Winners ‘are not chosen by chance’ and must fulfill ‘contractual obligations’ for America PAC, GOP lawyer tells court

Summary

Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes for his pro-Trump PAC is not random, but rather a way to recruit “spokespeople” for the group.

The lawsuit against Musk and his PAC alleges that the sweepstakes violates consumer protection laws and falsely advertises a random contest.

Despite the admission of liability, the judge allowed the sweepstakes to continue.

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
      3·
      16 days ago

      I don’t know if this is a criminal charge, but if it is, then this is the answer right here.

      A couple of months behind bars would be a brutal wake up call to billionaires that money can’t buy everything.

      Of course they’d just double down on buying more politicians and judges.

      • treefrog@lemm.ee
        3·
        16 days ago

        This case was for the emergency order, to shut it down yesterday instead of today when it ends anyway.

        There is a criminal cases well.

        At least, according to an article that was posted yesterday when this happened