Washington D.C
Washington, D.C. – Last week the Justice Department dropped its investigation into stock trades by the husband of California Senator Dianne Feinstein in the days just before the coronavirus outbreak took hold in America. Feinstein was among a handful of senators including the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee Richard Burr, who may have violated the law, which prevents lawmakers from using insider information to their personal advantage. In this instance the trades were made subsequent to a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing about what was then, concerns over an impending impact of the coronavirus, in the period before the public was advised of its dangers. Feinstein repeatedly denied allegations she did anything wrong claiming the trades were made by her husband.
