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I want to say what an honor it is to be here, and, you know, the true test of someone's character is how they behave under fire, right
Musk said at the beginning of his remarks
America PAC is going to keep going after this election — and preparing for the midterms and any intermediate elections, as well as looking at elections at the district attorney and sort of judicial levels,
Musk said on X Spaces TuesdayI fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery."
Musk, after the first assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, wrote on XWe’re going to be awarding a million dollars randomly to people who have signed the petition every day from now until the election,
Musk said during Donald Trump’s election campaign
He was the one who presented the checks, albeit large cardboard checks. We don’t really know if there are any real checks,
Summers said
They were scammed for their information,
Krasner saidThis was all a political marketing masquerading as a lottery,
Krasner testified MondayThey couldn’t really reveal the truth about how they got the money, right?”
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They're trying to restrain citizens of Pennsylvania from signing a free speech and right to bear arms petition,
Taylor said in his closing statement
I have brought actions against Democrats in the past,
Krasner said, adding
Anyone who participated in the program knew exactly" what was expected of them
Young saidI may regret that statement, but I’m hearing we’re doing very well,
Trump added
America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming presidential election on November 5,
the lawsuit reads
In appreciation for your support, you will receive $47 for each registered voter you refer that signs this petition,
the America PAC website readsThe $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,
Gober said Monday
The claim that this is random is likely to cause consumers acting reasonably to believe it is random,
he said in an email
I can’t imagine any AG or the FTC getting into the middle of this very minor dust up,
said David Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, in an emailOur office has not received any information that would give rise at this time to an investigation of Mr. Musk for conduct within the state of North Carolina that violates state law.”
Lorrin Freeman, the district attorney of Wake County, North Carolina’s largest county, said in an email to NBC NewsThis is absolutely, unambiguously illegal,
said Christopher Peterson, a University of Utah law professor who specializes in consumer protection, in an emailThey falsely advertised that people who never had a chance to win should participate, and participation meant providing the PAC with valuable information about voters to target,
she said in an email