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In reply to the discussion: They're trying to drag Senator Fienstein into the stock sale scandal to be "fair and ballanced" [View all]mcar
(46,069 posts)8. Her husband sold stock in a biotech company
Who would do that if they knew this was coming. Also, Dems weren't in on the briefing.
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Folks, go slow on the DiFi stuff. Her husband sold some stock in a medical company in January...when the stock was at its low point. It went up after that. That doesn't exactly look like cashing in on inside information.
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They're trying to drag Senator Fienstein into the stock sale scandal to be "fair and ballanced" [View all]
maxrandb
Mar 2020
OP
The stock market was tanking of course he sold to prevent further loss... and it is legal.
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#18
no, the M$M and faux news are conflating Fiensteins husband sold at a deep loss. That's not the same
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#6
+1, I know its just really sloppy for the M$M to conflate all trades. Burr knew some shit was ...
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#9
Yes. When her husband sold, it was at a multi-year low. Then it went up (and down again).
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2020
#23
Unfortunately, the damage has been done. Most Americans aren't going to go past the headline.
jalan48
Mar 2020
#11
She & her husband sold between 3-6 million in stock. Oddly timed for such an amount.
oldsoftie
Mar 2020
#16
Sen. Feinstein's assets are in a blind trust over which she has no control.
northoftheborder
Mar 2020
#35
Sorry, NYTimes, your timeline of her (husband) selling stock is too fuzzy to stick on her.
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2020
#40