Blog Post Date: Nov 27th, 2020
Blog Post Last Update: Dec 4th, 2020
Summary of Criminal activities:
Each one of these crimes is worse than anything Martha Stewart did for which she was jailed.
- Traded stock in a company that sold “pain management alternatives to opioids” while he held meetings on how to manage the opioid crisis
- 2,596 trades in one 6-year term as Senator (most with insider information)
- He bought tons of Pfizer stock after their public earnings warnings (because he had info about their COVID vaccine)
- Sold more than $1 million in Cardlytics stock with insider information
- Traded bank stock while passing pro-bank legislation on the Senate Banking Cmte
- FBI investigation, Goldman Sachs records reveal Perdue personally directed his own stock trades
- Right before he led a Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Navy, he began buying stock in BWX Technologies that made submarine parts
Lincoln Project, MeidasTouch's Perdue Ads
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have used the pandemic to enrich themselves and allow Trump to undermine our election. It’s time to replace these Trump coup co-conspirators 👇 https://t.co/8dMyCqELGP
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 27, 2020
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 15, 2020
A: To avoid debating Jon Ossoff#ChickenPerdue https://t.co/RYtVpGhELc
Perdue is a chicken #ChickenPerdue pic.twitter.com/BOX4VWy7pL
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 18, 2020
Perdue's horrendous 1st debate performance. Chicken Perdue has canceled all other debates
Sen. David Perdue is out for himself — not for our health. pic.twitter.com/zbtmw6rU4Q
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) October 29, 2020
Things that Perdue is too chicken to do: Debates, face reporters or his constituents, answer questions about his criminal trades
A “poultry” Senator from Georgia!
— Kirk Acevedo🇺🇸 (@kirkacevedo) November 20, 2020
Too chicken to debate @ossoff #ChickenPurdue
pic.twitter.com/XNm2kTwULe
Things David Perdue won't do:
— Georgia Democrats (@GeorgiaDemocrat) November 24, 2020
❌ Debate @ossoff
❌ Face local voters or reporters
❌ Hold a single town hall in 6 years
❌ Enforce a mask mandate at his events
❌ Win re-election on January 5th #gapol #gasen
“All my opponent has is negativity … he’s been exposed as one of the most corrupt members of the US Senate," Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff says about his runoff against Sen. David Perdue. "He’s too much of a coward to come out and debate me.” pic.twitter.com/fSwjODoReg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 22, 2020
This debate between @ossoff and David Perdue was one of the most epic debates ever.
— 𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓻𝓮 “𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓻” Believes in Science (@clairermassey) November 26, 2020
Ossoff’s arguments sent Perdue into a state of catatonia. It’s no wonder Perdue was too scared to debate him again.
GA, Ossoff will literally fight for you. So #voteblue.#ONEV1 z22 #Demvoice1 pic.twitter.com/a6C6gQwavP
Criminal stock trades (He should be in jail for several of these crimes)
David Perdue bought Pfizer stock one week before vaccine announcement. That's no coincidence. He should be in prison. @ossoff
— TheDaily (@StopTheCriminal) December 7, 2020
“In a series of transactions in late February, Senator Perdue invested up to $245,000 in the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. That was just one week before Pfizer announced that it would develop a vaccine, raising questions about what he knew, and when.”
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) December 4, 2020
https://t.co/XOW1zWmlwV
Salon: David Perdue bought Pfizer stock — a week before the company said it would develop a vaccine.https://t.co/NvbRAXT2HR
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 3, 2020
Sen. David Perdue bought and sold stock in a company that sold “pain management alternatives to opioids” while a Senate committee he was a member of held meetings on how to manage the opioid crisis in 2016 https://t.co/rtcrb5wswX
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 3, 2020
Perdue got richer.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 2, 2020
Georgians suffer.
America pays the price.https://t.co/QDrsMPOxkE
I assume that Georgia voters agree with me -- and with the STOCK Act, and the SEC -- that senators should not be trading stocks while in possession of material nonpublic information.
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) December 3, 2020
2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio https://t.co/f9xeSvZIc5
⚠️HOLY SMOKES. Sen Perdue’s broker bought Pfizer stock in Feb even when Pfizer warned of *bad outlook*. Then he bought more. Perdue basically traded OPPOSITE of Pfizer public warnings!
