New: Georgia Senator David Perdue sold his home last year, in a private deal, to an official whose organization had business before his committee.https://t.co/cQzJ139g2V
— Robert Faturechi (@RobertFaturechi) December 10, 2020
New: @sendavidperdue sold up to $165,000 in shares of a casino company that later shuttered and made an investment in a company that manufactures personal protective equipment on the same day he attended his first classified pandemic briefing. https://t.co/sKCmo1KJSu
— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) December 2, 2020
Sen. David Perdue owned up to $250,000 in FireEye stock when he promoted the company’s reports to the Senate’s cybersecurity committee, says reports https://t.co/WKlBW8INbl
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 2, 2020
This is wild! "An examination of Mr. Perdue’s stock trading during his six years in office reveals that he has been the Senate’s most prolific stock trader by far, sometimes reporting 20 or more transactions in a single day." https://t.co/NRMNxAUMQk
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 2, 2020
Salon: David Perdue traded bank stock while passing pro-bank legislation on the Senate Banking Cmte.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 28, 2020
From 2017 to 2020, Perdue co-sponsored 14 bills benefitting the financial industry. He also accepted $1+ mil in contributions from financial interests.https://t.co/iqNePvw4FN
'Investigators found that Cardlytics’ chief executive at the time, Scott Grimes, sent Mr. Perdue a personal email two days before the senator’s stock sale that made a vague mention of “upcoming changes.” 'https://t.co/J3LdJDJ9K1
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) November 25, 2020
Let’s put it bluntly. Sen. Perdue’s campaign lied to reporters for weeks/months by insisting he had no input on his stock sales. The Times report shows he clearly didhttps://t.co/wYZthfybaV
— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 25, 2020
Via @sambrodey
"A series of swift transactions in his portfolio told a different story, however, showing the senator dumped some company stocks, while investing in others — like protective equipment maker DuPont & pharmaceutical company Pfizer — that were poised to do well during the pandemic" https://t.co/smOQh8kFJH
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 25, 2020
Sen. David Perdue, one of two Republicans facing a runoff election in Georgia, began buying large amounts of ultimately profitable shares in a Navy contractor just before taking over as chair of a Senate subcommittee that oversees the Navy fleet. https://t.co/vDBQzb4SIn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 19, 2020
Sad! 