Musk can continue with election cash giveaways for now, judge rules

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-01 01:32:49 | Updated at 2024-11-01 04:41:48 3 hours ago

Musk can continue with election cash giveaways for now, judge rules
BBC ^ | Oct 31 | Ana Faguy

Posted on 10/31/2024 6:30:47 PM PDT by RandFan

Elon Musk can continue to give away cash to registered voters - for now, a Pennsylvania state judge has said.

The Donald Trump supporter has, through his political group America PAC, been offering cash prizes to registered voters in swing states who sign a petition - something US officials suggest may break electoral law. Musk denies this.

Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner sued Musk this week over the $1m (£770,000) giveaways and said Musk "must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming presidential election".

At a hearing on Thursday, Judge Angelo Foglietta said the lawsuit will be put on hold while a federal court decides whether to take up the case.

If the federal court choses not to rule on the matter, the case will go back to the state court.

In a post on X, the platform Musk owns, he said the ruling was "American Justice FTW (for the win)".

It is unlikely the case will be resolved before Tuesday's election.

"We will proceed to federal court and we will address the issues there and seek to have the matter remanded back to the state court," John Summers, a lawyer working with Mr Krasner, told reporters after the hearing.

"After all, this is a case that involves state law issues," he added.

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