Democratic senators probe oil execs about Trump's $1B campaign request
Congressional Democrats launched another salvo against the oil industry Thursday, this time investigating what executives may have promised or been promised at a dinner with former President Donald Trump where he asked them for $1 billion in campaign donations.
The letters sent by Senate Budget Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to nine oil companies and industry trade associations is the latest in a slew of investigations Democrats have opened into the oil industry in recent weeks. Democrats have upped the political ante against the industry just as oil company executives have started opening their wallets to back Trump’s campaign against President Joe Biden.
The committees sent the letters to Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Continental Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Venture Global LNG, Cheniere Energy, EQT Corp. and trade association American Petroleum Institute. The inquiries focus on whether the companies discussed potential industry-friendly policies Trump might adopt in a second administration in return for their financial support.
The senators also ask for information on what policy-related documents industry lawyers might be ready to supply Trump for his signature if he once again sits in the Oval Office, an issue first reported by POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/23/democratic-senators-oil-trump-campaign-00159585
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