Justice Dept. drops insider trading investigation into GOP Sen. Richard Burr

Case closed on North Carolina lawmaker and three other senators who sold stocks ahead of COVID-19 market plunge

The Department of Justice has dropped its investigation of North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr over allegations of insider trading, which was launched after it was discovered early on in the pandemic that he had sold off "significant" stock holdings ahead of the market taking a reactive dive.

The New York Times first reported Tuesday that that DOJ had dropped the case, noting:

The decision by the department and the Securities and Exchange Commission effectively cleared a cloud of legal jeopardy that has loomed over Mr. Burr since the sales were first disclosed in March. At the crux of the case was whether Mr. Burr, then the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had acted based on nonpublic information about the contagion that he received at senators-only briefings.

Sen. Burr issued a statement to Axios in reaction to the news, saying, "The case is now closed. I'm glad to hear it. My focus has been and will continue to be working for the people of North Carolina during this difficult time for our nation."

The outlet reported that the DOJ "has now closed all four of its Senate insider trading probes it launched early on in the pandemic," pointing out that Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) were also investigated for the same reasons but no charges were brought against any of the lawmakers.

What's the background?

Burr came under fire in March after public financial disclosures revealed that the North Carolina senator sold off as much as $1.72 million in dozens of transactions on Feb. 13, after receiving briefings on the threat of the coronavirus that was spreading from China and prompting lockdowns in several other countries. ProPublic reported at the time that "a week after Burr's sales, the stock market began a sharp decline and has lost about 30% since."

The revelations drew fury across the political spectrum, including from high-profile conservatives calling for Burr to resign. Among those who criticized Burr publicly were Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Calif.), who said at the time that Burr "should be immediately dismissed from the Senate Intel Committee while he is under investigation."

Burr eventually stepped down as the head of the intel committee, Axios reported.

In May, the FBI served a warrant against Burr, seizing his cellphone as part of the investigation into the allegations.

Burr, 65, has maintained his innocence throughout. Before the allegations, Burr had already announced he would be retiring and would not seek re-election for his term that ends in 2023.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/doj-drops-insider-trading-investigation-into-gop-sen-richard-burr

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Ex-Guantanamo chief prosecutor calls for ‘DOMESTIC WAR ON SEDITION,’ suggests GOP congressman more guilty than Gitmo detainees

Retired US Air Force Col. Moe Davis spent years prosecuting alleged Islamist terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, but now his sights are set on domestic threats, including the Republican congressman who beat him in the 2020 election.

“I was chief prosecutor at Guantanamo for over two years, and there's far more evidence of Congressman Madison Cawthorn's guilt than there was of guilt for 95+ percent of the detainees,” Davis said Monday on Twitter.

It's time we start a domestic war on sedition by American terrorists.

The message was accompanied by photos of Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) and another freshman member of Congress, Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado). Davis, a former Democrat congressional candidate, didn't specify in his tweet what actions by Cawthorn might constitute sedition, but Democrats have called for his removal from office for saying that President-elect Joe Biden's election victory was fraudulent and using such language as “fight back” to allegedly incite the January 6 US Capitol riot.

I was Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo for over 2 years and there’s far more evidence of Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s guilt than there was of guilt for 95+ percent of the detainees. It’s time we start a domestic war on sedition by American terrorists.@CawthornforNC#MadCawpic.twitter.com/ImbOB3yHVZ

— Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) January 18, 2021

More than 59,000 people have signed a change.org petition demanding his resignation. Cawthorn, a paraplegic who at 25 is the youngest member of Congress, blamed the violence during the riot on left-wing agitators. He later condemned the “actions of a violent few” as “cowardly and pathetic” and said it was “sickening and infuriating” to see people with American flags and Trump flags storming the Capitol.

At a time when Democrats are branding supporters of President Donald Trump, including members of Congress, as dangerous white supremacist, Davis' tweet took the discourse to an even higher level. Fox host Tucker Carlson said the retired colonel is essentially calling on people like Cawthorn and the millions of Americans who voted Republican to be “subdued by force.”

