Earlier this morning and last night, reports surfaced of four Senate members selling stocks in between the period where they were first notified in private about the potential for a bad situation involving the Coronavirus. One Democrat and three Republicans are said to be involved. Senator Dianne Feinstein is one of those named and she just released a statement on Twitter regarding the accusations claiming that her husband made the transaction and that she has “no input into his decisions.”
Under Senate rules I report my husband's financial transactions.
My husband in January and February sold shares of a cancer therapy company. This company is unrelated to any work on the coronavirus and the sale was unrelated to the situation.— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) March 20, 2020Under Senate rules I report my husband's financial transactions. I have no input into his decisions. My husband in January and February sold shares of a cancer therapy company. This company is unrelated to any work on the coronavirus and the sale was unrelated to the situation.
— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) March 20, 2020
Republican Senator Jim Inhofe was another representative named and he also just released a statement putting the onus on his financial advisor and that he had instructed him to move his finances “out of all stocks and into mutual funds to avoid any appearance of controversy.”
The New York Times allegations are completely baseless and 100 percent false. I was not at the briefing on January 24. I was meeting with pro-life kids from Oklahoma here for the March for Life and the new nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania.
— Sen. Jim Inhofe (@JimInhofe) March 20, 2020
My advisor has been doing so faithfully since that time and I am not aware of or consulted about any transactions.https://t.co/XbSge76PHa
— Sen. Jim Inhofe (@JimInhofe) March 20, 2020
Republican Senator Richard Burr was the first one to be named and his statement was released this morning as well where he claimed that he, “relied solely on public news reports to guide his sale of stocks.”
My statement in response to reports about recent financial disclosures: pic.twitter.com/J4kye5a4ok
— Richard Burr (@SenatorBurr) March 20, 2020
Republican Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to her Senate seat against President Trump’s wishes, just tweeted out what she says is the evidence against the allegations, which was her periodic ethics report notifying the the Committee of Ethics.
By the way, here’s the proof:https://t.co/jGUYbh8Oc6 https://t.co/kEm16ERdVM pic.twitter.com/aU575QGsKm
— Senator Kelly Loeffler (@SenatorLoeffler) March 20, 2020
Tucker Carlson last night called on Senator Burr to resign and face prosecution if he cannot provide an “honest explanation.” He went on to say, “there is no greater moral crime.” Assuredly, he would feel the same about the others.
Tucker Carlson calls for Senator Burr to resign and await prosecution for insider trading if he cannot provide a reasonable explanation for his actions. He goes on to say it appears that Senator Burr betrayed his country in a time of crisis pic.twitter.com/q7yJa5wjuA
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) March 20, 2020
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