By AFPMore by this AuthorMIAMIAn American firm that snagged a lucrative contract to restore electricity in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico is under scrutiny because its primary financial backer made contributions to Donald Trump. AUDITGiven the scale of the destruction, it came as a surprise that a small company like Whitefish received such a crucial contract. "The process was started because of the emergency situation, in order to be able to have brigades working here in Puerto Rico." RESPONSEWhitefish spokesman Ken Luce denounced as "baseless" any connection between the contract and the Trump campaign. "There are millions of Trump supporters and there were millions of Clinton supporters," he added.

Source: Daily Nation October 25, 2017 01:41 UTC