Senate Announces Investigation Into Trump's Effort To Sell US Policy To Big Oil
The Senate Budget And Finance Committee's have launched a joint investigation into Donald Trump's offer to sell US policy to Big Oil.
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Investigation Launched Into Trump’s Attempt To Sell US Policy
The chairmen of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), have announced a joint investigation into Trump’s ongoing effort to sell US energy policy to Big Oil for $1 billion in campaign contributions.
Time and time again, both Mr. Trump and the U.S. oil and gas industry have proved they are willing to sell out Americans to pad their own pockets.
As Mr. Trump funnels campaign money into his businesses and uses it as a slush fund to pay his legal fees, Big Oil has been lobbying aggressively to protect and expand its profits at the expense of the American taxpayer. And now, emboldened by impunity, Mr. Trump and Big Oil are flaunting their indifference to U.S. citizens’ economic well-being for all to see, conferring on how to trade campaign cash for policy changes. Such potential abuses must be scrutinized.
Where the rubber hits the road is in what the Senate Committees want in terms of documents and information:
Materials that were distributed to any attendees of the fundraising event at which Trump solicited the quid pro quo
Descriptions of policy proposals discussed at the event, including any promises by former President Trump or his campaign regarding official actions by a possible Trump Administration
Copies of any draft executive orders, regulatory proposals, or other policy-related documents that were created for the purpose of potential use in a possible Trump Administration
All donations made by the companies, any political action committee affiliated with the companies, or any executive officers of the companies to the Trump 2024 campaign, any outside political spending organizations supporting the Trump 2024 campaign, and any organizations incorporated under sections 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code since January 1, 2023.
As we will discuss below, the Senate investigation is important as an anti-corruption measure and is also vital to the protection of democracy.
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