Is the Republican dam starting to crack?

[brooklynite]

Tucker Carlson Calls for Senator Burr to Resign and Face Prosecution Over $1.7M Stock Dump Unless He Has an ‘Honest Explanation’

There has been outrage across the political spectrum over a shocking report that Senate Intelligence chair Richard Burr (R-NC) dumped as much as $1.7 million in stock just before the market tanked, despite publicly maintaining that the government was on top of the coronavirus. Thursday night on Fox News, Tucker Carlson completely tore into the senator from the Tar Heel state.

In a scathing end-of-show commentary, Carlson called on the senator to either justify his actions, or step down and be indicted.

“Maybe there is an honest explanation for what he did,” Carlson said. “If there is, he should share it with the rest of us immediately. Otherwise, he must resign from the senate and face prosecution for insider trading.”

https://www.mediaite.com/news/tucker-carlson-excoriates-sen-burr-over-1-7m-stock-dump-no-greater-moral-crime-than-betraying-your-country-in-a-time-of-crisis/

[Under The Radar]

1. Something certainly has gotten into Tucker

[Generic Brad]

13. Tucker's investments must have tanked

Hell hath no fury like a scorned Tucker Carlson.

[Under The Radar]

14. Pissed that they didn't let him know? Good theory

[DENVERPOPS]

31. Hell hath no fury

like fucked over Republican's Uber wealthy supporters that they didn't share the info with.........

The Female Republican Senator, Whose husband is the head of the New York Stock Exchange, did much greater selling off.....like 10's of millions in stock dumping and they suspect even more hidden behind "ghost" traders.........

[Zambero]

19. A Burr in his saddle perhaps?

[greyl]

2. ABC reports Trump is saying Burr needs to resign.

Link to tweet

[coti]

9. Well, of course. Burr tried to bipartisanly run the Senate Intelligence Committee with Mark Warner

and they put out genuine reports about Trump's crimes.

[Marcuse]

37. Republicans. They seem to be either batshit crazy, crooked or both.

[brewens]

11. Trump always makes it worse when he should stay off the twitter. He has no idea how far

this might go. Now that he's said that, why shouldn't everyone involved resign? He'll have to walk that back.

[BigmanPigman]

25. Weren't there about 5 who did the same, including Feinstein?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213133622

I take it back, not Feinstein.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213134475

[GulfCoast66]

3. He is smart enough to know no one can gaslight 1-2% of Americans dying.

Once most Americans know multiple people who are dead from this, people on tape minimizing this virus are not gonna be too popular.

Hedging his bet.

[gratuitous]

4. Burr has strayed from the party line a time or two

So calls for his resignation from his putative teammates isn't as shocking as it might otherwise be. Will Carlson or Trump call for Sen. Loeffler or Sen. Inhofe to resign for cashing out ahead of the market tanking?

[tblue37]

5. They'll definitely call for Diane Feinstein to resign. nt

[tblue37]

6. Don't forget Jerry Moran & Ron Johnson. nt

[coti]

10. Oh no, Ron Johnson is a true patriot who loves Trump.

He routinely owns the libs and reminds us what a fine human being Trump is. There's no way he could be a criminal.

[Zambero]

20. NC has a Democratic governor

...who would appoint a Democrat in the interim if Burr was to resign. Would Republicans want him gone THAT badly?

[Bleacher Creature]

28. Actually, he's required by law to pick a Republican

Link to tweet

[Aquaria]

32. Could they convince one of the Never Dolters still registered as GOP

To take up residence in NC?

I'd sort of like to see Rick Wilson take on Moscow Mitch Face-to-Beak.

[Midnight Writer]

35. I love it! Legislation for The People!

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Oh boy,

Interesting insider trading eh. Five rethugs and a Dem. Oh Boy. And to think in this day and age of Electronic Data and access to that data. Stupid people,they deserve to be tombstoned.

[Bucky]

8. Two factors are protecting Republicans in office right now

Dunning and Kruger

[Chellee]

21. LOL! nt

[Zambero]

23. Yes, at the graph point of of "Knows It All" & Knows Nothing

The latter not in quotes. Perception over reality. Republicans have always leaned heavily on their perception card.

[stopdiggin]

12. I would have to see the actual timeline and evidence

(what kind of sales/trades, and when) Lots of people have sold stock in the past month or so. And did so as a fairly common sense move.

Now if this guy walked out of the meeting and called his broker 10 minutes later ...
But that's what needs to be determined. And TCarson (or Trump) going off on somebody .. doesn't really carry a lot of weight around here.

[uponit7771]

15. Right, DIFI looks like she sold a lot also in last month but the trades have to be relative

[stopdiggin]

16. and even then

an ordinary person couldn't have foreseen market disruptions and turbulence .. without any sort of "inside" information?

Specific trades relating to specific information.
(and I'm not saying they're not there. just that I think that is what is required.)

[uponit7771]

17. +1, There were blaring alarms going off .. inverted fed, free falling t rates

[Demovictory9]

18. step down. give that office to a dem

[Bleacher Creature]

30. No, it would stay with the Republicans

Link to tweet

[C Moon]

22. "honest explanation"? That right there is giving him a pardon.

There would be NO reason to say "honest explanation."
This is the way the GOP operates. Next will be a feeble "honest explanation" from Burr, and the GOP and Carlson will say, "Oh, okay. That works. All is forgiven."

[NBachers]

34. I broke into giddy laughter when I saw the words 'Honest Explanation'. "Oh, well if that's the case,

nevermind."

[yaesu]

24. Is the capitalist dam starting to crack is the bigger question. nt

[herding cats]

26. An honest explanation for blatant insider trading?

That's pretty cute, and an obvious "get your story straight now" shot across the bow. 😑

[flibbitygiblets]

27. So they're cool with foreign collusion and shutting down pandemic response team, but insider trading

is a bridge too far?

I really just don't get Republicans. Which I guess I am thankful for.

[Aquaria]

29. Nah.

Schmucker is simply pissed off that Burr didn't share his inside tips about the market.

[Dopers_Greed]

33. Yes, absolutely

RepliCONs using COVID for profit looks extremely bad

Even the hardest core MAGAts will have trouble with this.

[blue-wave]

36. If they sent Martha Stewart to jail

for "insider trading" (I still think she got a raw deal and they had it out for her for some reason) then they need to prosecute this case and start getting serious about prosecuting all the real insiders.

[steve2470]

38. stopped clock nt

[malaise]

39. What did he say about Loeffler, Johnson, Inhofe and

Moran?

[Progressive dog]

40. If Burr had just tipped Tucker,

everything would have been fine. No honor amng thieves.

[D_Master81]

41. They want him to resign cause

They can replace him with a Republican whereas this will be a massive scandal that will be tough to retain the seat.