The judge denied the request for a precautionary measure that would lead to the end of the granting of this award. The decision came after Trump’s lawyer said the winners are not drawn, but rather selected.
About 15 days ago, Elon Musk promised to raffle off a million dollars a day to anyone who registers to vote for Donald Trump in this Tuesday’s elections. Against the initiative, a prosecutor requested an injunction to stop the drawing, but the request has now been denied by Judge Angelo Foglietta, of the Philadelphia Court of Justice.
Musk’s idea of distributing thousands of dollars to various voters is going from strength to strength, as the Tesla CEO prepares to announce the 18th (and final) award dubbed a “pro-Donald Trump super PAC.” Lawyer Larry Krasner tried to put an end to this process, which he said is “one of the biggest scams of the last 50 years.”
Musk gives two awards to voters despite legal warnings
But Judge Angelo Foglietta of Philadelphia Circuit Court did not allow it. The decision was made this Monday, after a hearing lasting almost six hours, in which Elon Musk’s lawyer said that the winners of this lottery had been preselected. However, Musk had previously said that it was all an initiative based on randomness.
“This is an opportunity to win. It’s not a win-win situation,” said Musk’s defense attorney, Andy Taylor. And he also maintained that ending the award would be a violation of freedom of expression.
Elon Musk promises to give away a million dollars a day to anyone who registers to vote (for Trump)
Krasner’s attorney, John Summers, warns that “there is nothing random about this process.” “It was a profound, devastating and widespread mistake,” he said, also accusing Musk of “influencing the elections.” According to Summers, even if the lottery was not random, it was still illegal under Pennsylvania law.
It all started on October 20, when the owner of the social network Only people from seven states could be lucky: Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin. To win the award they had to sign a petition stating that they support freedom of speech and gun rights.
Source: Observadora
