Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
  • Elon Musk must attend an emergency court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday to address a bid by the city’s top prosecutor to stop the Tesla CEO and his political action committee from continuing to award $1 million prizes to registered voters in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner revealed his lawsuit against Musk and the America PAC “triggered an avalanche of [social media] posts from Musk’s followers,” many of whom “made antisemitic attacks on Krasner.”
  • Krasner’s lawsuit accuses Musk and the PAC of operating an illegal lottery and trying to influence voters in the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
  • @InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36•24 days ago

    This is not a prosecution, this is a lawsuit for an order to desist, basically a temporary restraining order.

    The potential crime would be against federal election laws, which could be either civil or criminal federal prosecutions.

    • @Bumblefumble@lemm.ee
      21•24 days ago

      To be fair, he’s also breaking Pennsylvanian lottery laws which he could be prosecuted for on a state level.

    • FilthyHandsEnglish
      2•24 days ago

      Very interesting. More complicated than I realized. Thanks for the correction.