Dave Yost: Text messages introduced at the February 2023 federal racketeering trial of Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges indicated Yost privately viewed the House Bill 6 bailout as a bad bill but did not publicly oppose it because of financial and political support he had received from FirstEnergy and Borges; Yost had accepted $24,208 from FirstEnergy and Borges and donated that amount to charity in October 2020 after federal HB6 arrests were made.

This is one of 11 dated entries in Dave Yost's record in office on this site, filed as a ruling dated February 3, 2023. The sentence above is the entry as this site states it; anyone else's reading of it is listed below in their words.

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2023-02-03

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ruling

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Text messages introduced at the February 2023 federal racketeering trial of Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges indicated Yost privately viewed the House Bill 6 bailout as a bad bill but did not publicly oppose it because of financial and political support he had received from FirstEnergy and Borges; Yost had accepted $24,208 from FirstEnergy and Borges and donated that amount to charity in October 2020 after federal HB6 arrests were made.

• Record in office on Dave Yost's page

1. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/02/03/corruption-trial-texts-oh-ag-yost-didnt-speak-out-against-bailout-because-of-utility-support/