Posted on 06/10/2023 3:34:42 PM PDT by thegagline
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm ostensibly admitted lying under oath in a letter on Friday when she told Republicans she didn’t own any individual stocks which Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called “a troubling pattern” and “unacceptable.”
She stated in the letter, which was first reported on by E&E News, that she divested from a number of stocks in 2021 but that she maintained shares in six companies. Back on April 20, Granholm testified under oath that she had sold all of her shares of individual companies which was not true.
“As you know, as part of the confirmation process before this Committee, in 2021 I divested from assets that could be in conflict with my official duties,” Granholm contended in the letter which was obtained by Fox News Digital. “I did, however, retain assets that were determined by Government ethics officials to not conflict with my official duties.”
“I mistakenly told the Committee that I did not own any individual stocks, whereas I should have said that I did not own any conflicting stocks. In order to make my financial holdings consistent with my testimony, on May 18, 2023, I divested my remaining stock holdings which consisted of stock in six companies, even though these assets were deemed non-conflicting,” she added.
The energy secretary did not divulge which companies she had owned shares in. She did claim she would disclose that information in her Annual Public Financial Disclosure Report in mid-June. *** “Secretary Granholm lied to the committee about her family’s stock holdings,” [Senator] Barrasso exploded in a statement given to Fox News Digital. “This comes after her failure to follow basic ethics and disclosure rules. This is a troubling pattern. It is unacceptable
(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...
That’s the bottom line, isn’t it?
A really really really harshly worded letter.
Yep!
Why do I always hear Gilbert & Sullivan melodies, whenever I read
*harsh* statements, by GOP??
They’re parody jokes....on US!
👍👍👍👍👍
Re a Democrat lying. Impossible.
No! Just an inborn trait!! Incurable except by being unelected and or death.
Ok, Republicans roll over and play dead.
There ya go…..good uniparty
The first step would/should be to check that her Oath of Office was properly rendered.
Indeed can’t count how many times I hear a democrat open with the line I mistakenly.... when questioned.
Red law is big now and growing.
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