Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general Josh Kaul acted swifly over Elon Musk’s attempt to buy the state’s Supreme Court for Brad Schimel, the Republican candidate. So far, the co-president has spent a whopping $20 million through America PAC and Building America’s Future to seat Schimel.
Kaul asked the court on Friday to block Elon from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided, the Associated Press reports.
The Democratic candidate, Susan Crawford, has drawn millions in donations and has the edge in the polls.
At the same time, the bratty billionaire’s company, Tesla, is suing Wisconsin in a case that could reach the State Supreme Court. I’m sure that’s just an incredible coincidence, though.
In a now-deleted tweet, Musk wrote, “I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote. This is super important.”
Now, he reworded it, likely because people have been telling him that that’s illegal in Wisconsin. He says that the money will go to people who will be “spokesmen” for an online petition against “activist” judges.
Via the AP:
