{"id":2358833,"date":"2024-10-24T08:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-targets-elon-musks-pro-trump-pac-with-a-warning\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:52:06","slug":"doj-targets-elon-musks-pro-trump-pac-with-a-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-targets-elon-musks-pro-trump-pac-with-a-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Targets Elon Musk&#8217;s Pro-Trump PAC with a Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-targets-elon-musks-pro-trump-pac-with-a-warning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice \u200d(DOJ) has \u2063cautioned Elon\u2062 Musk&#8217;s America PAC that\u200c its initiative offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-extradites-el-chapos-son-ovidio-guzman-lopez-for-trafficking-fentanyl\/\" title=\"US extradites Ovidio Guzman Lopez, El Chapo&#039;s son, for fentanyl trafficking.\">million-dollar rewards<\/a> for voters may be in violation of federal law. According to a DOJ letter reported by The Wall Street \u2063Journal, these financial incentives could\u2062 breach laws\u200c against compensating individuals \u2062for registering or voting in federal elections. The America PAC has been promoting the \u200dchance for registered voters in key states, who support issues like free speech\u2062 and gun rights by signing a petition, to win these rewards. <\/p>\n<p>While the PAC declined\u2064 to comment\u2062 on the DOJ&#8217;s warning, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-supreme-court-rules-trump-not-eligible-to-run-in-2024-removes-him-from-ballot\/\" title=\"Trump disqualified from 2024 ballot by State Supreme Court\">spokesperson expressed confidence<\/a> in the \u200clegality of their\u200c initiative, arguing that the subsequent media attention is beneficial to their cause. The program aims to encourage voter\u200d registration in\u2063 battleground states and is tied to supporting former \u2064President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign. So far, four voters have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reportedly won million-dollar rewards<\/a>. Legal experts have raised concerns\u2062 regarding the influence \u2063of wealthy\u2064 donors in elections, \u2063but current laws have deemed efforts to\u200c limit\u2062 such spending as unconstitutional.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice warned Elon Musk&rsquo;s America PAC that million-dollar rewards for voters might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">violate federal law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These payments might breach laws against compensating people to register or vote in elections involving federal candidates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/justice-department-cautions-musk-pac-on-1-million-voter-lottery-06bd9eb2?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the DOJ&rsquo;s letter, The Wall Street Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s political action committee has been actively promoting the chance to win $1 million for registered voters in Pennsylvania and six other pivotal states who pledge their support for free speech and gun rights by signing a petition.<\/p>\n<p>The America Pac declined to comment but a spokesperson earlier claimed their cash awards were entirely legal, suggesting that the outcry from media only aids their cause.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The PAC is confident in the legality of this initiative and the predictable media meltdown is only helping America PAC&rsquo;s efforts to support President Trump,&rdquo; a representative said earlier this week, WSJ stated.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Justice Department has written to Elon Musk&rsquo;s America PAC cautioning him that giving cash payments to voters who sign a petition might violate federal law, according to people familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AcFbc6jic\">https:\/\/t.co\/4AcFbc6jic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WSJ Politics (@WSJPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJPolitics\/status\/1849217959048151101?\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Three voters from Pennsylvania and one in North Carolina have secured million-dollar rewards, with daily drawings set to continue through Election Day, targeting both new and existing registrants, WSJ reported.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&nbsp;stated that the million-dollar rewards from his PAC come without conditions, except for the expectation that winners advocate for his petition.<\/p>\n<p>The sweepstakes aims to boost voter registrations in battleground areas as he fervently supports former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s re-election bid.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/20\/elon-musk-million-election-day-america-pac-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> at a Pennsylvania rally for Trump&rsquo;s campaign Saturday evening that he will give $1 million daily to one individual.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA law professor Rick Hasen previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/21\/law-prof-constitution-should-be-amended-silence-wealthy-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised<\/a> a question about whether a constitutional amendment is necessary to curb the campaign influence of ultra-wealthy individuals like Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Hasen pointed out on MSNBC that under current law, efforts to curb election spending by the ultra-rich have been deemed unconstitutional, affirming the legality of Musk&rsquo;s activities with his super PAC and other ventures.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department and America PAC&nbsp;did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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According to the DOJ&#8217;s letter, these payments may violate regulations against compensating individuals for registering or voting in elections with federal candidates, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Musk\u2019s PAC has been encouraging registered voters in Pennsylvania and six other key states to sign a petition supporting free speech and gun rights for a chance to win $1 million. While the America PAC did not comment on the matter, a spokesperson previously asserted that their cash prizes are completely legal, claiming that media backlash only strengthens their cause<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-62.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7076,32192,43615],"class_list":["post-2358833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj","tag-elon-musk","tag-pro-trump-pac"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-62.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}