Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery
Trump-boosting billionaire was sued over promise to give away $1m per day to random signatories of petition
TL;DR
- Elon Musk and America Pac have agreed to settle two proposed class-action lawsuits.
- The lawsuits alleged voter fraud through a promise of a $1m daily lottery giveaway in swing states before the 2024 US election.
- Plaintiffs claimed Musk and America Pac misled voters into signing a petition to support the US constitution with this promise.
- The defendants denied the allegations.
- Settlement terms were not disclosed, and the agreement is subject to court approval.
- Musk founded America Pac to support Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
- A federal judge had previously ordered Musk to testify in the lawsuits.