White House May Have Pressured General to Change LightSquared Testimony,
Reports Daily Beast
http://www.gpsworld.com/defense/news...rts-daily-beas
September 15, 2011
General William Shelton, who oversees U.S. Space Command, said in a
classified briefing that the White House tried to pressure him to change
his testimony to make it more favorable to LightSquared, a company which
is tied to a large Democratic donor, reports the Daily Beast website.
The episode was confirmed by The Daily Beast in interviews with
administration officials and the chairman of a congressional oversight
committee.
The Pentagon has been raising concerns about LightSquared.
LightSquared's majority owner is an investment fund run by Democratic
donor Philip Falcone, the website reports.
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