Musk Tries To Dodge Court Hearing Over Giveaways

CNN reports:

Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, potentially averting a hearing Thursday in Philadelphia state court that he was required to attend.

Lawyers for the Tesla CEO filed a “motion of removal” in federal court late Wednesday night. This typically pauses the state case and puts the matter in the hands of a federal judge – unless and until that judge decides to send the case back to state courts.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who filed the original lawsuit against Musk, will have an opportunity to argue that the case should be sent back to Pennsylvania court. But this legal maneuver by Musk very likely staves off the hearing that was scheduled for Thursday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, at least for now.

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JUST IN: The @ElonMusk hearing in Philadelphia, over his potentially illegal $1m giveaway to voters, has been moved up to tomorrow…. AND the judge says “all parties must be present.” Musk is a named defendant in the case, so that includes him. TBD if he’ll actually be there. pic.twitter.com/nXuCH6cIB7

— Tony Gray (@ABGray) October 31, 2024