Article 6RZFQ Elon Musk’s PAC admits $1 million voter giveaways aren’t ‘random’

Elon Musk’s PAC admits $1 million voter giveaways aren’t ‘random’

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A representative of Elon Musk's America PAC said the winners of its $1 million voter sweepstakes aren't randomly selected. The people who are awarded the checks are chosen to be paid spokespeople" for the pro-Trump PAC, lawyer Chris Gober testified in a Philadelphia court on Monday, as reported by the Associated Press.

Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and his PAC over the contest, alleging it's an illegal lottery that violates Pennsylvania state laws. Though Musk says that a winner's selection is random,' that appears false because multiple winners that have been selected are individuals who have shown up at rallies in Pennsylvania," the suit read. America PAC's response confirms Krasner's allegation that the...

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