Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery
Trump-boosting billionaire was sued over promise to give away $1m per day to random signatories of petition Elon Musk and his America Pac political action committee said recently that they agreed to settle two proposed class actions alleging the billionaire entrepreneur defrauded residents in closely contested states before the 2024 US election by promising voters a lottery-style daily $1m giveaway. The…
Key points
- Musk and America Pac agreed to settle two proposed class actions over the 2024 $1m-a-day giveaway.
- Arizona plaintiffs said voters in seven swing states were misled into signing a petition.
- Settlement terms were not disclosed and require court approval in Austin, Texas.
Elon Musk and his America Pac political action committee have agreed to settle two proposed class actions accusing him of defrauding residents in closely contested states before the 2024 US election. The suits concerned a promise of a lottery-style $1m daily giveaway to random signatories of a petition.
The plaintiffs, Musk and America Pac told the judge overseeing the two related lawsuits in federal court in Austin, Texas, on Thursday that settlements had been reached, subject to court approval. The filings did not include settlement terms, and lawyers involved declined to comment or did not respond to requests for more information.
What the lawsuits alleged
The plaintiffs in both cases are Arizona residents who said Musk and America Pac misled voters in seven swing states into signing his petition to support the US constitution. They said the petition was promoted with a promise of $1m daily to randomly selected signatories.
Musk founded America Pac to support Donald Trump, who successfully ran in November 2024 for a second US presidency.
must testify in the lawsuits
— a federal judge
Testimony order in June
A federal judge said in June that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of the social media platform X, must testify in the lawsuits.
