Wisconsin election commissioners refer complaints, say Elon Musk violated state’s bribery law
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has referred two complaints to the Brown County District Attorney after finding probable cause that Elon Musk violated the state’s election bribery law ahead of the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
The commission voted 5-1 in closed session late last week to find probable cause that Musk, the tech billionaire and one-time advisor to President Donald Trump, violated state law “by making a social media post that offered one million dollars to individuals who voted in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election in order to induce them to vote in that election.”
The complaints have been forwarded to Brown County District Attorney David Lasee. [Continue reading…]