U.S.: Leaked e-mails: White House staffer was heavy Solyndra cheerleader
- who Former White House official Steven Spinner, an Obama fundraiser and Silicon Valley investor who advised the Energy Department on alternative energy loan programs.
- what E-mails showed that Spinner heavily pushed the Solyndra loans, despite the fact that he was supposed to be recused from the case. The company later failed.
- why His wife’s law firm represented the company, and while she didn’t closely work on the company’s case, the firm benefited from the government loan. source