{"id":2417358,"date":"2025-03-28T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-attorney-general-sues-elon-musk-over-1-million-payments-to-voters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T21:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T01:54:02","slug":"wisconsin-attorney-general-sues-elon-musk-over-1-million-payments-to-voters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-attorney-general-sues-elon-musk-over-1-million-payments-to-voters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over $1 million payments to voters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fwisconsin-attorney-general-sues-elon-musk-over-1-million-payments-to-voters-washington-examiner%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=2417358&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>Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for promoting a $1 million giveaway to voters in the state&#8217;s Supreme Court race, seeking to halt what he claims may be an illegal act of voter bribery. Musk had initially announced the giveaway, stating he would personally distribute the funds to two voters during an event in Wisconsin, prompting accusations from Democrats who assert that offering monetary incentives to influence voting behavior is against state law. Musk later clarified that the money would go to individuals serving as spokespeople for his political action committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court election is considered high-stakes, as a win for Republican candidate Brad Schimel could shift the court&#8217;s majority from liberal to conservative. Musk has significantly funded Schimel&#8217;s campaign,and his involvement is seen as crucial for the outcome,which could influence upcoming elections. After backlash over his initial proclamation, Musk&#8217;s plans have drawn further scrutiny, with Democrats calling for legal accountability. The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-hunter-hunter-biden-appears-in-court-for-paternity-dispute\/\" title=\"There&#039;s Hunter: Hunter Biden Appears in Court for Paternity Dispute\">garnered significant media attention<\/a> and could have lasting implications for electoral practices in Wisconsin.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over $1 million payments to voters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077556\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MADISON, Wisconsin &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Wisconsin&rsquo;s\">Wisconsin&rsquo;s<\/a> Democratic attorney general sued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> on Friday, asking the court to stop the billionaire from promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3362553\/elon-musk-deletes-post-wisconsin-2-million-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"$1 million giveaway\">$1 million giveaway<\/a> to two residents who had already&nbsp;cast their ballots in the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that elections in Wisconsin are safe, secure, free, and fair. We are aware of the offer recently posted by Elon Musk to award a million dollars to two people at an event in Wisconsin this weekend,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdoj.gov\/Pages\/AboutUs\/leadership.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Attorney General Josh Kaul\">Attorney General Josh Kaul<\/a> posted on X, Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media platform<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362950\/law-firm-skadden-100-million-deal-trump-executive-order\/\">Major law firm Skadden strikes $100 million deal to avoid Trump executive order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363029\/appeals-court-trump-fire-nlrb-mspb-agency-leaders-gwynne-wilcox-cathy-harris\/\">Appeals court clears way for Trump to fire labor and workforce agency leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363026\/trump-collective-bargaining-order-fury-legal-fight-democrats-unions\/\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-union-executive-order-sets-off-democratic-fury\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s union executive order sets off Democratic fury\">collective bargaining order sparks fury<\/a> and legal fight with Democrats and unions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHgzQAt304\">pic.twitter.com\/oHgzQAt304<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Josh Kaul (@WisDOJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WisDOJ\/status\/1905698008920105195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wisconsin law prohibits offering anything of value to an elector in order to sway their voting behavior, Kaul said in the Dane County Circuit Court lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3361844\/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-turns-into-trump-musk-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT ELECTION TURNS INTO TRUMP-MUSK REFERENDUM\"><strong>WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT ELECTION TURNS INTO TRUMP-MUSK REFERENDUM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk initially said in an early-morning post on X that he planned to &ldquo;personally hand over&rdquo; $2 million to a pair of voters when he visited the battleground state on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk later posted a clarification, saying the checks would go to people who would be &ldquo;spokesmen&rdquo; for his political action committee, America PAC. After first saying the event would only be open to people who had voted in the Supreme Court race, he said attendance would be limited to those who have signed the petition America PAC has circulated against &ldquo;activist judges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges.<\/p>\n<p>I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1905673297439666486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Over the past few days, America PAC has set up tables outside events for conservative candidate Brad Schimel.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk has spent about $20 million backing Schimel, making him the single largest spender in a race. America PAC has spent more than $6.6 million on the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kaul&rsquo;s case was initially assigned to Judge Susan Crawford, Schimel&rsquo;s liberal opponent in the high-stakes Supreme Court election. A Crawford spokesperson said the Dane County judge would recuse herself from the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s initial offer was met Friday with strong pushback from Wisconsin Democrats, who immediately accused him of breaking the law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon Musk has committed a blatant felony by offering money for votes in order to help Brad Schimel,&rdquo; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Ben Wikler said. &ldquo;Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-deletes-offer-for-2-million-for-wisconsin-supreme-court-race\/\" title=\"... deletes offer for ... for Wisconsin ...\">illegal election bribery scheme<\/a> to put Brad Schimel on the Supreme Court is a chainsaw attack on democracy and the rule of law in Wisconsin and our nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wikler added that if &ldquo;Elon Musk sets foot in Wisconsin, he should be placed in handcuffs and held accountable &mdash; just like any other criminal. Musk can have his day in court, but he cannot buy the court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk has&nbsp;emerged as a central&nbsp;figure in the high-profile race.&nbsp;A win for Schimel on Tuesday would flip the court&rsquo;s 4-3 liberal majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the race could have a major impact on the 2026 midterm elections and the presidential race two years later.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump deployed Musk to help deliver a win in the Badger State. Much is riding on Musk&rsquo;s success. A win for Schimel would cement Musk as a conservative kingmaker, and his efforts in Wisconsin could become the blueprint for the midterm elections. If Schimel loses, it would give Republicans license to distance themselves from Musk and some of his more controversial actions.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Wisconsin have largely focused on Trump and his agenda, while Democrats have tried to turn the race into a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3361844\/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-turns-into-trump-musk-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referendum on Musk<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During two campaign stops Thursday night, Schimel leaned into Musk&rsquo;s involvement in the race. Schimel told his supporters at the Tuscan Hall Venue &amp; Catering in Waukesha and at the Steel Tank Brewing Co. in Oconomowoc that after he received a telephone call from Trump about entering the race, the phone was handed over to Musk and then White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>Former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who was directly involved in convincing Trump and Musk to focus their attention on the state court race, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he would advise Musk&rsquo;s lawyers &ldquo;to look very closely&rdquo; and make sure they follow state law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077556\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077556\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin AG sues Elon Musk over $1M voter payments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2417359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25081839060453.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32116,32192,4585,52451,4124],"class_list":["post-2417358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-attorney-general","tag-elon-musk","tag-lawsuit","tag-voter-payments","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25081839060453.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417358","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\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417358"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417362,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417358\/revisions\/2417362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}