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<v Speaker 1>It's seven oh six here at fifty five panacy E

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<v Speaker 1>talk station. By the time, I was wishing everyone a

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<v Speaker 1>happy Tuesday the extent you can make it happy. In studio,

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<v Speaker 1>mister numbers man himself, Todd's endser. He's all over multiple

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<v Speaker 1>topics here in the Tri State, and most ugly, it

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<v Speaker 1>looks like a Shenanigan's declaration. That's my phrasing. That was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be talking about and breaking down the allegations against

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Landsman about his stock purchases which he did not disclose,

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<v Speaker 1>apparently pursuing to the Stocked Act. The Stock Acts stopped

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<v Speaker 1>trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. Todd's good to have you

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<v Speaker 1>in studio, man, it's good to see you again. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Brian, It's good to be back.

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<v Speaker 1>And I will call this a Shenanigan's declaration. You're a

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<v Speaker 1>little perturbed that Greg Landsman apparently trading uh in stocks

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<v Speaker 1>notwithstanding what he's campaigning on. I know you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get to get to that, but I know it was

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<v Speaker 1>reported in I guess the Washington Free Beacon or elsewhere

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<v Speaker 1>that he's invested in some of the most profitable companies

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<v Speaker 1>of all time while he campaigns against the very corporations

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<v Speaker 1>that he has invested in, again without disclosing these transactions

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<v Speaker 1>under the Stock Act. Let's talk about this first off,

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<v Speaker 1>the Stock Act. What are the obligations under the Stock

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<v Speaker 1>Act to disclose these financial transactions?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Brian, I was actually when I was working in DC,

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<v Speaker 2>I had to follow the Stock Act because the Stock

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<v Speaker 2>Act applies not only to Congress but members of the

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<v Speaker 2>certain members of the executive Branch.

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<v Speaker 1>A topic about which you have familiarity, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, for the executive Branch, you had to report

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<v Speaker 2>anytime somebody talked to you about a job like in

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<v Speaker 2>the private sector. Oh really, yeah, you had to disclose

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<v Speaker 2>that also, and you have to do it timely. The

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<v Speaker 2>idea is to get this information to the public in

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<v Speaker 2>a timely way. So for members of Congress, when they

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<v Speaker 2>buy or sell shares of stock, they have thirty days.

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<v Speaker 2>If they do it personally, they have thirty days to

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<v Speaker 2>report it publicly on a form prescribed by the Ethics Committee.

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<v Speaker 1>And you say, if they do that personally, meaning they

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<v Speaker 1>personally ordered the trade, as opposed to having an independent investor.

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<v Speaker 2>Right they called Charles Schwab, And they do with themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>If somebody else does it. They have forty five days

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<v Speaker 2>to report it, and no matter what, it should be

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<v Speaker 2>reported in forty five days. Now, mister Landsman had transactions

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<v Speaker 2>and he didn't disclose them for twenty months, not forty.

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<v Speaker 1>Five days, and in much much of that period of

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<v Speaker 1>time included the campaign time.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely he disclosed finally disclosed in August, this past August,

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<v Speaker 2>transactions that he had made dating back to his first

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks in Congress, oh in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>And what happens is his violations are reviewed by the

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<v Speaker 2>Ethics Committee for those specific infractions. And the Ethics Committee

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<v Speaker 2>is an interesting body in and of itself. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>a two hundred dollars penalty for failing to disclose timely.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you take the transactions that mister Landsman failed

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<v Speaker 2>to report timely, which were at least eighty seven, you

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<v Speaker 2>multiply that by two hundred and you get almost eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>thousand dollars. Now, the Ethics Committee has a habit or

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<v Speaker 2>a practice of kind of forgiving a lot of this stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But the issue with mister Landsman is that there are

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances that make it look like he willfully failed to

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<v Speaker 2>comply with the app.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this is the more intriguing element of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's because of his campaign platform, his promises, and his

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<v Speaker 1>his positions seemed to fly in the face of the

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<v Speaker 1>very stock transactions that he's engaged in.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, he invested in companies like Apple, Google, Adobe, Navidia,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some big, big time corporation. And the other

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<v Speaker 2>thing he campaigns against is billionaires, and he claims that

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<v Speaker 2>he's with us, not billionaires. Meanwhile, these companies he's investing

