Wisconsin AG: 'We intend to take legal action' against Elon Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday announced plans to travel to Wisconsin over the weekend to hand out two separate $1 million checks to people who had voted in the upcoming state Supreme Court election.

However, many legal experts quickly concluded that doing this would break Wisconsin state law that forbids paying people in exchange for their votes in state elections.

Musk subsequently deleted his announcement and posted a follow-up message clarifying that the $2 million would only...