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While District Attorney Larry Krasner claimed that Musk and his America PAC scammed people, he "failed to provide any evidence of misuse beyond mere speculation," Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta wrote in the opinion, according to a CBS News report.
Foglietta denied Krasner's request to block the $1 million voter lottery before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but did not provide a reason at that time, prior Daily Voice reporting states.
Krasner called the lottery a scam during the hearing and told the judge he'd sue pop star Taylor Swift if she attempted to run a similar giveaway, NBC 10 News said in a report on Monday, Nov. 4.
The lottery isn't really a lottery at all, according to America PAC Treasurer Chris Young, who told the court that winners were chosen before the prizes were announced and then paid the $1 million to be spokespeople for the PAC, according to NBC 10.
Musk's prior use of the term "randomly" when referring to how winners were chosen was "not the word I would have selected," Young said, according to the NBC 10 report.
The judge's order does not end the lawsuit, which is ongoing, NBC 10's report states. Krasner said his case has actually gotten stronger after America PAC admitted that its lottery winners weren't chosen at random.
Musk and America PAC had to defend their $1 million voter lottery in Pennsylvania after an attempt to move the lawsuit to federal court failed, Daily Voice reported previously.
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