Elon Musk was ordered on Wednesday by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world’s richest person of defrauding them into signing a petition to support the U.S. Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin, Texas said Jacqueline McAferty plausibly alleged in her proposed class action that Musk and his political action committee America PAC wrongly induced her to provide personal identifying information as part of the giveaway, late in the 2024 election campaign.
Musk founded America PAC to support Republican Donald Trump’s successful 2024 presidential run.
Lawsuit hell. He should have been arrested and charged outright. It was a clear, unambiguous violation of the state’s Election Bribery statute.
It wasn’t because he was supporting a Republican
You may be right, but I’m pretty sure a Democratic billionaire would also have had their crime ignored. I think the main issue is wealth, not party in this case, though party surely helped.