BREAKING: Philly DA requests enhanced security, location change for hearing on Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway lawsuit

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has requested a change in location for the upcoming hearing regarding Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway program, citing concerns about security.

To enhance security, Krasner’s office requested moving the hearing to either Philadelphia’s City Hall or the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, citing better sheriff staffing at the latter location. The plaintiff also argued that Musk should be required to attend the hearing.

Kranser appeared to put the blame on Musk for the necessity to enhance security for the hearing. The location change request pointed to a repost made by Musk the same day the complaint against him was filed, which accused Kasner of knowing the giveaway was not illegal but “wants a leftist judge to stop it before election day.”

The hearing, set for Friday, November 1, concerns Krasner’s lawsuit against Musk and his America PAC, which is offering daily $1 million prizes to registered voters who sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments. The giveaway has been accused of being an “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

"America PAC and Musk are lulling Philadelphia citizens—and others in the Commonwealth (and other swing states in the upcoming election)—to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $1 million. That is a lottery," the lawsuit claimed.

Musk has clarified that the petition is not a petition for a certain candidate nor does it register voters. The petition is solely a pledge of support for the Constitution. However, the lawsuit argues that the giveaway may violate Pennsylvania’s consumer protection laws, noting that while recipients are chosen at random, there appears to be favoritism towards those attending Trump rallies, according to Politico.