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<v Speaker 2>in were founded by some of the wealthiest billionaires in

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<v Speaker 2>the nation. So I just I just don't think that

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<v Speaker 2>the voters should go to the polls without understanding what

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<v Speaker 2>mister Landsman has done here. And I think that if

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<v Speaker 2>the only opportunity you have to hold members of Congress

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<v Speaker 2>accountable for their actions is during an election.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yes, and this is I think the way you

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<v Speaker 1>would characterize it when we were off. He's not walking

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<v Speaker 1>the walk. He's talking to talk being anti pharmaceutical and

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<v Speaker 1>anti oil. But then again, those are some of the

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<v Speaker 1>investments that you specifically point out on the complaint that

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<v Speaker 1>he has investments in. That's correct and did not disclose.

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<v Speaker 2>That's correct. And then you also have to add the

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<v Speaker 2>element of the purpose of the Stock Act. The purpose

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<v Speaker 2>of the Stock Act was a response to allegations of

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<v Speaker 2>insider trading by various members of Congress, and the Stock

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<v Speaker 2>Act was enacted in twenty twelve and it's been amended

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of times since then. But the whole idea

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<v Speaker 2>was to put in place a safeguard to discourage or

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<v Speaker 2>to protect against members of Congress using confidential information that

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<v Speaker 2>they pick up during their Congressional hearings or whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>case may be, or briefings, to guard against them using

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<v Speaker 2>that information to profit.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is how many of them go to Washington poor

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<v Speaker 1>or at least not multimillionaires, but then leave DC after

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<v Speaker 1>any number of terms coming back multimillionaires. It happens all

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<v Speaker 1>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's an unbelievable phenomen it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just frightening. The corruption is just on full display

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<v Speaker 1>right then and there. I mean, it's Republicans as Democrats,

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<v Speaker 1>it's anybody in Congress has access to all this information.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can't accuse mister Lambsman of insider trading, but

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<v Speaker 2>he definitely defeated the safeguard that Congress has put in

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<v Speaker 2>place to guard against insider trading and what.

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<v Speaker 1>We call in the law the appearance of impropriety. They're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to hold themselves up to high standards, so it

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<v Speaker 1>does not besmirch the name of Congress in the eyes

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<v Speaker 1>of the people. And this is a factor that one

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<v Speaker 1>would consider and whether he's doing that or not.

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<v Speaker 2>That's correct. Now, if it had been one or two

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<v Speaker 2>or three reports that he didn't file timely, that'd be

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<v Speaker 2>a different story.

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<v Speaker 1>But just sheer number.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got eleven or twelve pages of transactions that he

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<v Speaker 2>failed to disclose for practically his whole term.

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<v Speaker 1>What's his explanation for this?

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<v Speaker 2>The only well, he had two explanations. One came from

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<v Speaker 2>a spokesperson. It wasn't really an explanation. It said, as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as he learned of these transactions, he filed. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not so sure about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. Is it your assertion that he personally directed these

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<v Speaker 1>trades or is this something that was done on his

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<v Speaker 1>behalf by an investment company or a financial plan or advisor.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't believe he personally made them. It's possible

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<v Speaker 2>that his wife made them or his investment advisor. But

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<v Speaker 2>the way the law is written, it doesn't really matter

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<v Speaker 2>who made them see when he became a member of Congress,

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<v Speaker 2>within sixty days, he was required to undergo or go

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<v Speaker 2>through an ethics briefing. Right, the ethics briefing is going

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<v Speaker 2>to cover all these topics, including the Stock Act. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>during that sixty days, he's trading stocks left and right.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got twenty five transactions during his first two during

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<v Speaker 2>his first two months, and so we're supposed to believe

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<v Speaker 2>that he sits through training. Here's about the Stock Act

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<v Speaker 2>and his obligations, and it never occurs to him that, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I should look into this and set up a

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<v Speaker 2>protocol for my investors to tell me what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>so I can comply with the Act. Mmm.

