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Don Blankenship's Attorneys Will File Motion for Misdemeanor Verdict To Be Vacated

Apr 17, 2018
3 min

Don Blankenship's Attorneys Will File Motion for Misdemeanor Verdict To Be Vacated

Today my attorneys will file a motion to vacate my misdemeanor conviction. The motion will include the following and more. The motion will say that after prosecutors Booth Goodwin and Steve Ruby left the United States Attorney’s office that the government began to provide to my attorneys information that would have been helpful to my defense but that had not been provided before trial. This is information the government was legally obligated to provide me for my defense.

Don Blankenship Explains New Ad, Attorneys To Motion For Misdemeanor Verdict To Be Invalidated

Apr 17, 2018
3 min

Don Blankenship Explains New Ad, Attorneys To Motion For Misdemeanor Verdict To Be Invalidated

The media for many years has caused people to think that Don Blankenship was tried for having caused the Upper Big Branch Mine (UBB) explosion. But Don was not tried for the explosion because if he had of been the government feared he would have proven that MSHA caused the explosion. We had this new ad produced to help clarify what Don was actually tried for. It is common practice for companies to put out a press release following a tragedy. The Investor Relations Department

Republican Party's Washington, DC Swamp Creatures Surface in West Virginia

Apr 16, 2018
2 min

Republican Party's Washington, DC Swamp Creatures Surface in West Virginia

The Republican Party swampers in Washington have come to the surface to oppose my candidacy for the U.S. Senate. They are swamp creatures who pretend to be conservatives but are instead liberal big spenders. We welcome the fact that they are showing themselves to be what they truly are. What they are is out of touch. They are old school liberals who waste our money, fund Planned Parenthood instead of the border wall, and hold back Trump’s “America First Agenda.” All of this i

Blankenship to President Trump: Morrisey and Jenkins Are Establishment, Career Politicians

Apr 6, 2018
3 min

Blankenship to President Trump: Morrisey and Jenkins Are Establishment, Career Politicians

Today, Don Blankenship thanked President Trump for his visit to West Virginia to highlight the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Blankenship supports this, and all of President Trump’s efforts, to improve our state and national economies and to put America first. Blankenship also agrees with President Trump that Senator Manchin too often sides with Washington liberals and votes against the best interests of working West Virginians. According to Blankenship, many in the

Statement on Investigation
into Don Blankenship's Prosecution

Apr 5, 2018
2 min

Statement on Investigation into Don Blankenship's Prosecution

The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice is conducting an investigation of the prosecution of Don Blankenship. Don Blankenship said, “ It has already been established beyond all doubt that the prosecution in my case withheld information from my attorneys and me, that should have been provided before my trial. The Department of Justice has, since my trial, provided my attorneys with numerous reports and other information not previously disclosed.

Don Blankenship Issues Statement on Upper Big Branch Anniversary

Apr 4, 2018
3 min

Don Blankenship Issues Statement on Upper Big Branch Anniversary

Tomorrow, April 5th, is the 8th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine tragedy, which took the lives of 29 coal miners. The miners who lost their lives were among Massey and the coal industry’s very best. Collectively they had perhaps 400 years of experience. They had proven day after day and year after year that they were professional miners. Some had worked at UBB throughout the mine’s entire seventeen years of existence. There is no way I can personally express the

Exposing Evan Jenkins' Anti-Second Amendment Vote

Mar 30, 2018
2 min

Exposing Evan Jenkins' Anti-Second Amendment Vote

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following release explaining a new television ad exposing Evan Jenkins' Anti-Second Amendment vote. Career politicians have a great ability to change their past voting records when election time rolls around. Jenkins started off his campaign ads with “Almost Heaven.” He was acting as if things are just rosy in our state. A state that is last in workforce participation and first in drug overdose deaths. As we sa

A Brighter Future for West Virginia

Mar 29, 2018
2 min

A Brighter Future for West Virginia

This ad titled A BRIGHTER FUTURE informs the viewer that while Don is not a politician he has led successful efforts to improve the present and future of West Virginians. Many West Virginians are not aware or do not recall what Don has done for them and for the state. He has spent millions of his own dollars over the past 25 years to help those needing help. Don has always been a large donor to many West Virginia charitable causes. But when asked to make donations that wou

Don Blankenship To Host Town Hall
Meeting In Elkins, West Virginia

Mar 27, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship To Host Town Hall Meeting In Elkins, West Virginia

On Wednesday, March 28th, Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, will hold his ninth town hall meeting of the campaign in Elkins, West Virginia, at the 1863 Grill in the Issac Jackson Hotel. A reception will precede the event at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. The event is expected to conclude about 7:30 pm. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. The campaign recommends that those interested in att

