Philadelphia’s chief prosecutor is suing billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee on Monday to halt his $1 million giveaways to registered voters.
The lawsuit against the SpaceX and Tesla chief executive’s America PAC was filed in a Pennsylvania state court by district attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat.
“The Philadelphia district attorney is charged with protecting the public from public nuisances and unfair trade practices, including illegal lotteries,” Krasner said in a statement.
“The DA is also charged with protecting the public from interference with the integrity of elections,” he said.
Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to America PAC warning that its $1 million giveaways may violate federal law, which prohibits paying people to register to vote.
Mr Musk, 53, who also owns X, formerly Twitter, has thrown his millions, time and considerable influence into backing Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, since endorsing him in July.