 He was inappropriately appointed and should not have been able to bring the charges. No word how this ruling affects the other case of Smith's against the former president in Washington, D.C.'s federal court. Eben Brown, Fox News. The world's richest man digging into his wallet to help former President Trump's campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla head and ex-owner Elon Musk has now pledged to donate $45 million per month to a new super PAC political action committee backing the Trump vance ticket.