Which spent $86 million on canvassing efforts, were hired by Trump to handle his ground game. Additionally, it paid for digital advertising on Trump’s behalf, including advertisements on Google and Facebook from Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platform Inc.
According to the super PAC’s registration, it paid $1 million to 18 different people who worked as “spokesperson consultants.”
During the latter days of the campaign, Musk promised a $1 million daily award to a registered voter in a swing state who signed an online petition promising to defend gun rights and free speech.
Additionally, it provided smaller payouts of $47 to those who persuaded additional registered voters to sign the petition electronically.
America PAC received a letter from the US Justice Department warning that the payments might violate federal statutes that prohibit paying people to vote or to register to vote.
At the end of October, the district attorney for Philadelphia filed a lawsuit against Musk and America PAC, alleging that he was conducting a “illegal lottery.”
