See, that's the trouble right there, with you people.
You may have seen lots of movies before, but you have NEVER seen this movie.
Nobody has.
Trump is a new kind of cat.
Posted on 05/13/2020 11:44:23 PM PDT by Hostage
You are correct and I am very aware of those services.
Just because you are serving in congress that does not mean you are obligated to neglect your own interests.
We expect that people who hold certain jobs in society, especially those who hold positions of trust, to maintain high ethical standards of conduct as their actions reflect on their profession and the public's perception of the institutions they work for.
Being a prominent senator and chairman of a powerful committee Burr has a higher n obligation to avoid the appearance of COI because his behavior reflects on the congress in particular, and on the government in general. Burr knows this because it goes with the territory, so to speak.
I'm all for people pursuing their own interests -- as long as those actions do not cast a shadow over the organizations they work for. Burr and other senators are well compensated and they enjoy extraordinary perks. If his financial interests are that important to him maybe he should be working in another field.
The fact of the matter is that Burr (and others) brought attention to themselves when they executed trades involving significant sums of money in a manner that raised questions about the timing, motivation and perhaps insider information relating to those trades.
My bad... I was looking at Thom Tillis’ term. Sorry for the confusion.
You’re right... I was looking at Thom Tills. My bad.
If stock sales were in February, I don’t know how this will hold. POTUS announced a state of emergency on January 31st and banned all Chinese travel. Anyone with stocks which could be affected would be fool not to sell.
No need. I've seen this movie before.
See, that's the trouble right there, with you people.
You may have seen lots of movies before, but you have NEVER seen this movie.
Nobody has.
Trump is a new kind of cat.
Yeah yeah, 27D chess, etc.
Compare, contrast:
Feinstein spoke to FBI about her husband’s stock trades, handed over documents
5/14/2020, 1:41:01 PM · by yesthatjallen · 25 replies
The Hill ^ | 05 14 2020 | Jordain Carney
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) spoke to the FBI and handed over documents last month related to recent stock transactions by her husband that have come under public scrutiny. “Senator Feinstein was asked some basic questions by law enforcement about her husband’s stock transactions. ...She was happy to voluntarily answer those questions to set the record straight and provided additional documents to show she had no involvement in her husband’s transactions,” a spokesman said. Feinstein’s conversation with the FBI took place in April and the spokesman said that “there have been no follow up actions on this issue.” Feinstein’s husband sold...
Hi TR. Haven’t seen you around but then I’ve not been posting a lot either.
Hope all is well.....
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