Politics Four senators dumped millions in stocks while Capitol Hill was being briefed on the coronavirus

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    I would be curious how many of them bought oil stock right before the report came out of Saudi and Russia working on a agreement.
     
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    Republican senator Kelly Loeffler offloaded $46k in travel stock hours before Trump announced his Europe travel ban
    • Kelly Loeffler unloaded $46,000 in travel stock on March 10 and March 11
    • On March 11, at the close of trading, President Trump announced he was restricting travel to and from Europe
    • The Georgia senator originally bought the stock on March 6
    • It was the same day she traveled with Trump to the CDC's Atlanta headquarters
    • She has already come under scrutiny for trades that followed a Jan. 24 Senate briefing on coronavirus - selling $18.7m in International Exchange stock, of which her husband is CEO
    • She also sold stock in stores that have been hammered by the disease outbreak
    • Her office denies she did anything wrong and that her investment advisors made the trades
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...oaded-46k-travel-stock-Europe-travel-ban.html
     
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    Gosh, wonder what her husband does for a living and if he knew anything about it?
     
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    ANOTHER Georgia senator faces questions over shares sell-off as it's revealed he dumped 34 stocks worth $825,000 in March after closed-door coronavirus briefings
    • Sen. David Purdue, a Georgia Republican, is facing questions over a flurry of stock transactions he made in March
    • Purdue's rate of trading increased threefold in comparison to past months, amid the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the stock market
    • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on the transactions Monday, with a spokeswoman saying Purdue is not in charge of his profile
    • Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Georgia's other senator who's also a Republican, has been called on to resign over dumping stocks after a coronavirus briefing
    • Loeffler is polling behind Rep. Doug Collins and a Democratic contender in the Georgia special election in November
    • Collins was previously ahead of Loeffler by 8 points, now he's up by 23 points, polling done for his campaign shows
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...enators-face-scrutiny-stock-transactions.html
     
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    His profile? I'm guessing they meant portfolio.

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    I know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy who can do this in a language they don't understand in a country they don't pay any attention to.....piece of cake...now I want to be the new Secretary of State ASAP....anonymous deep state operative
     
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    Not just Republicans what? Sold stock or engaged in insider trading. If it's engaged in insider trading then I'd like to see that source.
     
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    Apparently the FBI disagrees with you.
     
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    There was also mixed messages as to how much of a problem the virus would be from our government at the time.
     
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    If you’re referring to Burr, yes, he’s still under investigation. I was commenting on the three who were cleared:

    “A trio of senators – two Republicans and a Democrat – are being told the FBI is closing its investigation for them over stock trades that followed a closed Senate briefing about the coronavirus.”
     
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    True, but all they have to be able to do is point to a few articles in the press and they are off the hook.
     
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    Yup...our gubment at work.
     
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    Kelly Loeffler's husband gave a million dollars to Trump's election campaign. Investigation of her closed. Burr accepted findings Russia intervened to help Trump . Resigned chairmanship and phone seized.
     
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    Barr is a Trump sycophant.
     
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