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6月25日（路透社）——一名联邦法官下令埃隆·马斯克在两起拟议的集体诉讼中宣誓作证，这些诉讼指控他在2024年大选前于摇摆州承诺每日发放100万美元奖金，以此欺骗选民。
得克萨斯州奥斯汀的美国治安法官苏珊·海托华在周四的裁决中还建议，马斯克及其政治行动委员会美国政治行动委员会（America PAC）在其中一起诉讼中面临一项指控，即他们诱骗选民提供个人身份信息，以此作为该抽奖活动的一部分。她表示，相关的违约指控应被驳回。
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马斯克的律师没有立即回应置评请求。两起诉讼的原告律师也没有立即回应类似的置评请求，或暂无置评。
原告方：100万美元获奖者并非随机抽取
两名来自亚利桑那州的原告乔伊·哈维奇和杰奎琳·麦卡弗蒂表示，马斯克和美国政治行动委员会误导了七个摇摆州的选民签署支持美国宪法的请愿书，同时承诺100万美元的获奖者将“像抽奖一样随机选出”。
她们称选民实际上没有任何中奖机会，并援引马斯克一名律师的说法，表示18名获奖者是因为他们“可能成为美国政治行动委员会的优秀代言人”而被选中的。
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马斯克创立美国政治行动委员会是为了支持共和党人唐纳德·特朗普2024年总统竞选的成功，并于当年10月在宾夕法尼亚州的一场市政厅活动中宣布了该抽奖活动。
他同时也是全球首富，旗下企业包括电动汽车制造商特斯拉（TSLA.O，打开新标签页）以及火箭和卫星公司太空探索技术公司（SPCX.O，打开新标签页）。
法官：马斯克是否轻率发言尚不明确
在建议麦卡弗蒂的欺诈指控继续推进时，海托华表示，马斯克在称奖金发放将“随机”进行时是否行事轻率，仍是一个悬而未决的问题。
法官援引了美国政治行动委员会主任克里斯托弗·杨在2026年2月的证词中所言，他对马斯克的措辞“感到惊讶”。
“这不是我们——你知道的，在咨询法律顾问后——讨论该项目及其运作方式时所采用的方式，”杨说道。
位于奥斯汀的美国地区法官罗伯特·皮特曼将对海托华的建议进行审查。
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马斯克和美国政治行动委员会同时要求驳回哈维奇的诉讼。皮特曼将自行裁决他们的动议。
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Elon Musk ordered to testify in election lottery cases; one lawsuit may be narrowed
2026-06-25 19:45:54 UTC / Reuters
By Jonathan Stempel
June 25, 2026 7:45 PM UTC Updated 2 mins ago
Elon Musk walks to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, U.S., April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo
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June 25 (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify under oath in two proposed class actions accusing him of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 election by promising a $1 million-a-day giveaway.
In a decision on Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower in Austin, Texas, also recommended that Musk and his political action committee America PAC face a claim in one of the lawsuits that they tricked voters into providing personal identifying information as part of the giveaway. She said a related breach of contract claim should be dismissed.
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Musk’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lawyers for the plaintiffs in both lawsuits did not immediately respond to similar requests or had no immediate comment.
PLAINTIFFS SAY $1 MILLION WINNERS NOT RANDOM
The respective plaintiffs Joy Harvick and Jacqueline McAferty, both from Arizona, said Musk and America PAC misled voters in seven swing states into signing his petition to support the U.S. Constitution, by promising that the $1 million recipients would be chosen “randomly” as in a lottery.
They said voters had no real chance of winning and, quoting a Musk lawyer, said the 18 winners were chosen because they might be good spokespeople for America PAC.
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Musk founded America PAC to support Republican Donald Trump’s successful 2024 presidential run, and announced the giveaway at a Pennsylvania town hall that October.
He is also the world’s richest person, whose businesses include electric car company Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab and rocket and satellite company SpaceX (SPCX.O), opens new tab.
JUDGE SAYS IT IS UNCLEAR IF MUSK SPOKE RECKLESSLY
In recommending that McAferty’s fraud claim continue, Hightower called it an open question whether Musk acted recklessly when he said payouts would be made “randomly.”
The judge quoted America PAC Director Christopher Young testifying in a February 2026 deposition that he was “surprised” at Musk’s choice of words.
“It was not the way that we had — you know, with legal counsel and consultation, discussed the program and how it would run,” Young said.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin will review Hightower’s recommendations.
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Musk and America PAC also want Harvick’s case dismissed. Pitman will decide their motion himself.
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Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Matthew Lewis
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