Source: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Dan Kane, NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/20/19


An independent investigation started by Republican General Assembly leaders into the state’s approvals for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline found that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” but did not personally benefit. The report was released Wednesday and comes almost two years after Republican leaders in the General Assembly first questioned the governor’s office about the pipeline.

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