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BREAKING

@intel has broken its pledge to end contributions to members of Congress that voted against certifying the electoral college results

On 2/26, Intel donation 15K to the NRCC, the official campaign arm the GOP House Caucus

Two-thirds of GOP House members were objectors
@intel Here is the statement, @intel release in January.

A month later Intel wrote a 15K check to the NRCC.

That money will be used to support dozens of members that voted against certifying the Electoral College Image
.@intel's statement was one of the strongest issued as it appeared to be a permanent commitment

Still, it thinks it can get away with this

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I realize that the first tweet should say "donated" and not "donation" but if I try to fix it now I will mess up the thread so please accept my apologies.

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