Both the Whitehouse and Zinke now saying...

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Last edited Fri Oct 27, 2017, 05:46 PM - Edit history (1)

...they didn't approve the Whitefish deal.

Who the F did then??

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My initial thought was this contract needed Whitehouse approval and that Whitefish being Zinke's hometown it stunk.
Realizing now it is a contract separate from the Whitehouse I stand corrected.
I still think the "coincidence" of Zinke's hometown and Whitefish corporation needs to be vetted.

[MrsCoffee]

1. Lol.

[exboyfil]

2. Hopefully somebody kept an email

or a recording.

[GoCubsGo]

3. And, Zinke is likely lying through his teeth... n/t

[gratuitous]

4. Wow, a self-writing contract!

Too bad it can't be reviewed, audited or rescinded. What's done is done. The United States has no choice but the pay Whitefish $300 million, which is why they were willing to pull their 44 contractors out of Puerto Rico: Whitefish gets paid regardless.

[delisen]

10. Imagine the deals when robots are writing the contracts

The buck never stops anywhere then.

[marylandblue]

11. Illegal contracts don't get enforced.

[gratuitous]

14. Who has standing to void it?

According to the contract: "In no event shall PREPA, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the FEMA Administrator, the comptroller general of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements of the labor rates specified herein."

[marylandblue]

17. That's a violation of federal law

So FEMA can say they refuse to reimburse the costs. Other contractors who could have done the work had they been given a chance can get the contract voided. In fact, if I were one of them, I'd be in court Monday.

[Maggiemayhem]

18. Cant enforce an illegal contract

Remember ,they only had two employees at the onset. A bunch of scam artists trying to raid the federal treasury. I think there should be a call for Zinkypoo to resign.

[kacekwl]

20. Oh, and there will be cost overruns for sure.

These guys had to give up too much in bribes so they will need to be made whole as they say.

[Orangeutan]

5. Zinke is quickly making a name for himself as the worst actor in the cabinet.

Which is pretty tough to do.

[MontanaMama]

19. He was a thief back when

he was a Navy Seal too. Dotard knew Zinke was a grifter...Birds of a feather...

[CatMor]

6. The "it wasn't me" defense....

the same thing my kids would say when they were little.

[world wide wally]

7. The buck just never stops anywhere

Americans must be so proud!

[marylandblue]

8. It was deal between the PR Electric Company and a contractor

Zinke didn't have to approve it. He just had to suggest it. And I doubt he did it in an email.

[lagomorph777]

9. This is going to fall apart quickly, it's pretty obvious.

We all know the pattern now.

"That was strictly a local decision; it's highly inappropriate for you to keep asking about it."

"The P.R. governmnent asked for suggestions, and we gave them some."

"Yes, we told the PR gov't they should use our crony, but it was their final decision."

"Yes, we told them they had to use our crony, but that's perfectly legal."

"OK it would normally be illegal but it's not illegal if the President does it."

"Look! Over there! Some town just voted to remove a Robert E. Lee statue and that's horrible; our very fine white supremacist friends should go and do something about it."

"What contract? Are you re-litigating that again?"

[octoberlib]

12. The guy who funded Whitefish is a big Trump donor and was at his inauguration.

Both Trump and Zinke set this up.

[Angry Dragon]

13. I believe the Puerto Rico electric company

[Bleacher Creature]

15. Good, then nobody will care if it's cancelled. NT

[Lee-Lee]

16. Zinke wouldn't have had any authority or reason to approve it

He's the Secretary of the Interior.

That agency has zero oversight over a contract signed by a utility company owner by a US Territory.

Why does anyone think that he would have any role in approving it?

[kacekwl]

21. Don't need oversight just armtwisting.