In the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a judge has allowed Elon Musk to pay $1 million a day to residents who are undecided about which candidate to vote for in the November 5 presidential election. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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During a hearing in Philadelphia on Monday, Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected an attempt by state District Attorney Larry Krasner to block such payments. The prosecutor called the program an illegal lottery with vaguely defined rules that violates state consumer protection laws.
The agency claims that such a giveaway falls into a gray area of election law. Legal experts are divided over whether Musk may be violating federal law by prohibiting people from paying to register to vote.
According to media reports, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the American Coalition Committee that the distribution of money could violate federal law. However, federal prosecutors have not taken any public action.
Recall
Musk fully endorsed Trump in his run for a second term in the White House. He promised to give away $1 million a day until Election Day on November 5 to voters who signed his Coalition Campaign Committee's petition in support of the First and Second Amendments to the Constitution.
The billionaire was ordered by Judge to appear at a court hearing in Philadelphia after the district attorney sued him for giving away $1 million to voters.
Musk ignored a court hearing in Pennsylvania in the case of distributing money to voters before the election.