West Virginia's Jim Justice doubles down on excuses as family business challenges persist

In his first time publicly addressing the multiple issues raised against his family’s businesses in the last week, Gov. Jim Justice on Friday distanced himself from the family business empire and doubled down on claims that the challenges are the result of political attacks against him instead of real consequences for years of unpaid bills and fines.

In regards to a legal motion filed by the federal government this week asking a court to put 23 of the Justice family coal companies...