Elon Musk ‘in hot water’ for offering $1m giveaways for Donald Trump; judge cites him
A Philadelphia judge began a hearing Thursday following a prosecutor’s request to cancel Elon Musk’s daily million-dollar giveaway in battleground states. The awards come from Musk’s political organization, which seeks to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Musk’s lawyers filed a motion Wednesday night to move the case to federal court, arguing it has to do with a federal election issue, but that didn’t stop a state judge, Angelo Foglietta, from hearing the case in the City Council. Lawyers for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Musk and the political action group “America PAC” “brazenly” ran the giveaway every day this week, including this morning, despite Krasner’s effort to cancel it. . Matthew Haverstick, the attorney representing Musk and the political action committee, said the judge should abort the matter, given the motion to move it to federal court. Democratic-leaning Krasner sued Monday to stop America PAC’s giveaway, which is scheduled to continue through Election Day and is open to registered voters in battleground states who sign a petition in support of the Constitution. .
