Congressional Democrats are investigating the White House’s offshore wind lease payouts totaling nearly $2B. (The Associated Press)
US Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) called this move a “scam,” and said the Trump administration will “light a lot of federal taxpayer money on fire if we let them.” On Wednesday, Huffman and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to TotalEnergies (which Trump handed $1B in March) informing the company of the Dem. probe over the “backroom deal.”