White House Pushed FEMA To Give Biggest Coronavirus Contract to a Company That Never Had to Bid

By artappraiser on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 10:09pm |

“In an unusual move, even in times of disaster, the White House stepped into the federal purchasing process, ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award a contract to AirBoss of America.” Via ⁦@propublica⁩ https://t.co/3SDHvohU2C
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 12, 2020

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https://www.propublica.org/article/the-white-house-pushed-fema-to-give-its-biggest-coronavirus-contract-to-a-company-that-never-had-to-bid

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Excerpt that looks like a "hint hint" to me

....President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a White House official, has also established his own group working on the coronavirus response, which critics have dubbed a “shadow task force,” complaining that it adds another layer of confusion and bureaucracy to an already chaotic government effort....

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 10:14pm

yeah, it's Jared awarding spoils to the supportive:

If I’m reading this right, Kushner’s secretive team gives generous contracts to industry to produce goods that the administration then distributes on the basis of an opaque formula that happens to most benefit politicians supportive of the president. https://t.co/7xCuSEWizR
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 8:24am

Trump introduced him to Giuliani, who then set upon him, stole his essence and now he lives the life of the immortal damned.
And he’s a Dick. https://t.co/AlsqHx1ORW
— Christopher THIS AINT THE FLU Titus (@TitusNation) April 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 4:05am

White House Pushed FEMA To Give Biggest Coronavirus Contract to a Company That Never Had to Bid

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