Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump’s brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/03/trump-big-oil-campaign-pitch-corruption

by silence7

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  1. The original exposé describing Trump’s offer to end US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and end environmental for a billion dollars regulation is [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-oil-industry-campaign-money/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE3MzAwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE4NjgzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTczMDA4MDAsImp0aSI6IjlhOGE4ZjljLTk1NTctNDI5YS05OTc3LWQwNzRkY2U3NDg4NSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI0LzA1LzA5L3RydW1wLW9pbC1pbmR1c3RyeS1jYW1wYWlnbi1tb25leS8ifQ.yImNwuQBRqUuym5GvEM-_LoTEnA4G-PsKVhqMWriyGk)

  2. The countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change will receive $700M from the UN loss and damage fund.

    Trump may very well receive $1B in exchange for exacerbating the crisis.

  3. Just a step further than the usual stuff the winning politicians say to bankers and donors.

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