The world’s richest person has deep reliance on China, has had private phone calls with Vladimir Putin, according to a source, and stands to gain millions from government contracts.

Chris Gober, a lawyer for Musk’s America political action committee made that argument in an effort to persuade a Pennsylvania judge the giveaway was not an "illegal lottery," as Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner alleges in a lawsuit seeking to block the payments ahead of Tuesday's presidential election.

Elon Musk is supporting Donald Trump in his quest to regain the American presidency. He has committed millions of dollars to a pro-Trump “political action committee” (PAC) and has appeared alongside Donald Trump at some of his rallies.