Former Congressman Steve King said he received a letter from Summit Carbon Solutions that demanded he refrain from making false statements about the company and its proposed carbon dioxide pipeline system.
The conservative firebrand is among at least six people who were recipients of Summit’s cease and desist letters in the past month.
At least one of the allegedly defamatory statements dates back to last year, and it’s unclear why the company is threatening legal action now. A Summit spokesperson did not respond to a request to comment about the matter.
“These are just simply threats that say, ‘Shut up or we’ll sue you because we don’t like the truth and what it does to damage our business model,'” King told radio host Jeff Stein on the Eastern Iowa KXEL radio station Friday.
King did not mention what specific comments of his the letter targeted but said it will not …