Eleven former Republican officials have urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to look into the activities of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s America PAC.
According to the letter, which the Washington Post was able to get, Musk is said to be engaging in bribery with his recent decision to compensate registered voters who sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments.
“We implore you to look into whether America PAC’s contributions to voter registration are illegal. We acknowledge that they are presented as compensation for referring people who sign a petition or for signing a petition themselves,” the letter stated. “Anyone who wants to receive payment must first register to vote, as many of the payments are only available to registered voters. Directly next to the payment offer, the petition webpage provides links to voter registration websites for each of the seven states in order to make that easier. Additionally, the signing and referral payments are only accessible through Pennsylvania’s registration deadline of October 21.”
The petition was too “bland,” according to the undersigned, suggesting that something was wrong.
Furthermore, the petition organized by America PAC doesn’t seem to accomplish the typical goal of showcasing public support for a cause. The simple declaration, “I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments,” is the essence of the petition. Furthermore, the petition offers no proof of public support for even that claim because America PAC has not disclosed the names or numbers of petition signers.
Musk upped the ante over the weekend by introducing a lottery rewarding signatories $1 million every day until the election, after initially offering $47 for each referral that led to a signature.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s special assistant Olivia Troye, George H.W. Bush’s deputy attorney general Dan Ayer, and former Representative Claudine Schneider are among the nearly all-known vocal Trump opponents who signed the letter demanding Musk’s probe.
