A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify under oath in two proposed class-action lawsuits accusing him of misleading voters with his headline-grabbing $1 million-a-day election giveaway.
In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower said Musk must sit for a deposition as the lawsuits move forward.
She also recommended allowing one plaintiff to pursue a fraud claim alleging Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, tricked voters into handing over personal information by falsely advertising the giveaway as random. She recommended dismissing a separate breach-of-contract claim.
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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 54 pts · 88d
$1 trillion fine, forfeiture of all assets, 50 years in prison, followed by expulsion to the worst country on the planet.
Or Execution.
His choice.
harrison_fnord@reddthat.com · 27 pts · 88d
Isnt he already in the usa?
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 88d
Or, execute him and seize the trillion dollars anyway.
rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 88d
You’d deny the man the opportunity to see Mars? I’m sure he could survive re-entry with how thin the atmosphere is.
Madison420@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 88d
Sending anyone to Mars without mining space is incredibly incredibly destructive and comes with massive pollution.
NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social · 6 pts · 88d
Jokes on you, he's already there.
northernlights@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 88d
Just deport him. Committing a felony while not being born in the US means expulsion for any normal pleb.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 88d
Maybe his secret plan all along had been to actively work at turning the US into the wrost country on the planet so he gets to stay? Because he sure has contributed in pushing it in that direction in the last few years.
GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 88d
At this point, given the demonstrated corrupt pardons execution is the only option.
santa@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 88d
Wow. This is still a thing?! Justices moves like a McConnell turtle. Why not do it when it fucking the election?!!!!
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 88d
I think there might be more than 1 of these going on because I thought he got away with it in one already?
Edit: The fine print said something else or something and the judge was an idiot.
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 88d