Musk's USD 1 million giveaway may be seen as vote buying for Trump
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Thu he would not immediately move to block Elon Musk's daily USD1 million giveaway to registered voters who sign a petition.
Musk, 53, was a no-show in court despite being ordered to appear on Thu morning in downtown Philadelphia. Musk been trying to move his case to federal court, but it appears that won't be necessary - at least, not before Election Day.
Judge Angelo Foglietta said he was pausing the lawsuit against Musk while a federal court considers whether to take up the case, Reuters reported.
The ruling means Musk can continue dolling out millions to U.S. voters in swing states up until Election Day, a practice critics have likened to Musk buying votes for Donald Trump.
Musk's giveaway has been described as falling in a legal gray area. Still, the U.S. Department of Justice warned America PAC that the giveaway may violate federal law. There's been no federal legal action taken against Musk as of Thu, however.
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Muntri George : Why don't Harris up to ante to 2 millions?![[undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36 "undefined")
bullrider_21 OP Muntri George : Vote buying is illegal.
Muntri George bullrider_21 OP : So Musk must also be charged.
bullrider_21 OP Muntri George : Right.
Muntri George : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/dealbook/elon-musk-voter-giveaway-trump.html#