Initial reporting about the sales, in March, drew widespread criticism from liberals and conservatives. The lawmakers insisted they did nothing wrong despite the optics.
“Today’s clear exoneration by the Department of Justice affirms what Senator Loeffler has said all along — she did nothing wrong," a spokesperson for Loeffler told the. "This was a politically-motivated attack shamelessly promoted by the fake news media and her political opponents."report's sources said the department will continue its investigation into Sen. Richard Burr for his own sell-offs.
“While I relied solely on public reporting to guide my decision to sell the stock, it is my belief that an independent review is warranted to ensure full and complete transparency,” he wrote. “Senator Burr filed a financial disclosure form for personal transactions made several weeks before the U.S. and financial markets showed signs of volatility due to the growing coronavirus outbreak,” the senator’s spokesperson said in a March statement. “As the situation continues to evolve daily, he has been deeply concerned by the steep and sudden toll this pandemic is taking on our economy.”
The department's probe is reportedly centered around the senators-only briefing on the novel coronavirus on Jan. 24, roughly six and a half weeks before PresidentMid-March was also when widespread shutdowns began taking effect, slowing the economy.
Utter bullshit.
it just highlights another issue with our government and makes you wonder if the info on the pandemic was slow getting to the public for this reason, to allow them time to dump stocks
Like anything was to happen🤬🤬🤬🤬
...not like anyone was expecting DOJ to lay charges anyway. 🙄
Lowest of the low, shocked I tell ya! What a cesspool
Great.
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