extort
7.27.22
Opponents of the bill pushed to attach more strings to the funding and questioned the wisdom of a large subsidy to a profitable industry. Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) called the package “one of the grossest gifts to corporate America I’ve ever seen.”
—Ryan Tracy & Natalie Andrews, The Wall Street Journal, "Senate Approves $280 Billion Bill to Boost U.S. Science, Chip Production," 27 Jul. 2022
Opponents of the bill pushed to attach more strings to the funding and questioned the wisdom of a large subsidy to a profitable industry. Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) called the package “one of the grossest gifts to corporate America I’ve ever seen.”
—Ryan Tracy & Natalie Andrews, The Wall Street Journal, "Senate Approves $280 Billion Bill to Boost U.S. Science, Chip Production," 27 Jul. 2022
10.27.20
Trump also pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., who pleaded guilty in 1998 for failing to report that he was extorted by an ex-Louisiana governor.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, "NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison," 27 Oct. 2020 {5:55 PM EDT}
Trump also pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., who pleaded guilty in 1998 for failing to report that he was extorted by an ex-Louisiana governor.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, "NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison," 27 Oct. 2020 {5:55 PM EDT}
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