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Private equity bribed Trump $1M, then got $900M for a methane terminal
The largest benefactor of the Interior Department’s most recent illegal wind buyout is an Australian-American billionaire whose private equity firm will receive $900 million in exchange for a stake in a methane gas terminal in Louisiana.
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A private‑equity firm owned by an Australian‑American billionaire is set to receive $900 million for a stake in a methane gas terminal in Louisiana. The deal follows a $1 million bribe the billionaire gave to the deal’s originator, which was identified as the largest contribution to the Interior Department’s recent illegal wind‑energy buyout. The transaction links the bribery to the near‑billion‑dollar purchase of the terminal stake.
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