10:20 • 1 year ago

Leaked e-mails: White House staffer was heavy Solyndra cheerleader

who Former White House official Steven Spinner, an Obama fundraiser and Silicon Valley investor who advised the Energy Department on alternative energy loan programs.
what E-mails showed that Spinner heavily pushed the Solyndra loans, despite the fact that he was supposed to be recused from the case. The company later failed.
why His wife’s law firm represented the company, and while she didn’t closely work on the company’s case, the firm benefited from the government loan. source

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