"Trump basically has a 'for sale' sign around his neck and we know the fossil fuel industry is keenly interested in political influence, so we need to know if this is bluster or the solicitation of a crime," Sheldon Whitehouse, the Democratic chair of the Senate budget committee, said. Whitehouse conceded, however, the investigation would not advance before the election.
"Trump talks some very stupid nonsense about climate, just loud noises to the fossil fuel industry that he will be their boy," he said. "The industry is getting more desperate to keep a political leash on Congress and government generally so we are seeing a significant step-up in influence and money-seeking."
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