PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge in Philadelphia held a brief hearing Thursday in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Lawyers for Musk filed a motion late Wednesday seeking to move the case to federal court, saying it involves a federal election issue, but that didn’t stop a state judge, Angelo Foglietta, from holding the hearing at City Hall.
After taking comments from both sides, the judge put the state case on hold while Musk tries to have it argued in federal court. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry
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