Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it

Elon Musk has been ordered to attend a Halloween hearing on the legality of his election petition lottery, but a last-minute removal request may have given the billionaire a reprieve to spend the day enjoying quality holiday time with his family or more relentless campaigning to help elect Donald Trump.

Musk and his America PAC, you may recall, were giving out $1 million a day to random folks in swing states, provided they signed his voter information gathering scheme petition in support of the Constitution and its first and second amendments. That didn't sit well with the governor of Pennsylvania - where the first several prizes were given out - who said the matter looked illegal, and merited further investigation.

It didn't take long for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to decide the Governor's suggestion was worth taking action on, so he sued Musk and his PAC on Monday ...