Justice Department warns Musk’s super PAC about million-dollar gifts

The United States Department of Justice sent a letter to the Political Action Committee or super PAC, an initiative financed by Elon Musk as part of his support for the Republican electoral campaign of former President Donald Trump, to warn that the million dollars that it is raffling off daily could violate federal law.

reported, citing people briefed on the matter, that the letter was issued by the public integrity section of the Department of Justice, which investigates possible violations of the law related to the elections.

The Justice Department and the super PAC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

South African-born Musk, who has thrown his support behind Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 election, announced Saturday while speaking to a crowd in Pennsylvania that he was giving away a million dollars every day until Valentine’s Day. elections, under a kind of lottery for people who sign their online petition in support of the United States Constitution.

Musk handed out million-dollar checks to two people over the weekend. One of the drawings occurred on Saturday and was won by a man in Harrisburg, and another was received on Sunday by a woman in Pittsburg.

Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world’s richest person, has so far provided at least $75 million to the super PAC, according to federal disclosures, making the group a crucial part of Trump’s bid to take back the House. White.

The letter follows increasing pressure on state and federal authorities to investigate Musk’s lottery of sorts as a possible violation of election laws, including a ban on paying people to register to vote. On Monday, a group of former prosecutors and other former government officials sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting an investigation.

Federal law prohibits paying people to register to vote. The super PAC’s daily drawing has two requirements to participate, according to the contest website: be a registered voter in one of the seven swing states and sign a petition in support of the First and Second Amendments.

[Con información de Reuters]

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