Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC failed to pay swing state petition signers, new suit alleges

Elon Musk speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Elon Musk's America PAC didn't keep its promise to pay swing state voters who signed a pro-Trump petition ahead of the 2024 election, and who enlisted others to do the same, a new lawsuit alleges. The case, a proposed national class action suit, was filed within the last week in a federal court in the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, a state that was viewed as critical to Donald Trump's effort to return to the White House. A related case was filed in April that only applied to residents of Pennsylvania. Lead plaintiffs are three people who participated in the America PAC initiative while they were living in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia. One formally worked as a canvasser for America PAC in Michigan and in Georgia, the complaint says. In his efforts to propel Trump to victory, Musk spent around $300 mill ... Read full article.