Senators Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr “sold millions in
stock before the coronavirus outbreak sent the markets in freefall. Both
senators attended briefings on the growing coronavirus outbreak for weeks
leading up the national emergency that was declared by President Trump days ago”
(Fox News).
Loeffler responded, calling
the accusations “ridiculous and baseless” (Twitter).
From Erick Erickson: If Loeffler is
telling the truth and it can be backed up credibly, she can defend it as trying
to be ethical by not doing the usual Washington nonsense accompanied by
affidavits. But that still leaves the Richard Burr matter (Twitter).
From David French: The potential
insider trading is dreadful and possibly criminal, but what could elevate this
to a historic scandal is the idea that senators may have known enough to be
alarmed for themselves yet still projected rosy scenarios to the public AND
failed to make sure we were ready (Twitter).
From Mark Hemingway: Just want to
congratulate everyone on the immediate cross partisan consensus on that
horrible Imagine video and Senator Burr. We may yet find a way to unite this
country (Twitter).
From Guy Benson: If Burr and
Loeffler have compelling defenses of what they did, let’s hear them. Now. But
their actions very much *look* like craven, selfish betrayals of the public
trust — made worse by the crisis we are all living through (Twitter).
From Andrew Yang: If you find
out about a nation-threatening pandemic and your first move is to adjust your
stock portfolio you should probably not be in a job that serves the public
interest (Twitter).
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