West Virginia governor Justice suggests coal empire lawsuit is political attack

DoJ files lawsuit against companies linked to Jim Justice, also a Republican Senate candidate, seeking unpaid penalties of $7.6m

The Republican governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, who is running for a US Senate seat next year, implied on Wednesday that a justice department lawsuit over more than $7.5m in unpaid penalties related to mining operations by his family companies was a politically motivated attack.

I've announced as a Republican that I'm running for the US Senate," Justice told reporters. The Biden administration is aware of the fact that with a win for the US Senate and everything, we could very well flip the Senate. There's a lot at stake right now."