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yellowcanine

(36,789 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:36 PM Aug 2020

Smoking Gun! Trump gave 400 million to firm tied to Bannon's "We Build the Wall" scam.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trump-directed-homeland-security-to-give-400-million-to-firm-tied-to-bannons-we-build-the-wall-scheme-report/

Over a year ago, the Pentagon inspector general began looking into a suspicious $400 million contract given from the Department of Homeland Security to the construction company linked to Bannon’s group. The funds came at Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Trump’s urging

“On Dec. 2, the Pentagon announced a contract worth up to $400 million to Fisher Sand and Gravel for the construction of 31 miles of new border barriers along the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona,” said the Washington Post.

CEO Tommy Fisher launched an aggressive effort to try and score a contract, making several appearances on Fox News and paying at least $100,000 in lobbying. Fisher also personally lobbied the president, gave hefty donations to Cramer’s Senate campaign, and attacked the Army Corps of Engineers for excluding their firm. Fisher was then Cramer’s guest to Trump’s State of the Union Address in 2019.


Fisher is the firm which built a wall so shoddily constructed that it began to fall down. Kickbacks to Bannon? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Smoking Gun! Trump gave 400 million to firm tied to Bannon's "We Build the Wall" scam. (Original Post) yellowcanine Aug 2020 OP
This is the bigger story. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #1
A corrupt contract. Paid with our money. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #2

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)
1. This is the bigger story.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:40 PM
Aug 2020

Bannon's grift is small potatoes compared to this emerging story. I am amazed as to how everything seems to be shaking out now. Stay tuned!

On day one of Joe's administration, I want him to demand the resignation of everyone involved at the Executive level of DHS and CBP. Then consider if the whole departments are worth salvaging.

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