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BSdetect
(8,999 posts)essme
(1,207 posts)Surely to god someone told him to ditch his phone, and get a new one. He can't be that stupid.
Roy Rolling
(6,933 posts)Apparently, there is no limit.
The problem for him is, they all thought the market decline was gonna be a blip, a speed bump on the way to new highs. When the pullback hit 20%, he became a poster child for insider trading by politicians.
He cant hide out in the open like Republicans have become accustomed. Everyone who took a 20% hit in their 401-k is now looking for him. He pissed off the 401(k) crowdthe swing suburbanites Republicans had counted on to vote regardless of the candidate.
Except when their candidate took money out of their pockets. Its how Republican selfishness works, I dont make the rules.
gab13by13
(21,405 posts)remember it was Burr's committee that recently confirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
Trump is sending another message to people who cross him.
Why just him? Why not Loeffler and the two others? From Heather Cox Richardson:
So why Burr? Remember I mentioned that the Senate Intelligence Committee agreed with the Mueller investigation, and that It was due to release the final volume of its report soon? Burr is the chairman of that key committee. If he is discredited enough to lose his chairmanship, McConnell will get to choose his replacement. And its a pretty safe bet the committee will no longer support the conclusions of the Mueller Report.
[link:https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-13-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta|
Zoonart
(11,878 posts)Zoonart
(11,878 posts)Burr may have used his insider info, but he was also Chair of the Intel Committee during the impeachment and this is pay-back.
lark
(23,156 posts)Arrest all the cheaters, not just the one drumpf is most pissed at.
gab13by13
(21,405 posts)makes it clear what Trump is doing.
lark
(23,156 posts)He's really pissed at Burr putting out the report that indeed Russia did attempt (ha, did it not attempt) to highjack the 2016 election in favor of drumpf. He didn't go along with the "it's all a hoax" strategy like Toad Barr did and drumpf totally lives for reverge.
Edit - fixed typo
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)Straight out of the mob boss' handbook