Winners of Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes weren’t picked at random, PAC lawyer tells Philadelphia judge

PHILADELPHIA – A lawyer for Elon Musk His political action committee told a Philadelphia judge Monday that his so-called “winners.” Million dollar daily voter draw in swing states are not chosen at random but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group.

GOP attorney Chris Gober also said Monday and Tuesday’s recipients will come from Arizona and Michigan, respectively, and therefore won’t affect the Pennsylvania election. He said recipients are chosen based on their personal stories and sign a contract with the political organization, America PAC.

“The $1 million recipients are not chosen at random,” Gober said Monday. “We know exactly who will be announced as the million dollar recipient today and tomorrow.”

Musk did not attend the hearing, which took place a day before the presidential election. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner He took the witness stand on Monday and called the raffle a scam as he asked the judge to shut it down.

America PAC hopes the lottery will help of Donald Trump presidential campaign. Krasner said 18 awards have been announced so far.

Attorneys for Musk and America PAC confirmed to the judge that they do not plan to extend the lottery beyond Tuesday.

However, Krasner called it an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law, with no published rules or privacy policies for the information the PAC collects about voters who sign an oath to the U.S. Constitution while registering for the lottery.

“They were cheated of their information,” Krasner testified Monday. “It has almost unlimited uses.”

Krasner’s attorney, John Summers, said Musk is “the heartbeat of America PAC” and the person who announces the winners and presents the checks.

“He was the one who presented the checks, although big cardboard checks. We don’t really know if there are any real checks,” Summers said.

Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta presided over the case at City Hall in Philadelphia after Musk and the PAC lost an effort to move it to federal court.

Krasner said he could still consider criminal charges because he is tasked with protecting both the lotteries and the integrity of elections. In the lawsuit, he said the defendants are “unquestionably in violation” of Pennsylvania’s lottery laws.

Pennsylvania remains a key battleground state with 19 electoral votes, and both Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris have visited the state repeatedly, including stops planned on Monday in the last hours of the campaign.