Tester scorched for trying to discredit GOP opponent’s veteran-founded firefighting firm: ‘Political warfare’ [Video]

Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s campaign reportedly amplified attempts to disparage Republican opponent Tim Sheehy’s business ahead of the election, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Sheehy, the Navy SEAL Republican Senate candidate seeking to oust the vulnerable Tester from the Senate this cycle, was the CEO of veteran-founded Bridger Aerospace, a Montana-based company that builds aerial firefighting aircraft. Sheehy stepped back from his role in the company during his Senate campaign. 

The Wall Street Journal released a scathing report Friday calling out Tester’s re-election campaign for suggesting that Sheehy’s business, which consists of local Montana employees and stockholders, is “failing.”

Marc Cohodes, a short seller, and several Tester donors reportedly sent a letter to the Small Business Administration calling for an investigation into Sheehy’s business over “false statements” on a federal form, the WSJ reported. Cohodes was featured in an NBC report in August suggesting Bridger could face financial collapse.

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