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About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state lawyers.

Joining together gives AGs a chance to share concerns, develop bonds and strategies and talk with officials in other countries. The trips can be posh and provide opportunities for company lobbyists to rub elbows with them. Companies that have picked up the bill and sent representatives in recent years have been from the pharmaceutical, auto, financial, online gaming and tech industries, among others.

Organizers said this summer’s trip is “solely focused on commemorating and paying tribute to the achievements and sacrifices of those who fought in Normandy,” even though they are taking place nearly two months after the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, which was commemorated by a gathering of world leaders.

The Attorney General Alliance, known as AGA cosponsored the trip to France with the National Association of Attorneys General, a century-old group. AGA would not provide dates for the event, but one AG said it was set for July 29 to Aug. 3.

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[-] worldwidewave@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

The AGA said 26 attorneys general were going on the trip. The nonprofit group said the Olympics were not on the itinerary, though the marquee international athletic competitions coincided with it. In 2022, the group sponsored a trip to Qatar in time for the FIFA World Cup soccer games, which some AGs attended.

The group said it would not make public the 2024 schedule or exactly which AGs were attending in France because of security concerns.

Oh “security concerns” of course. Publish the list of names and locations afterwards then.

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