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- Elon Musk's $1 cardinal giveaway to registered voters has raised ineligible questions.
- The Department of Justice reportedly warned Musk astir it already.
- Now, 2 Democratic senators are urging nan DOJ motorboat a afloat investigation.
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Two Democratic members of nan Senate Judiciary Committee are calling connected nan Department of Justice to motorboat an investigation into Elon Musk.
It comes aft Musk, nan richest man successful nan world, began offering $1 million to registered voters successful plaything states who motion a petition for "America PAC," nan Tesla founder's ace PAC that supports erstwhile President Donald Trump and other Republicans.
Musk has announced a fistful of winners truthful far, and participants will beryllium paid via nan ace PAC.
Sens. Peter Welch of Vermont and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a missive to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to analyse nan billionaire businessman, arguing that his "reward strategy appears to break national run finance law."
They noted that Musk's giveaway, which requires participants to beryllium registered to ballot successful bid to participate, may break laws that forbid paying group to vote, aliases registry to vote.
Welch and Blumenthal based on that Musk's giveaway is "explicitly designed to induce group to registry to vote."
"There is nary spot for ballot buying successful our democracy," nan senators wrote, adding that "permitting this strategy to proceed without consequences makes a insult of populist and nan law." They urged Garland to return nan "appropriate enforcement action, including prosecution," if Musk's actions are deemed illegal.
The billionaire businessman has reportedly already been warned astir nan giveaway by nan DOJ.
Musk has emerged arsenic Trump's 2nd largest financial backer during this election, spending more than $130 million to support nan erstwhile president and different Republicans moving for nan House and Senate.
Spokespeople for America PAC and nan Department of Justice did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
Read nan senators' afloat missive to nan DOJ below:
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