Is Elon Musk’s $1 million election giveaway authorized?

Elon Musk introduced Saturday he’s giving freely $1 million every day by means of Nov. 5 to swing state voters who signal a petition for his pro-Trump political motion committee. Musk has already dedicated a minimum of $70 million to reelect the previous president. Theodore Schleifer, marketing campaign finance reporter for The New York Times, joins "America Decides" to look at the legality of the giveaways.

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