Financier Stephen Lynch says ownership of the Nord Stream 2 would give the US control over the EU’s energy supply An American financier and investor has asked permission from the US government to buy the sabotaged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if it is put up for auction, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Stephen Lynch requested authorization in February from the US Treasury Department to bid on the pipeline if it is auctioned next year, the paper wrote on Thursday, citing a letter from the