Sources: the US DOJ warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1M sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law
and the government is unlikely to stop him Threads: Alejandra Caraballo / @esqueer_ : Elon will keep doing it anyways because the justice department won't do anything about it. If Trump wins, he'll stop any investigations or charges. That's the nakedly corrupt gamble Musk is making here. X: Michael McDonald / @electproject : This is the proper first step. When Ben and Jerry's gave away free ice cream cones to voters DOJ told them to stop and they changed what they were doing (everyone got a free cone). Let's see if Musk does the right — and legal — thing now Joyce Alene / @joycewhitevance : If true makes absolute sense. DOJ policy prohibits confirming or denying a criminal investigation is underway except in rare circumstances, not applicable here. But hard to believe they wouldn't be taking a look at Musk's million dollar payments to potential voters. @tomlobianco : Of note, the warning letter @america PAC came from the head of DOJ's election crimes branch Robert Heberle, which falls within the @TheJusticeDept public integrity section @josephpolitano : The Elon Musk Cycle: >do something obviously illegal >get a letter telling you to stop (📍YOU ARE HERE) >complain that it is politically targeted lawfare >receive minor punishment >whine a ton >wait a month >quietly comply with the law once threats get more serious [image] Jason Kint / @jason_kint : not sure Elon gets out of bed for the word, “might,” but hey it's the department of justice so he might. Sarah Ferris / @sarahnferris : The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN. https://www.cnn.com/... Marshall Cohen / @marshallcohen : JUST IN: The Justice Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's super PAC, warning that his daily $1m giveaway to registered voters in swing states might violate federal laws, sources tell CNN. It's illegal to incentivize registration with cash/prizes. @evanperez @HBRabinowitz Forums: r/Defeat_Project_2025 : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal | CNN Politics r/EnoughMuskSpam : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal r/NoShitSherlock : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal r/conservativeterrorism : Merrick Garland's Justice Department actually doing their job? r/inthenews : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal r/RealTesla : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal r/politics : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal r/law : Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal