Wondering whether or not Elon Musk’s little election giveaway stunt—wherein the richest man in the world has pledged to give $1 million a day to petition-signing registered voters, as part his attempt to get Donald Trump elected—is legal? Wonder no longer! It very likely is not, according to the Department of Justice, which got in touch with Musk this week.
In a letter sent days after he announced the sweepstakes, Robert Heberle, the head of the DOJ’s election crimes branch, told Musk […]
Elon Musk Gets Reminder From the DOJ That Paying People to Vote Is a Crime … – Vanity Fair