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The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month, according to two people who were granted anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The move marks an escalation in the administration’s effort to claw back the climate money following its assertions that the Environmental Protection Agency had sought to evade oversight by depositing the $20 billion in Citibank accounts in the waning days of President Joe Biden’s term.
The fight is part of a larger power struggle kicked off by President Donald Trump’s attempts to unravel his predecessor’s spending decisions — even when that runs afoul of the actions of previous Congresses and funding that agencies have contractually obligated.
At least two groups that had been awarded shares of the funding through EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund […]
Until the Republicans in Congress begin screaming and demanding that No.2 stop the inane things he is doing that harm, not just our country, but the world. It’s time for them to take a stand and be firm and threatening to him. They certainly aren’t listening to Americans who are too absorbed in the price of eggs to pay attention to the environment and what is happening. He must be stopped and efforts need to be made to awakening the “smart” Republicans. Too many dumb ones should just be ignored because they are too dumb to understand.