by Belgian_TwatWaffle
It’s almost as if there are two sets of laws in place in the US. What sort of privilege is it to be allowed to commit crimes and never have to worry about the repercussions?
Congress had a closed door meeting to discuss covid in its early days. After that meeting several politicians came out and bought stock in pharmaceutical companies, medical supply companies and even companies that produce body bags.
www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/justice-stock-trades-lawmakers-coronavirus/index.html
There’s no indication that any of the sales, including Burr’s, broke any laws or ran afoul of Senate rules. But the sales have come under fire after senators received closed-door briefings about the virus over the past several weeks — before the market began trending downward. It is routine for the FBI and SEC to review stock trades when there is public question about their propriety.
If those people were not thrown in prison none of them will be.