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Elon Musk makes $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters in apparent attempt to influence outcome of high-stakes Supreme Court election

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Elon Musk distributed $1m checks to voters in Wisconsin, a move that was announced ahead of the state's contested Supreme Court election. The move has been met with a lawsuit from Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general, Josh Kaul, who sought to block the payments. The total amount spent by Musk and groups he supports to help conservative favorite Brad Schimel has exceeded $20m.

  1. US
    Donald Trump
    Republican Party
    1. I know you feel it's local, but it's not. It's really much more than local. The whole country is watching.
  2. US
    Josh Kaul
    US Attorney's Office
    1. Wisconsin law prohibits offering anything of value to induce anyone to vote.
  3. US
    Brad Schimel
    US Attorney's Office
    1. That's exactly what I've committed to anybody, whether it's President Trump, Elon Musk or any donors and donors or supporters or voters in Wisconsin. That's my commitment.
    2. I have no idea what he's doing. I have no idea what this rally is.
    3. I, frankly, thought, 'Should I sign that petition? I'm against activist judges, but I don't think I should do that,'
  4. US
    Derrick Honeyman
    1. Wisconsinites don't want a billionaire like Musk telling them who to vote for, and, on Tuesday, voters should reject Musk's lackey Brad Schimel.
  5. US
    Elon Musk
    SpaceX
    1. And if the [Wisconsin] supreme court is able to redraw the districts, they will gerrymander the district and deprive Wisconsin of two seats on the Republican side.
    2. I'm not phoning it in. I'm here in person.
    3. Then they will try to stop all the government reforms we are getting done for you, the American people.
    4. I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote.
  6. US
    Bryna Godar
    State Democracy Research Initiative
    1. The question is whether the offers are 'in order to induce' people to vote or go to the polls, and there can be arguments made on either side of that question.
  7. US
    Scott Ainsworth
    1. If everyone in the MAGA movement shows up and votes for Brad Schimel, we will win.

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.Fox News
  6. 6.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  7. 7.WISN-TV

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Donald Trump
  2. 2.2024 US Presidential Election
  3. 3.US Politics
  4. 4.Election
  5. 5.Lawsuit
  6. 6.Billionaire
  7. 7.Constitution
  8. 8.Twitter Takeover by Elon Musk

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.Republican Party
  3. 3.State Democracy Research Initiative
  4. 4.State Supreme Court
  5. 5.University of Wisconsin Law School

persons

  1. 1.Elon MuskUS
  2. 2.Brad SchimelUS
  3. 3.Susan CrawfordUS
  4. 4.Donald TrumpUS
  5. 5.Josh KaulUS
  6. 6.Barack ObamaUS
  7. 7.Bryna GodarUS
  8. 8.Jill Karofsky
  9. 9.Rebecca Dallet
  10. 10.Scott AinsworthUS

technicals

  1. 1.Make America Great Again
Elon Musk makes $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters in apparent attempt to influence outcome of high-stakes Supreme Court election