# Republicans purposely downplayed COVID-19 warnings so they could offload stock.

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**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843 "2020-03-19T21:39:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/121 "2020-03-25T02:10:18Z")

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So, [Oracle is partnering](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/oracle-to-partner-with-trump-administration-to-collect-data-on-use-of-antimalarial-drugs-to-treat-covid-19/2020/03/24/ecbb8b76-6de2-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html) with the Trump administration on anti-malarial drugs for some reason. Remember that Senator Loeffler bought two stocks in addition to offloading her shares? One, coincidentally, in the telecommuting company Citrix.

The other? Oracle.

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/122 "2020-05-14T15:09:53Z")

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Burr’s house and phone were searched.

[Richard Burr Is in the Shit Now - INDY Week](https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/richard-burr-search-warrant/)

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**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/123 "2020-05-27T00:37:53Z")

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Loeffler will [get away with it](https://www.npr.org/2020/05/26/862692569/justice-department-closes-investigations-of-3-senators-burr-inquiry-continues?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews), of course. I’m sure that the [million dollar donation](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/kelly-loeffler-trump-super-pac-272626) her husband made to Trump during the investigation has nothing to do with it.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/124 "2020-05-27T02:11:18Z")

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> [@Monty](#):
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> It’s Corona If A Republican Does It.

I do belive we have to update this to _ **I** t’s **C** OVID-19 **I** f **A**  **R** epublican **D** enies **I** t_.

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