Washington — Three Senate Democrats are asking At&T CEO Randall Stephenson to answer a series of questions over the company’s decision to hire President Donald Trump’s attorney, saying that it raises issues of whether it was a “pay-for-play operation.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) wrote in the letter that “At&T had a significant financial interest in key administration decisions, including whether the Department of Justice would contest the proposed merger with Time Warner, whether the Federal Communications Commission would overturn net neutrality rules, and whether the Administration would push a tax plan that gave huge breaks to corporations like At&T.
“Given these ongoing and significant matters, the unusual series of payments by At&T to the President’s personal attorney raise obvious questions about corruption and whether At&T, Essential Consultants, and the Trump Administration were engaged in a pay-for-play operation,...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) wrote in the letter that “At&T had a significant financial interest in key administration decisions, including whether the Department of Justice would contest the proposed merger with Time Warner, whether the Federal Communications Commission would overturn net neutrality rules, and whether the Administration would push a tax plan that gave huge breaks to corporations like At&T.
“Given these ongoing and significant matters, the unusual series of payments by At&T to the President’s personal attorney raise obvious questions about corruption and whether At&T, Essential Consultants, and the Trump Administration were engaged in a pay-for-play operation,...
- 5/14/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
The panel has been announced for Ifi's Stranger Than Fiction Festival Jury. Then festival's The early bird deadline has been extended to Friday, April 17th, while the final submission deadline is now Monday May 4th 2009. Ifi's Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival, this year taking place in it's new June slot (18th – 21st) will see the following six industry experts come together to form the festival's panel: Director Lenny Abrahamson (Garage); David Rane – film producer, and director of the Guth Gufa Documentary Festival in Gortahork, Donegal; Boris Despodov – Bulgarian director of the award winning doc 'Corridor #8,'; Micheal O Meallaigh – Head of commissioning in TG4; Alan Maher – the Irish Film Board's production executive in charge of documentary film; and veteran film maker Bob Quinn (Poitín).
- 4/6/2009
- IFTN
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