Citing antisemitic attacks and a barrage of harassment ahead of a court hearing in Pennsylvania over Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner asked a court on Wednesday to “enhance its security” around the impending hearing.
The request filed Wednesday comes days after Krasner first sued Musk for what the district attorney’s office argues is an “illegal lottery scheme” launched by Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee, America PAC.
Krasner claims the program tarnishes a free and fair election process and violates federal laws around providing financial incentives. Prior to Krasner’s lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice warned Musk that the $1 million daily giveaway could run afoul of federal laws, but the agency brought no formal legal action…