Law Enforcement Should ‘Take a Look’ at Musk’s Plan To Hand Out $1 Million Checks to Voters, Shapiro Says

The billionaire is giving the seven figure sums to voters in swing states who sign his pledge to protect free speech and the right to bear arms.

AP/Matt Rourke, file
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of President Trump at Folsom, Pennsylvania. AP/Matt Rourke, file

Governor Shapiro says law enforcement should be taking “a look” at billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to randomly hand out $1 million checks between now and election day for people in Pennsylvania and other swing states who have signed his pledge to register to vote and to defend the First and Second Amendments. One law professor describes Mr. Musk’s scheme as “clearly illegal.”

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