Taylor emphasized that the case centers on a petition in support of the First and Second amendments, arguing that shutting down the giveaway would infringe on free speech. ????? ???????  

Andy Taylor, a lawyer for Musk’s America PAC, argued that the DA’s case falls apart after today's revelation that the alleged lottery awarded preselected winners. ????????????  

Summers argued that Musk attempted to "influence the election" by encouraging hundreds of thousands of voters to sign a petition while preselecting the winners based on their "suitability" to serve as spokespeople for the political action committee. Summers argued that even if the lottery was not random, it's still illegal under Pennsylvania law. 

A lawyer for Krasner called Musk's giveaway "one of the great scams of the last 50 years" by deceiving more than a million swing state voters to sign a petition in the hopes of winning a million dollars. ????? ???????  

The decision followed a nearly six-hour hearing Monday, during which an attorney for Musk and America PAC revealed that the winners were preselected despite Musk saying publicly it was a "random" lottery. ????????????