“Has Twitter seen Moe Davis tweet?” Carlson asked. “Has the Secret Service? Do they care? Will a single one of Col. Moe Davis many allies in the Democratic Party denounce what he said or even tell him to cool it a little bit?”

Cawthorn, who beat Davis by more than 12 percentage points in the November 3 election, responded to the sedition allegation by urging his supporters to “never back down to the violent left.” He added, “My disgraced and defeated opponent wants to declare war on conservatives.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/513023-guantanamo-domestic-war-on-sedition/

Goldman Sachs shows best-in-decade performance as underwriting profits more than DOUBLE in last quarter of 2020

Goldman Sachs Group made an exceptionally strong performance in the last quarter of 2020, raking in more than double the profits compared to the previous year despite global financial havoc inflicted by the ongoing pandemic.

While 2020 proved to be a rollercoaster year for global markets – and a death sentence to many small businesses – some fared extremely well amid the Covid-19 turmoil. Reporting its earnings on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs showed impressive results.

Rolling out the earnings sheet, Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon said in a press release that “it was a challenging year on many fronts,” warning that 2021 might not be any better.

“We hope this year brings much needed stability and a respite from the pandemic, but we remain ready to handle a wide range of outcomes,” he said.

Our Chairman and CEO David Solomon comments on $GS' full year and 4Q 2020 earnings results: https://t.co/CNvcV88Qempic.twitter.com/fFmPWKev8P

— Goldman Sachs (@GoldmanSachs) January 19, 2021

The investment banking company showed some 43 percent growth in revenues from trading in 2020, with its profits jumping 23 percent to $4.27 billion in the last quarter of the turbulent year. Investment banking itself has proven to be a gold mine for the company, surging 27 percent to $2.61 billion during the quarter, which constituted nearly 195 percent growth compared to the same period of the previous year. The record revenues primarily stemmed from equity underwriting, as the company took part in multiple juicy IPOs.

https://www.rt.com/business/512986-goldman-sachs-double-profits/

Crowds in West Palm Beach Are Already Preparing for President Trump’s Arrival Tomorrow

President Trump is scheduled to arrive in Palm Beach, Florida tomorrow after departing Washington, D.C. in the morning.

The President is scheduled to arrive in Florida after departing Washington, D.C. in the morning. He has scheduled an event at the airport (Joint Base Andrew) for those who wish to send him off. Unfortunate for the Republican Party, top Republicans will not be there:

But the people in Florida are ready for the President’s arrival. Today people were sharing their flags above the highway in support of the President:

The Sun-Sentinel reports on the President’s arrival:

Joe Budd, president of the Trump Club 45 USA fan club, expects that a big crowd of flag-waving supporters will greet Trump when Air Force One lands at Palm Beach International. Some are planning to travel to Palm Beach from other parts of the state, he said, including a woman from the Gulf Coast who called him in tears.

“I expect a lot of emotion,” he said. “They want to be there. They want to welcome him home.”

Tomorrow will be an emotional day for many.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/crowds-west-palm-beach-already-preparing-president-trumps-arrival-tomorrow/

Dancing Israelis Police and FBI Reports 9/11/01

https://centipedenation.com/transmissions/miles-guo-dropping-bombs-hunter-biden-sex-tapes-and-other-evidence-of-the-ccps-infiltration-of-the-u-s/

Declassified CIA & MSM Relations

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/ciasuseofjournal00unit.pdf

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How the Chinese Regime Colluded with WHO During the Pandemic

Since the Chinese Communist Party virus (CCP virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus) first broke out in Wuhan, China, the World Health Organization (WHO) repeated the Chinese regime's talking points. It initially parroted the Chinese regime’s official statements that there was little or no risk of human-to-human transmission of the virus. Mounting evidence, including from leaked internal documents, however, shows that the regime knew about the outbreak’s severity and hid it from the public. The virus has since spread to more than 200 countries and territories, with more than 4 million people infected and more than 300,000 deaths worldwide.

A growing number of countries are calling for an evaluation of the WHO's pandemic response.

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