NEWS: House Democrats have accused Energy Sec. Chris Wright of lying to Congress—and want the DOJ to step in.

The background: As we reported, the Trump administration admitted that it targeted Blue states when gutting nearly $8B in clean energy grants. These moves were “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” court documents revealed.

The backlash: House Democrats Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Gabe Amo (D-RI) claim Wright lied about these motivations when testifying to Congress about the grant terminations. The officials have referred Wright to the DOJ for possible prosecution—but it’s unlikely that’ll pan out, according to The Hill.