there is no prize to win” since the lucky ones are “chosen based on their suitability to work as a spokesperson for America PAC,” so they are “earning” the money in a collaboration, of according to local media present.
In fact, Gober stated that they already knew who was going to win $1 million today and tomorrow, and noted that these are registered voters in Arizona and Michigan, so Pennsylvania is not affected.
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According to The Hill, America PAC has delivered 16 $1 million checks and four of them have been to registered Pennsylvania voters.
The Justice Department also warned Musk that the initiative could violate federal law, since people cannot be paid to register to vote.
Musk has been involved body and soul in Trump’s presidential campaign in recent weeks, participating in multiple rallies and having donated more than $130 million through his own campaign committee.
Trump has said he will create a government position for Musk dedicated to slashing public spending.
With information from EFE
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