Musk to give Trump voters a million dollars each — may face bribery charges
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Billionaire Elon Musk, who is supporting Donald Trump in the presidential election, has decided to organize a lottery among Republicans and plans to pay one million daily to a random signer of his petition for freedom of speech and gun rights. Lawyers have already evaluated this idea and believe that Musk could be in trouble.
This was reported by Reuters.
What Musk faces for giving away millions
Overall, legal experts are divided on whether the billionaire could face legal consequences.
"There’s certainly an argument that this falls under the federal prohibition on paying someone to vote or register to vote," said Daniel Weiner from the Brennan Center for Justice.
Four legal experts are split on whether giving out money violates federal laws, which make it a crime to pay or offer to pay someone for registering to vote.
Brad Smith, a law professor at Capital University and former chair of the Federal Election Commission, said that Musk is simply encouraging people to engage in civic activities.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has already called on law enforcement to investigate this matter. Experts agree that Musk's promotion is legally questionable and falls into a gray area.
Earlier, we wrote that Elon Musk does not invest a single penny to provide the Armed Forces with satellite internet. The operation of his Starlink complexes is provided only by Poland.
It was also reported which car in Elon Musk's personal collection is the most expensive. As of 2024, it is a Lotus Esprit for almost $1 million called Wet Nellie.
