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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Scott Bauer

Wisconsin district attorney declines to charge Elon Musk over $1M election giveaways

Elon Musk will not be prosecuted for offering $1 million to voters during the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, after a state prosecutor concluded Tuesday that no jury would find the pledge constituted election bribery.

Musk, the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, was heavily invested in trying to flip majority control of battleground Wisconsin’s highest court last year. But the candidate backed by him and Republicans lost to Democratic-supported Susan Crawford, whose victory preserved liberals' majority on the court.

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