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<v Speaker 1>Shenanigans will pause, We'll bring Todds and the back talking

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<v Speaker 1>about some more of the details on these ops well

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Thomas with Todd's intern Studio talking about Craig Landsman

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<v Speaker 1>and the Stock Act, which obligates members of Congress to

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<v Speaker 1>if they trade themselves, to notify well the general public

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<v Speaker 1>by filing a former than thirty days, or if they

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<v Speaker 1>don't trade themselves, they got to let us know within

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<v Speaker 1>forty five days. Well, how come it took Greg Landsman,

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<v Speaker 1>what was it twenty months to unt twenty months to

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<v Speaker 1>file these And it's significant number you said, eighty seven transactions.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just the number, it's that who he has

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<v Speaker 1>invested in or with flies in the face of his

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<v Speaker 1>campaign language about openness and being anti oil and greening

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<v Speaker 1>new deal and all that crap, but also his ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>class warfare attacks against those evil billionaires. Well, he's obviously

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<v Speaker 1>has confidence in those evil billionaires as a mechanism to

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<v Speaker 1>make money since he's invested in the evil billionaires companies. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>not a dumb thing. You want to make some money,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where the money's to be made. So I'm happy

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<v Speaker 1>that there are billionaires, that billionaires out there providing jobs

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<v Speaker 1>as well as all I don't know, opportunities for us

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<v Speaker 1>to expand our portfolio and make money ourselves off of

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<v Speaker 1>their labor. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's treating and voting public very very

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<v Speaker 2>well with that type of a campaign, given his experience

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<v Speaker 2>with the Stock Act.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, and do you know you'd mentioned that the

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<v Speaker 1>Stock Act, of course, has been around for quite some time,

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<v Speaker 1>but that has been amended several times, presumably through congress action. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>was he ever a vote, a vote in favor of

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<v Speaker 1>or against any modification to the Stock Act while he

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<v Speaker 2>No, But the way it works is at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of every term, the House votes, all members of the

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<v Speaker 2>to that the House is going to follow for that term,

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<v Speaker 2>and that includes authorization or approval of the Office of

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<v Speaker 2>Congressional Ethics, which is charged with receiving complaints about all

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<v Speaker 2>of this material. So he has voted in favor of

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<v Speaker 2>putting in place the Office of Congressional Ethics, but he

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't had to vote on any provisions of the Ethics

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<v Speaker 2>and Government Act or the Stock Act.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, can he claim ignorance to the Stock Act? I

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<v Speaker 1>know ignorance of the law has no excuse by going,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, stab somebody, and I claim not to know

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<v Speaker 1>that it's illegal to stab someone. That's not going to

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<v Speaker 1>get me out of being charged with crime. And now

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a criminal violation to violate the Stock Act.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a civil penalty of two hundred dollars. Yes, it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But Brian, the Ethics and Government Act, which sets up

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<v Speaker 2>all the financial disclosure the Stock Act, is part of

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<v Speaker 2>the Ethics and Government Act, and that does have some

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<v Speaker 2>pretty serious penalties if you fail to file a wilfully.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that that is kind of the issue

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<v Speaker 2>here is whether or not mister Landsman wilfully failed to

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<v Speaker 2>file these reports in a timely way.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, again, going with his campaign strategy and his attacks,

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<v Speaker 1>it would behoove him to keep these types of trades

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<v Speaker 1>on the down low, in other words, not report them,

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<v Speaker 1>because it would obviously provide fodder for Orlando Sanza and

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<v Speaker 1>for the voters to hold them accountable.

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<v Speaker 2>And here we are, the first day of early voting

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<v Speaker 2>and we're just starting to talk about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if he'd filed earlier than late August, I suppose

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<v Speaker 1>we might have been talking about it at the time, huh,

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<v Speaker 1>and more information would have gotten out. So todd, where

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<v Speaker 1>are we in terms of I guess the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>intentionally withholding the pivotal Men's ray a component is intent

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<v Speaker 1>knowingly not providing this information pursued to the Stock Act.

