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Yesterday, the FBI arrested Ohio Speaker Larry Householder for a $60 MILLION bribery scheme tied to the state’s passage of a coal bailout bill last year.
Which campaign is in the middle of this scandal? You guessed it: the Trump campaign. Here’s how: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/893493224/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-in-connection-to-60-million-bribery-scheme
Which campaign is in the middle of this scandal? You guessed it: the Trump campaign. Here’s how: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/893493224/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-in-connection-to-60-million-bribery-scheme
Since taking office, Trump and his team have done everything they can to prop up coal CEOs.
Last year, with the urging of the Trump team, Ohio passed a coal bailout bill that @Drvox called a “corrupt bailout for dinosaur power plants." https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/7/27/8910804/ohio-gop-nuclear-coal-plants-renewables-efficiency-hb6
Last year, with the urging of the Trump team, Ohio passed a coal bailout bill that @Drvox called a “corrupt bailout for dinosaur power plants." https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/7/27/8910804/ohio-gop-nuclear-coal-plants-renewables-efficiency-hb6
Despite overwhelming opposition, the bill passed with support from the coal industry, @FirstEnergyCorp, dark money groups—and Trump's campaign.
As the Ohio State Director said, “Trump can’t afford to see the plants shut down and jobs lost heading into the 2020 election.”
As the Ohio State Director said, “Trump can’t afford to see the plants shut down and jobs lost heading into the 2020 election.”
The Trump campaign’s involvement in this scandal raises serious questions about what they knew and when they knew it.
This is corruption meant to influence the outcome of an election. The public deserves answers.
This is corruption meant to influence the outcome of an election. The public deserves answers.
