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Elon Musk won't face election bribery charges in Wisconsin
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Key Points:
- Elon Musk will not face charges for promising $1 million to voters in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, as a special prosecutor concluded no jury would see it as election bribery.
- Musk initially posted that he would give $1 million checks to voters who participated in the election, but later amended the post to limit attendance and payments to those supporting a petition against activist judges.
- The special prosecutor cited that no one received any money and the corrected statement complied with the law, describing the situation as a "poorly worded statement" rather than a criminal act.
- Musk and supporting groups spent at least $20 million backing the losing candidate Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history, which surpassed $100 million in total spending.
- Wisconsin courts rejected a lawsuit by the state's Democratic attorney general attempting to block Musk from distributing the promised checks, with Musk's legal team arguing the giveaways were protected free speech.
