sean: another government official comes forward to claim the white house pressured him to change his congressional testimony concerning a satellite and broadband communication company called lightsquared. backed by major democratic donor, billionaire phil falcone light squared is actively pursuing a project build a new nationwide wireless 4g network critics belief interfere with airline safety and important gps used by the military. the director of the national coordination office for space-based positioning, navigation and timing, anthony russo rejected guidance from the omb suggesting he alter his answers to a more favorable position. days after sources say the head of the air force space command four star general shelton told house members in a classified briefing that he was also pressured to change his sworn testimony to favor this company. of course the white house they
sean: another government official comes forward to claim the white house pressured him to change his congressional testimony concerning a satellite and broadband communication company called lightsquared. backed by major democratic donor, billionaire phil falcone light squared is actively pursuing a project build a new nationwide wireless 4g network critics belief interfere with airline safety and important gps used by the military. the director of the national coordination office for space-based positioning, navigation and timing, anthony russo rejected guidance from the omb suggesting he alter his answers to a more favorable position. days after sources say the head of the air force space command four star general shelton told house members in a classified briefing that he was also pressured to change his sworn testimony to favor this company. of course the white house they
megyn: new questions about whether the obama administration went to bat for a wireless company called lightsquared. military says it might cause problems with gps systems. president obama puts $90,000 into a firm called sky terra. an investor meets his future business partner at the white house. falcone buys skyterra and it becomes lightsquared. they were given permission to increase bandwidth.
counterterrorists experts are connecting him to members of al qaeda and the taliban. and now to a growing controversy right in this country. in washington. over a company called lightsquared. the company has a plan to become the first wholesale wireless broadband seller. and there are some concerns over lightsquared including they received special treatment from the white house. and from the fcc and talk of possible political pressure involving testimony given at a recent hearing on the issue. our reporter has more from washington, dc. congressional republicans want to know why the company lightsquared was grant add waiver from the s.e.c. to get a broadband service despite concerns they could disrupt important communications including g.p.s. systems that guide missiles, troop movement, and more. congressional republicans say that an air force general was urged by the white house to down
is no proof of that, just questions. but the hearings are exposing inconsistent, sometimes nonexistent explanations from the obama white house. yesterday, we told you about solyndra, a now-bankrupt clean energy company whose default left taxpayers with a half-billion dollar bill. the obama administration approved that loan despite warnings the company s plan didn t add up. congress now investigating whether political support for the president greased the wheels. tonight s example is a company called lightsquared. it was green lighted to build a new broadband internet network despite objections from several government agencies. the pentagon complained the most, warning this new network could undermine satellite-based weapons targeting and other sensitive systems, not to mention your efforts to get driving directions. based on the test results and analysis to date, the lightsquared network would effectively jam vital gps receivers, and to our knowledge thus far, there are no