According to White House visitor logs, between March 12, 2009, and April 14, 2011, Solyndra officials and investors made no fewer than 20 trips to the White House. In the week before the administration awarded Solyndra with the first-ever alternative energy loan guarantee of half-billion dollars, which was awarded on March 20, four separate visits were logged.
George Kaiser, who was a major Solyndra investor as well as a Obama donor, made three visits to the White House on March 12, 2009, and one on March 13. He has denied any direct involvement in the Solyndra deal and through a statement from his foundation said he “did not participate in any discussions with the U.S. government regarding the loan.” However, the countless meetings at the White House seem hardly coincidental. In fact, Kaiser was responsible for 16 of the 20 meetings that showed up on the White House logs. And, by the way, he personally donated $53,500 to Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008. All what I can say is that this appears to be a perfect example of crony capitalism at work, which is something this President said he would not tolerate.
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