White House Pressure For A Donor? -- Daily Beast/Newsweek
The Pentagon has worried for months that a project backed by a prominent Democratic donor might interfere with military GPS. Now Congress wants to know if the White House pressured a general to change his testimony.
The four-star Air Force general who oversees U.S. Space Command walked into a highly secured room on Capitol Hill a week ago to give a classified briefing to lawmakers and staff, and dropped a surprise. Pressed by members, Gen. William Shelton said the White House tried to pressure him to change his testimony to make it more favorable to a company tied to a large Democratic donor.
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My Comment: Is this disturbing .... I should not be surprised because politics is politics .... and Washington is filled with lobbyists and their political allies who are always trying to influence policies and programs. Still .... this news report is disturbing, and more investigations are warranted.
Update: The political storm clouds over GPS -- DoD Buzz
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