Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements

Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald Trump has come under renewed scrutiny after paid canvassers reported not knowing beforehand that they were being hired to support the former president.

Workers recruited by Musk’s America Pac to canvass in the battleground state of Michigan only discovered they were working for the Space X and Tesla entrepreneur to drum up voter turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements, Wired reported.

“I knew nothing of the job, or much of the job description, other than going door to door and asking the voters who are they voting for,” a canvasser who was flown to Michigan from another state told the website. “Then, after I signed over an NDA, is when I found out we are for Republicans and with Trump.”

The canvassers also said they faced threats to their working conditions if they failed to meet stringent door-knocking targets.

  • Chozo
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    472 months ago

    This has to be illegal. I feel like you can’t just ship people across state lines for a job you misled them about.

    • Flying Squid
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      202 months ago

      When you’re rich, they let you do it.

    • @Ultraviolet
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      82 months ago

      Oh, it’s absolutely illegal, but it’s a federal crime and he probably has an unofficial promise from Trump that he’ll be pardoned for it if the scheme works.

        • @Ultraviolet
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          12 months ago

          That’s why it’s an unofficial promise, he’s obviously not following through but Musk is dumb enough to trust him.