Internet Scofflaw

Remember how the Department of Energy asked Solyndra to delay announcing layoffs until after the midterm elections? Newly released documents show that the White House was involved in that request:

1. 10/25/2010 — Solyndra CEO writes to the DoE that he will announce worker layoffs on 10/28.
2. 10/27/2010 — In the White House, climate change adviser Zichal sent out an e-mail to Obama adviser Browner and several other officials warning of a layoff announcement in very specific terms — “200 of their 1200 workers” — and added, “No es bueno,” which is Spanish for “not good.”
3. 10/28/2010 — No announcement comes forth from Solyndra on layoffs.
4. 10/30/2010 — Solyndra investor explains that the DoE “push[ed] very hard” for a delay on the announcement until November 3rd, the day after the election, even remarking that the DoE “oddly they didn’t give a reason for that date.”

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