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Justice Dept warns Musk's super PAC over million dollar giveaways, CNN reports
The U.S. Justice Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's super PAC warning that the billionaire Tesla CEO's US$1 million giveaways may violate federal law, CNN reported on Oct. 23, citing people briefed on the matter.
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo / Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's super PAC warning that the billionaire Tesla CEO's US$1 million giveaways may violate federal law, CNN reported on Oct. 23, citing people briefed on the matter.
A letter from the department's public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, went to the PAC, according to CNN.
The Justice Department and Musk's America PAC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
South African-born Musk, who has thrown his support behind Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 election, announced on Oct. 19 while speaking before a crowd in Pennsylvania that he was giving away US$1 million each day until Election Day to someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution.
He handed US$1 million checks to two separate people over the weekend - one to a man in Harrisburg on Oct. 19 and another to a women in Pittsburg on Oct. 20.
Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world's richest person, so far has supplied at least US$75 million to America PAC, according to federal disclosures, making the group a crucial part of Trump's bid to regain the White House.
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