Don Blankenship To Host
Luncheon In Buckhannon

Mar 26, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship To Host Luncheon In Buckhannon

On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, will host a luncheon in Buckhannon, West Virginia, at 88 Restaurant and Lounge. The luncheon will beginning at 11:30 a.m. The event is expected to conclude at about 1 p.m. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. The campaign recommends that those interested in attending pre-register for the event (HERE). However, attendees may also register at the d

Blankenship Challenges Patrick Morrisey to Golden Horseshoe Test

Mar 23, 2018
1 min

Blankenship Challenges Patrick Morrisey to Golden Horseshoe Test

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, issues a Golden Horseshoe test challenge to New Jersey/Washington D.C. native Patrick Morrisey. It is appalling that Patrick Morrisey, who moved to West Virginia a few years ago to run for public office after losing a congressional race in his home state of New Jersey and lobbying for big pharmaceutical companies in D.C., to say I am not a West Virginian. I grew up and was educated

Don Blankenship Is Seeking West Virginians Support, Not D.C. Establishment

Mar 20, 2018
2 min

Don Blankenship Is Seeking West Virginians Support, Not D.C. Establishment

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate issued the following statement in response to D.C. chatter regarding possible D.C. establishment opposition to his candidacy. There has been an awful lot of talk lately about who the Washington, D.C. Establishment and Mitch McConnell, in particular, are supporting in West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race. Let me be clear, I don't care who they are supporting. I know that it is not me, because we recognize that those defending t

Manchin and Jenkins Have Failed
Huntington for Decades

Mar 15, 2018
1 min

Manchin and Jenkins Have Failed Huntington for Decades

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, issued the following statement regarding Joe Manchin and Evan Jenkins failing Huntington for decades. For 20 years, career politicians like Evan Jenkins and Joe Manchin have dropped the ball, and our proud city of Huntington is now the drug abuse capital of the nation. That's sad, but it can be fixed. Not with speeches and proclamations, but by arresting the illegals and out-of-s

Don Blankenship Responds to
Career Politician Evan Jenkins' Television Ad

Mar 13, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship Responds to Career Politician Evan Jenkins' Television Ad

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, issued the following statement in response to career politician Evan Jenkins' first television ad. Evan’s ad is certainly upbeat - a real feel good ad. It’s important to be positive and enthusiastic. But it's equally (or more) important to be realistic. Evan has a great deal to be positive about. He has a great life and, as the video commercial says, a wonderful family. But t

Don Blankenship Announces New
Statewide Radio Ad

Mar 12, 2018
3 min

Don Blankenship Announces New Statewide Radio Ad

The purpose of this radio ad (see below) is to clarify that I was never charged with having caused the mine explosion. The basis of the prosecution charge against me was a single sentence in a letter that I did not write. A letter that the Massey Investor Relations and Public Relations Departments felt should be sent post the Upper Big Branch (UBB) explosion. The letter corrected the media's false reports, which - among other things - alleged numerous violations at UBB. Multi

Don Blankenship Supports President Trump's Border Wall, Ad Explanation

Mar 7, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship Supports President Trump's Border Wall, Ad Explanation

This ad is simple. We need to build a wall. But the purpose of the wall is not to stop immigration - it's to stop “illegal immigration.” Companies, civic groups, and even social clubs all select whom they want to have as members of their organizations. America should not be any different. We should ask all immigrants what President John F. Kennedy said we should ask ourselves. “Ask not,” Kennedy said “what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.” Th

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Don Blankenship to Host Town Hall Meeting in Putnam County

Mar 5, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship to Host Town Hall Meeting in Putnam County

On Thursday, March 8th, Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, will hold his eighth town hall meeting of the campaign in Hurricane, West Virginia, at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club. A reception will precede the event at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. The event is expected to conclude about 7:30 pm. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. The campaign recommends that those interested in attending register

Don Blankenship Issues Statement on Social Protestors at Morgantown Town Hall

Mar 2, 2018
2 min

Don Blankenship Issues Statement on Social Protestors at Morgantown Town Hall

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, issued the following release regarding socialist organization protestors at his Morgantown town hall meeting. At last evening’s town hall meeting on the campus of West Virginia University, a socialist organization protested the meeting. First, the socialists laughed through the invocation. Then, the socialists would not stand for the flag while the rest of the meeting attendees s

Don Blankenship to Host Series of Northern Panhandle Events

Feb 22, 2018
1 min

Don Blankenship to Host Series of Northern Panhandle Events

Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company will host a series of events including two town halls, a luncheon, and a breakfast in the Northern Panhandle on Thursday, February 22nd, and Friday, February 23rd. The campaign recommends that those interested in attending pre-register for the events. However, attendees may also register at the door. Mr. Blankenship will speak briefly and then answer questions from those in attendanc

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