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Summary

Elon Musk gave away two $1 million checks in Wisconsin ahead of a key state Supreme Court election, prompting backlash after one winner was revealed as Nicholas Jacobs, chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans.

Critics called the giveaway “rigged,” fueling suspicion about Musk’s political motives.

Though Musk claimed the money wasn’t tied to voting, his deleted post initially suggested it rewarded voters. Wisconsin law bans vote-motivating payments.

Musk has invested nearly $20 million to support conservative candidate Brad Schimel.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
    81·
    2 days ago

    It is unquestionably illegal. For your reference, here are the pertinent Wisconsin Bribery Statutes.

    This leaves me to question how much the various judges that allowed this to proceed were payed paid to ignore the laws as written. Assuming it wasn’t just fear of reprisal from MAGA terrorists that kept them from stopping it.

    • Chris@lemmy.world
      81·
      2 days ago

      Might not be the judges yet. A prosecutor has to charge them first. Then a judge can ignore it

      • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
        19·
        2 days ago

        The WI AG went to court to block him from doing the give away and the judge said no. He then appealed that and the appeals court refused to stop it. He then went to the WI Supreme Court who also refused to stop it. Judges have already been ignoring it.