Donald Trump has money invested in the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline, and he has received campaign contributions from the company’s top executive, according to recent campaign disclosure forms.
The Republican presidential nominee’s monthly filings to the Federal Election Commission show Trump has invested between $500,000 and a million dollars in Energy Transfer Partners, which owns Dakota Access, LLC. The company’s sole project, the Dakota Access pipeline, has been the subject of protests across the country.
The Guardian, which first reported the story Wednesday, said the Trump campaign has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company’s chief executive officer, Kelcy Warren. In the past four months, Warren has given some $103,000 to elect Trump. Three thousand dollars went directly to the campaign, and $100,000 went to the Trump Victory Fund, the joint effort between the candidate’s campaign and the Republican Party.
Trump, who last Saturday released his plan for the first 100 days of his presidency, has said he intends to lift restrictions on the production of oil, natural gas, and “clean” coal. He’s also vowed to lift “roadblocks” to “vital” energy infrastructure projects, “like the Keystone pipeline.”
https://thinkprogress.org/dakota-access-and-trump-have-deep-ties-5771cc7b63c7#.4d0g8o3z8
The Republican presidential nominee’s monthly filings to the Federal Election Commission show Trump has invested between $500,000 and a million dollars in Energy Transfer Partners, which owns Dakota Access, LLC. The company’s sole project, the Dakota Access pipeline, has been the subject of protests across the country.
The Guardian, which first reported the story Wednesday, said the Trump campaign has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company’s chief executive officer, Kelcy Warren. In the past four months, Warren has given some $103,000 to elect Trump. Three thousand dollars went directly to the campaign, and $100,000 went to the Trump Victory Fund, the joint effort between the candidate’s campaign and the Republican Party.
Trump, who last Saturday released his plan for the first 100 days of his presidency, has said he intends to lift restrictions on the production of oil, natural gas, and “clean” coal. He’s also vowed to lift “roadblocks” to “vital” energy infrastructure projects, “like the Keystone pipeline.”
https://thinkprogress.org/dakota-access-and-trump-have-deep-ties-5771cc7b63c7#.4d0g8o3z8
