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WATCH: Rev. Warnock crushes Loeffler's argument that 'insider trading' is the 'American dream'

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RED BARBLUE BARAppointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was asked about her “insider trading” scandal that was under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department., Loeffler’s stock trades had peculiar timing. After receiving a briefing about the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, Loeffler dumped stocks that later fell because of the pandemic. At the same time, Loeffler was downplaying the seriousness of the virus. ADVERTISEMENTLoeffler said that her stock dump is the very definition of the American Dream. Rev. Warnock explained that he doesn’t believe that stock trades are wrong or that Loeffler doesn’t have the right to play the markets, he said he doesn’t believe Loeffler, or any senator, should have the right to self-dealing at the expense of the American tax-payer.“I’m okay with the fact that she wants to make money—I just think you shouldn’t use the people’s seat to enrich yourself. You ought to use the people’s seat to represent the people,” he said.Loeffler claimed she’s a “job creator” and that Rev. Warnock “never created a job in his life. Warnock, who oversees a church executive committee of seven, an executive staff of seven, and church staff of two, started a jobs program at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.See his answer in the video below:Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock on Sen. Kelly Loeffler: "I'm okay with the fact that she wants to make money—I just think you shouldn't use the people's seat to enrich yourself. You ought to use the people's seat to represent the people."— ABC News (@ABC)ADVERTISEMENT… then let us make a small request. The COVID crisis has slashed advertising rates, and we need your help. Like you, we here at Raw Story believe in the power of progressive journalism. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. We’ve exposed billionaire and uncovered White House efforts to . We’ve revealed , and legal efforts to harm workers exploited by . And unlike other news outlets, we’ve decided to make our original content free. But we need your support to do what we do.Raw Story is independent. Unhinged from corporate overlords, we fight to ensure no one is forgotten.We need your support in this difficult time. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Invest with us. , or… then let us make a small request. The COVID crisis has slashed advertising rates, and we need your help. Like you, we believe in the power of progressive journalism — and we’re investing in investigative reporting as other publications give it the ax. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. We’ve exposed billionaire and uncovered White House efforts to . We’ve revealed , and efforts to harm workers exploited by . We need your support to do what we do.Raw Story is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Invest with us in the future. , orReport typos and corrections to: ."Gestapo" trended nationwide on Twitter on Monday after .Former Department of Health data scientist Rebekah Jones posted video of the raid on Twitter, with harsh words for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).1/There will be no update today. At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech. Conservative Charlie Sykes has been speaking out against the Republican Party since President Donald Trump took over the GOP. It has now become clear to him that the party is headed toward a cesspool of delusion. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, the host explained "circular firing squads do serve a purpose, I guess if you are talking about the rot in the Republican Party. But what does that look like? Do you think this is really the next phase of the MAGA devolution that they'll be at war with Republicans who dare to tell the truth and do their job?"Sykes described it as "the deranged vs. the demented vs. the deluded."&nbsp; Arguments made in support of President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election continue to be dogged by major flaws in reasoning."Since President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, there's been a lot of analysis aimed at somehow proving that his election was the result of fraud or illegal voting. None of that analysis has actually offered credible proof of fraud, as dozens of judges in various courts and any number of independent observers have determined. But the goal is often less to prove the case than to suggest the case, to continue to present the well-settled issue as unsettled and thereby to present President Trump as having not-yet-lost his reelection bid instead of having clearly lost it a month ago," Philip Bump of The Washington Post Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Comments:

RED BARBLUE BARAppointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was asked about her “insider trading” scandal that was under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department., Loeffler’s stock trades had peculiar timing. After receiving a briefing about the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, Loeffler dumped stocks that later fell because of the pandemic. At the same time, Loeffler was downplaying the seriousness of the virus. ADVERTISEMENTLoeffler said that her stock dump is the very definition of the American Dream. Rev. Warnock explained that he doesn’t believe that stock...

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WATCH: Rev. Warnock crushes Loeffler's argument that 'insider trading' is the 'American dream'

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