Dear MoveOn member,
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, who has already given more than $75 MILLION to elect Trump, is offering $1 MILLION a DAY through Election Day to registered voters in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina in efforts of boosting voter registration in favor of Trump.1
We won't mince words: This is illegal, a federal crime, and a violation of election laws.
The Justice Department's election crimes manual states that "Paying voters for registering to vote, or for voting, in elections in which a federal candidate is on the ballot" is basis for federal prosecution.2
And as if giving away $1 million a day weren't enough, Musk is also offering $100 to registered voters in Pennsylvania who sign his pro-Trump PAC petition, and he had previously offered $47 to any voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina who referred their friends to the petition.3 Let's be clear: Elon Musk is using his billionaire status to manipulate this election in favor of Trump. This is a clear violation of election laws, and it is a federal crime.
In 2017, Donald Trump and Republicans passed a law that would give the ultra wealthy a $2.3 TRILLION tax break.4 Now, America's 748 billionaires are worth a collective $5 TRILLION, up 77% in just seven years.5
Make no mistake about it: Elon Musk knows that if Donald Trump wins, he and his billionaire buddies will continue to get richer at the expense of workers, with no accountability. This is why he has gone all in on Trump, attending Trump rallies and even starting a pro-Trump Super PAC, a political action committee that can raise an unlimited amount of money with no restrictions on who donates.6
Trump himself has publicly shared that he would offer Musk a Cabinet position, and Elon's already made it clear that he would accept and says he "can’t wait" to work for a Trump White House.7 Jacobin reports that if Trump wins and Elon Musk gets appointed to a Cabinet position, he "could reap one of the largest personalized tax breaks in American history."8
Thanks for all you do.
–Jensine, Toni, Nakia, Emma, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Elon Musk's daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters could be illegal, experts say," CNN, October 21, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198551?t=7&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
2. "Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses," Department of Justice, accessed December 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/198552?t=9&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
3. "Elon Musk Is Offering Pennsylvania Voters $100 to Sign His Pro-Trump Petition," Mother Jones, October 19, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198553?t=11&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
4. "POLITICO analysis: At $2.3 trillion cost, Trump tax cuts leave big gap," Politico, February 28, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/198554?t=13&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
5. "Billionaires Are $2.2 Trillion Richer Since 2017 Trump-GOP Tax Law," Americans For Tax Fairness, September 28, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/189380?t=15&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
6. "Super PACs," Open Secrets, accessed October 23, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198555?t=17&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
7. "Elon Musk Could Secure a Huge Tax Cut If Trump Wins," Jacobin, October 23, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/198556?t=19&akid=412158%2E40999114%2EcGaiNI
8. Ibid.
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