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<v Speaker 1>That's going to require some form of evidentiary hearing or

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<v Speaker 1>due process on it. For Greg Landsman, he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have an opportunity to defend himself, I trust.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, because of the circumstances, I thought it was serious

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<v Speaker 2>enough to file a complaint with the Office of Congressional

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<v Speaker 2>Ethics and that that's an interesting organization by itself, But

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<v Speaker 2>their process is very complicated. They have Democrats and Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>represented on the In the Office of Congressional Ethics, it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of an intake for complaints against members and somebody

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<v Speaker 2>from each party has to approve or agree to look

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<v Speaker 2>into a complaint. So right now they should be reviewing

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<v Speaker 2>the complaint to see whether or not they want to

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<v Speaker 2>take it further. And you know, politics gets involved in

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<v Speaker 2>things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, Now, is there precedent for members of Congress

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<v Speaker 1>that have delayed in along these lines twenty months or

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<v Speaker 1>so in not providing the Stock Act require not meeting

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<v Speaker 1>the Stock Act requirements and what the Ethics Committee has

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<v Speaker 1>done in the past.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there are there are a lot of members over

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<v Speaker 2>the years that have failed to file timely. This past

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<v Speaker 2>year or this filing season, there were only eight, so

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<v Speaker 2>mister Lansman was one of eight. But I haven't really

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<v Speaker 2>going back through and looking at some of the members

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<v Speaker 2>who have been penalized for this, I haven't found anyone

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<v Speaker 2>that had filed or failed to file eighty seven reports.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh so it's the number. It's significant in number.

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<v Speaker 2>It is significant. Well, let me give you an example

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<v Speaker 2>when we Landsman, and this is another area where his

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<v Speaker 2>excuse or his explanation doesn't hold water. In his campaign

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<v Speaker 2>against Steve Shabbit, they criticized Steve Shabbit for failing to

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<v Speaker 2>file one disclosure report. And in that case, it was

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<v Speaker 2>a matter where a company that Shabbit invested in was

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<v Speaker 2>acquired by another company, and so that required a transaction

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<v Speaker 2>of mister Shabbit's shares from one corporation to another, and

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't know about it, but they made a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of hay about that during his campaign against Steve Shabbitt.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was just one and there was a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of even national media about that matter. Back in the

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<v Speaker 2>case with Steve Shabbitt, there were only three that failed

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<v Speaker 2>to disclose.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Todden, I note in your filing and you're notice

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<v Speaker 1>to the Ethics Committee also brought up his history of

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<v Speaker 1>circumventing public discs closure laws, going back to his time

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<v Speaker 1>with the Gang of Five where he obviously violated the

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<v Speaker 1>open meetings requirements.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, and in the business, prior occasions or prior

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances like that definitely need to be taken into consideration

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<v Speaker 2>when you're evaluating the current complaint. It's like having a

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<v Speaker 2>record exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So I thought it was important to point that out

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<v Speaker 2>because you had a judge tell the Gang of Five

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<v Speaker 2>that they should resign, and he.

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<v Speaker 1>Ever whole public office again. Yeah, and so look what

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<v Speaker 1>it got, Craig Landsman, I thought it was important to

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<v Speaker 1>let the committee know about that well. And I appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>your willingness to come into the morning show and let

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners know all about this. I didn't. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>aware of the details myself until you brought it to

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<v Speaker 1>my attention. So you're doing the public of service. We

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<v Speaker 1>need to evaluate our candidates, and you know, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>let this go without putting in a word for Orlando Sonza.

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<v Speaker 1>What I mean, a man of character and integrity, a

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<v Speaker 1>man who should be just I mean, he wiped the

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he'd kicked Greg Lansman's butt in that debate.

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<v Speaker 1>He came across so much more clear on the issues

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he even brought this particular matter up

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<v Speaker 1>when he was debating on Channel five. Yes, he did well,

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<v Speaker 1>taking to consideration Folk Orlandosanza dot com is the place

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<v Speaker 1>to be and I know Orlando could really use some

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<v Speaker 1>financial help as well. The Democrats are backing Landsman big.

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<v Speaker 1>He has got a lot of campaign dollars, doesn't he not?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he does.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're going to see a lot of Greg Landsman

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<v Speaker 1>because of he's got a lot of funding. But will

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<v Speaker 1>he be talking about the Stock Act? Will he be

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<v Speaker 1>talking about his failure to file and let you know

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<v Speaker 1>about all of the evil companies that he's invested in,

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<v Speaker 1>including those evil pharmaceutical and oil companies that he has

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<v Speaker 1>a piece of that he's out criticizing. Uh huh. Luctions

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<v Speaker 1>have consequences, folks, And there are people of character and

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<v Speaker 1>then there are well Greg Lansman. Todd Zenzer, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for helping us out this morning and bringing

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<v Speaker 1>this to everybody's attention by filing the ethics complaint. I'm

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