PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire's aide acknowledged his political group selected the contest's winners.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political group can continue for now ... The PAC says the giveaway is open to registered voters in Pennsylvania and other swing states who signed a petition saying they support free speech and the right to bear ...

Elon Musk’s lawyers said the winners are paid spokespeople and not chosen by chance, and they defended the effort, calling it “core political speech.”