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Judge starts hearing on  million giveaway that Elon Musk PAC helped Donald Trump
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Judge starts hearing on $1 million giveaway that Elon Musk PAC helped Donald Trump

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge held a hearing Thursday morning on the city attorney’s request to close Elon Musk’s office. 1 million dollar raffle per day in battleground states. The gifts come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost growth. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Democrat lawsuit filed Monday to stop the America PAC giveaways that would run through Election Day. Judge Angelo Foglietta will hear the motions in the courtroom at City Hall.

Matthew Haverstick, one of several attorneys representing the defendants, declined to comment late Wednesday on whether Musk would attend the hearing.

The sweepstakes is open to people who sign a petition supporting the Constitution in battleground states.

Krasner said he may still consider criminal charges, saying he is charged with protecting the public from both illegal lotteries and “interference with the integrity of elections.”

Election law experts have raised questions about whether it violates federal law that bars someone from paying others to vote. Musk used the money both as a reward and as earnings for his work as the group’s spokesman.

In the lawsuit, Krasner said America PAC and Musk “unequivocally violated Pennsylvania’s legal prohibitions against illegal sweepstakes and deceiving consumers.”

Both Trump and Harris have made repeated visits to the state as they battle for Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes.

founder of Musk SpaceX And Tesla’s and Trump, who owns X, attacked Trump in this election and said he thought civilization would be in danger if he lost. He is shouldering much of the Trump get-out-the-vote effort through his super PAC, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money.

He committed more than $70 million to super PAC To help Trump and other Republicans win in November.

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