Despite a judge’s order that “all parties must be present,” Tesla founder, X owner and billionaire Elon Musk did not appear in a Philadelphia courtroom Thursday after District Attorney Larry Krasner sued him over his super PAC’s plan to award $1 million a day to voters in key battleground states in the 2024 election.

Krasner and members of his office joined attorneys for Musk in Judge Angelo Foglietta’s civil courtroom at City Hall for a hearing Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.

Musk’s attorneys filed documents Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, a federal court, requesting the matter be moved to their jurisdiction – and out of the local Court of Common Pleas. A judge granted that transfer.

Attorneys for Krasner said they would contest that recommendation.

  • @EtherWhack
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    Him going after the guy tracking his plane makes more sense each day.

  • @FlowVoid
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    • This is a lawsuit, not criminal charges. It could be bad for Musk (see: Engoron decision) but there is no risk of arrest or jail. Yet.
    • Defendants who lose lawsuits cannot be pardoned. Only criminal charges can be pardoned.
    • “All parties must be present” means someone on the defendant’s side must be present. It is not unusual for only the lawyer(s) to attend.
    • The case has been moved to federal court for now. But it could be moved back if the federal court decides it belongs in state court.
  • @gsfraley
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    More proof that billionaires are treated like a special class that the law can’t touch. Cool.

    • @[email protected]
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      After all the slaps on the wrist Trump has received for various things that would either bankrupt most people or land them in jail, I don’t know if I’ve got room in the cart for another of these examples.

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        Look, he hangs around billionaires because he’s also a rapist and a leech but he’s not a billionaire.

        Not granted the rank of master and all that.

  • @cowardsgfy
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    you can wait on the government to fix it or…

    • Flying Squid
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      Oh you sweet summer child, he’s rich.

    • @Feathercrown
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      Why do they always look so evil?

      • Hobthrob
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        Presumably because mania is a key part of the cult, and many portrayals in media use the behavioural signs of mania to convey evil.

        Although I’m sure plenty of people might look a little manic if they were pictured while handed a lot of money with a big debacle made out of it.

        • @Feathercrown
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          I wonder what it would feel like to be manic

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              Right from a reliable source, thank you my friend

              • @[email protected]
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                No problem, its actually chemically similar to MDMA, which is euphoric and beautiful, the colours are brighter, the food tastes better, music sounds amazing, you feel no need to sleep, but obviously after 4-5 days of that it gets to be unnerving, you can begin to get irritable and begin making poor choices. Its honestly sometimes the best and worst times of my life.

                Fun anecdote I once was manic I became so confused that I convinced myself LSD would cure depression and wound up taking close to 2000 tabs over the course of 4 months. Just wild

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          He dresses as baphomet that is depicted to have a beard and female breasts, while spouting hate against transgender persons all day?

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        It’s the eyes. It’s the emptiness you see when Jehovas Whitnesses knock on your door.

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    Seriously put this MF in jail right now. Send SWAT to his home and drag his ass to jail. Enough is enough these rich people are just ignoring judges now.

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    Musk’s attorneys filed documents Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, a federal court, requesting the matter be moved to their jurisdiction – and out of the local Court of Common Pleas. A judge granted that transfer.

    What? Why?

    I know that the motion was made on the basis that the PAC is “registered as a federal organization, and so is not bound by state laws,” but that can’t be a legitimate thing … can it? The inside-out and backwards sovcit thing can’t have worked, right?

  • favogiuseppo
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    I know it’s not the point, but just as an aside, he’s not a Tesla founder

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    He’s just waiting for Trump to win, so he’ll be pardoned, I guess.

    • @Atom
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      Musk’s attorneys filed documents Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, a federal court, requesting the matter be moved to their jurisdiction

      Yep, he’s get these charges moved from State to Federal court so Trump can pardon him.

      • @5oap10116
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        Excuse me, my crimes obviously involved interstate commerce so that I could get charged federally.

      • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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        Think this qualifies as a civil suit, not criminal as it is the DA sueing him. Theyby nothing can be pardoned. It will likely be thrown out or some shit. He’ll get away with it as always

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    Odd cuz if I did this there’d just be a warrant for my arrest released