Musk ordered to attend court hearing over $1 million voter giveaway

Billionaire Elon Musk has been ordered to be a Philadelphia tribunal proceeding connected Thursday aft helium was sued by District Attorney Larry Krasner over his $1 cardinal giveaway to voters.

The proceeding is scheduled to statesman astatine 10 a.m. successful a courtroom astatine City Hall successful Center City, according to a tribunal document. 

Last week, Krasner sued Musk and alleged that Musk and his ace PAC are trying to power voters successful adjacent week's statesmanlike predetermination betwixt erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. 

"The Philadelphia District Attorney is charged with protecting the nationalist from nationalist nuisances and unfair commercialized practices, including amerciable lotteries. The DA is besides charged with protecting the nationalist from interference with the integrity of elections," Krasner said successful a connection announcing the ailment past week. 

Musk, who founded Tesla and SpaceX, has thrown his afloat support down erstwhile President Donald Trump successful his tally for a 2nd word successful the White House. Nearly 2 weeks ago, helium vowed to manus retired $1 cardinal a time until Election Day connected Nov. 5 to voters who signed his PAC's petition supporting the First Amendment and Second Amendment of the Constitution. 

Some experts person questioned the legality of Musk's actions to springiness voters $1 million.

"The actions that we're seeing ... it violates national instrumentality beauteous clearly. Actually, I don't deliberation it's a peculiarly adjacent call," Adav Noti, enforcement manager of the Campaign Legal Center, told CBS News past week. 

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro besides questioned Musk's giveaway. 

"I deliberation determination are existent questions with however helium is spending wealth successful this race, however the acheronian wealth is flowing, not conscionable into Pennsylvania, but seemingly present into the pockets of Pennsylvanians. That is profoundly concerning," helium said connected NBC's "Meet the Press" past week. 

Musk has been precise progressive successful supporting Trump successful Pennsylvania, 1 of the key battleground states successful the election. He was successful the Philadelphia country for a municipality hallway connected Oct. 17 calling connected Pennsylvanians to get registered to vote. 

At the municipality hallway successful Ridley High School successful Delaware County, Musk called Pennsylvania "linchpin" for the 2024 election.

"I'm present for a precise important reason, which is – I can't stress this capable – Pennsylvania, I think, is the linchpin successful this election," Musk said astatine the time. "This election, I think, is going to determine the destiny of America, and on with the destiny of America, the destiny of Western civilization."

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