Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is seeking to transfer a lawsuit regarding his $1 million voter giveaway into federal court, potentially avoiding a scheduled hearing in Philadelphia state court. Musk's legal team filed a 'motion of removal' in federal court, a move that typically halts the state case and places it under the jurisdiction of a federal judge, pending a decision on whether to remand the case back to state courts.
The lawsuit was originally filed by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner against Musk over a daily $1 million sweepstakes offered by Musk's pro-Trump super PAC, America PAC, to registered voters in battleground states. Musk's lawyers argue that the lawsuit, despite being framed as state-law claims of nuisance and consumer protection, is primarily aimed at preventing alleged interference in the upcoming Federal Presidential Election.
