Why Elon Musk, world's richest man, gave away $1m cheques ahead of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election. 10 points

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters. Musk, a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, made the donations (worth £772,000 each) ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election. At the rally, Musk defended his actions and said "he thinks this will be important for the future of civilization".