According to a report from the Washington Post, Congressman Ted Budd has “omitted” his family’s past involvement with AgriBioTech, a company that “ended in a bankruptcy case that cost farmers millions of dollars in losses.” 

The news is already prompting infighting among Republicans, as the primary rivals look for any reason to drag each other down. Former Governor Pat McCrory has previously attacked Rep. Budd for being “no friend to farmers.”

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Washington Post: Trump’s pick in a key Senate race touts his agriculture ties. He doesn’t mention his role in a bankruptcy that cost farmers millions.

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