Even so, aPennsylvaniacourt on Monday shot down a motion to halt the payments.

Krasner facedthreats of violenceover the legal action, and requested extra security for court proceedings.

Last week, a judge denied America PACs request to move the case to a federal court.

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In Mondays hearing, the question of how Musk promoted the prizes came under scrutiny.

(The groups official social media account thenrepeated the claimthat prizes would be awarded randomly.)

Krasners suit disputed the claim that the lottery was random.

Nearly all the checks have gone toregistered Republicans or right-leaning voters.

(The Arizona winner wasannouncedearly on Monday.)

Krasner did not seek to reclaim the $17 million so far awarded to voters.

At which point he may well wonder if any of this expensive spectacle was worth it.