Obama’s chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel said he knew nothing about a half billion dollar loan to Solyndra.
David Axelrod, Obama’s top advisor, also has a faulty memory about Solyndra.
And today, top executives for the now bankrupt solar panel company pled the 5th so many times it’s a wonder they even showed up for the hearing at all.
Where’s the money?
Daily Caller
Executives from bankrupt solar company Solyndra refused to testify at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Friday morning, despite being peppered with questions from committee Republicans.
Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and CFO Brian Stover invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 20 times while Republicans repeatedly questioned them on the failure of the federally-backed company and the chances of repaying their $535 million loan from the Department of Energy.
“While I hope to have an opportunity to assist this committee in the future, on the advice of my attorney, I must respectfully decline to answer any questions,” Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison told the committee oversight subpanel Chairman Cliff Stearns.
Critics and Republicans have put Solyndra on the hot seat since it announced its bankruptcy on Aug. 31. Critics have suggested improper White House influence in Solyndra’s loan approval, specifically charging that the loan was fast-tracked to accommodate the Obama administration’s desire to tout its green energy initiative.
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