Why a coal industry titan is suing John Oliver for defamation

The Washington Post
  • 7 years ago
In a segment on the decline of the coal industry and President Trump’s promises to bring it back, John Oliver railed against the Murray Energy Corporation and chief executive Robert E. Murray.

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