Sen. Hawley Urges Justice Department to Investigate China-Financed Trucking Company
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is urging the Department of Justice to open a formal investigation into an autonomous trucking company that was funded by money from a prominent Chinese businessman, alleging that it had passed on sensitive information to communist China.
Hawley, a member of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees,
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