A lawyer Elon Musk The political action committee told a Philadelphia judge Monday its so-called “winners.” $1 million daily voter draw in swing states they are not chosen by chance, but are chosen to be paid “spokesmen” for the group.
GOP attorney Chris Gober also said the pickets Monday and Tuesday will come from Arizona and Michigan, respectively, so they won’t affect the Pennsylvania election. He said that the recipients are chosen based on their personal stories and sign a contract with the political organization. PAC of America.
“Million dollar recipients are not chosen by chance,” Gober said Monday. “We know exactly who will be announced as the million dollar recipient today and tomorrow.”
Musk did not attend the hearing, which was held the day before the presidential election. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner he took the stand on Monday and called the lottery a scam as he asked the judge to shut it down.
America PAC hopes to support the lottery Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Krasner said 18 awards have been announced to date.
Attorneys for Musk and his America PAC confirmed to the judge that they have no plans to extend the lottery on Tuesday.
However, Krasner called the lottery illegal under Pennsylvania law without publishing any rules or privacy policies about the information the PAC collects about voters who sign an oath to the US Constitution while registering for the sweepstakes.
“They were defrauded because of his information,” Krasner testified Monday. “It has almost unlimited uses.”
Krasner’s attorney, John Summers, said Musk is “the heartbeat of America PAC,” who announces the winners and presents the checks.
“He was the one presenting the checks, even though they were big cardboard checks. We don’t know if there is any real verification,” said Summers.
Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta was presiding over the case at City Hall in Philadelphia after Musk and the PAC lost an effort to take it to federal court.
Krasner said he may still consider criminal charges because he is concerned with protecting the integrity of the lottery and elections. In the lawsuit, he said the defendants are “unequivocally violating” Pennsylvania lottery laws.
Pennsylvania remains a key swing state with 19 electoral votes and Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris have visited the state repeatedly, including planned stops on Monday. the last hours of the campaign.
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