Posted on 06/11/2023 9:33:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Friday, Jennifer Granholm, Joe Biden’s Secretary of Energy, informed Congress that she lied during her confirmation hearings.
High-ranking government officials responsible for shaping policies are expected to refrain from owning stocks that could potentially create conflicts of interest. Granholm did not completely divest herself of all the stocks she possessed, and she retained six stocks in her portfolio.
During her confirmation proceedings, when questioned by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, she declared under oath that she did not own any individual stocks and conveniently omitted mentioning the six stocks she still held at that time. In her letter to the committee leadership, Friday, Granholm acknowledged her lie from her testimony, referring to it as a “mistake.”
“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 wrote in the letter. “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 continued.
Granholm conveniently neglected to provide specific details about the stocks she still owned during her testimony, and now admits that she and her husband, Daniel Mulhern, maintained ownership of Ford Motor Company shares valued at $2,457.89, raising huge concerns about conflict of interest given her cabinet position. Granholm only just sold the stock on May 15.
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Just like Pelosi denying she knows anything about stock trading. It is her gay husband that picks all the winners everytime.
The whole commiecrat party is full of hypocrites and holier than thou miscreants.
I “gave at the office.” Lived here in Michigan the terrible years she was Governor. (Much worse with Gretchen Whitmer now.)
She’s not on my list of acceptable people.
She’s on the other list.
Comey convicted Martha Stewart and she got several months in prison for lying; why is Granholm not being indicted for lying??????
Aside from Ford, which is bad enough, what were the other five stocks?
Media should examine her profit/loss in these companies since her appointment.
Why did she only recently sell? I assume she knew her conflicts would soon go public, and certainly not because of remorse.
There are few high Obiden officials not guilty of high crimes or felonies or both.
Reset assured. They will punish someone else.
Only GOP "mistakes" are criminal.
“Aside from Ford, which is bad enough, what were the other five stocks?”
This is very slyly written, leaving out the stocks held and total amounts. They want the reader to say “$2,457.89? That’s all? No big deal.” when I’m willing to bet that the other holdings are worth much more.
Here from Zero Hedge:
Granholm did not identify the companies. She said they would be identified on her annual disclosure report, which is expected to be available in mid-June.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/top-biden-administration-official-admits-lying-congress
Wouldn’t that be great to say in court, “Well, in order to make the evidence consistent with my testimony, I threw it out.”
She and her husband, Daniel Mulhern, maintained ownership of Ford Motor Company shares valued at $2,457.89, raising huge concerns about ***(conflict of interest given her cabinet position)***. Granholm only just sold the stock on May 15.
Psssst it’s a Biden crew member DUH the lot of them are crooked hustlers.
WHERE’S THE MONEY ?
JB
Valued at $2,457 ?
That’s chump change. It’s not like Biden’s $5 Million from Burisma.
Not even worth prosecuting ( unless you’re Donald Trump ).
The lower down the ladder the less money she’s working her way to be Pelosi earn 200K and have a net worth of 140 million.
It’s why democrats stay in office so long.
Harry Reid taps box
At around $14/share for several years, I don’t believe a woman of her influence and wealth purchased only a couple hundred shares of Ford.
I escaped Detroit MI in 1972 and never looked back.
Democrats and labor unions are its ruin.
It isn’t worth prosecuting if you believe Granholm.
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