Wisconsin district attorney declines to charge Musk over $1M voter giveaway

A Wisconsin state prosecutor has declined to charge Elon Musk with election bribery for his $1 million check handouts to voters during the state's Supreme Court election last year. According to a letter from La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke, his office decided against pressing charges.

Musk had made a social media post saying he would hand over $1 million to voters who attended an event in Green Bay. The post was later replaced. The Wisconsin Elections Commission had referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney's office, citing possible charges for breaking the law.

The candidate backed by Musk and Republicans lost to Democratic-supported Susan Crawford, preserving liberals' majority on the court. Gruenke stated that no jury would find Musk's actions constituted election bribery.

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