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 3, 2020
➡️Then Pfizer announced #COVID19 vaccine plans soon after—coincidence? https://t.co/2C6tssQq1M pic.twitter.com/U3wr1ZedW4
7. An FBI investigation found that, in January, Perdue, shortly after receiving an email from the CEO of Cardlytics, personally called his "wealth manager" and directed him to sell more than $1 million in Cardlytics stock. https://t.co/i5gEhyjuL4
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 30, 2020
"Senator's defense in stock-trading controversy undercut by new details"https://t.co/pbNXhzEeBQ
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) November 30, 2020
Salon: David Perdue traded bank stock while passing pro-bank legislation on the Senate Banking Cmte.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 28, 2020
From 2017 to 2020, Perdue co-sponsored 14 bills benefitting the financial industry. He also accepted $1+ mil in contributions from financial interests.https://t.co/iqNePvw4FN
Perdue and Loeffler's well-timed stock trades give Georgia Democrats an opening https://t.co/HB3nuNciL4
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 26, 2020
Busted again: Perdue traded hundreds of thousands worth of bank stocks while on Senate Banking Committee https://t.co/55sMNKqAGl
— Thomas Kaine (@thomaskaine5) November 27, 2020
2. Perdue has said categorically that he had NO INPUT WHATSOEVER on his stock trades as Senator.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 25, 2020
This is what his spokesperson said LAST WEEK: "Senator Perdue doesn’t manage his trades, they are handled by outside financial advisors without his prior input or approval"
3. But according to a new report in the NYT, the FBI obtained evidence that in January, Perdue contacted his wealth manager at Goldman Sachs and instructed him to sell $1M worth of stock in Cardlytics.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 25, 2020
The communication came after Perdue received an email from the company's CEO. pic.twitter.com/nYJ6W8RPs9
DEVELOPING: FBI investigation, Goldman Sachs records reveal Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) personally directed his own stock trades — contrary to the brazen lies he's been telling for months.https://t.co/Iu7qBlXICg
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) November 25, 2020
Happy Friday!
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) November 20, 2020
Why hasn't Sen. David Perdue put his stocks in a blind trust?
EXCLUSIVE: Right before chairing the Subcommittee on SeaPower, Sen. David Perdue bought stock in BWX Technologies. After working on a bill that ultimately directed more Navy dollars to BWX, Perdue sold off the stock, earning tens of thousands in profits. https://t.co/mwri4hwimK
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 19, 2020
JUST NOW on @CNN:
— Sharon Yang (@sharonjqyang) November 19, 2020
Jon @ossoff on David Perdue's latest stock trading scandal: "This guy has been enriching himself in office, and I called him out on it...if he doesn't want to answer questions in public or debate his opponent that's fine. He just shouldn't run for re-election." pic.twitter.com/jf2egKJ8ff
Right before he led a Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Navy, David Perdue began buying stock in a company that made submarine parts. Once he began work on a bill that directed Navy funding to one of the firm's products, Perdue sold the stock. https://t.co/8dzlOX0AnC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 19, 2020
Lawsuits against criminal Perdue
Lawsuits filed in TN accused then-CEO David Perdue and the rest of Dollar General’s board of directors of breaching their fiduciary duties ... and placing their personal interests ahead of those who held stock in the company. https://t.co/MHbxLqabSq @CourthouseNews
— Daniel Jackson (@jcksndnl) November 30, 2020
Like all Republicans, he is a vile racist attacking Ossoff and Harris at various times
In October 2020, David Perdue mispronounced and mocked Kamala Harris’ name while at a Trump rally in Macon, GA. pic.twitter.com/DAjiqYlRND
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) November 27, 2020
Georgia Sen. David Perdue’s been called out for mounting anti-Semitic attacks on Jon @ossoff; for mocking @KamalaHarris’s first name; and for using his position to enrich himself. He’s got a LOT to answer for. Is that why he refuses to debate?
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) November 20, 2020
https://t.co/2rVx0Zbry1
Like all Republicans, he is a sociopath spreading #COVID to all his rally goers
Note: Look at how there is no social distancing and no cleaning of mics etc. between speakers. Pence, Senator David Perdue, his cousin AG Sec Perdue and hundreds others at the event are all exposed.
Pass the COVID-19 mic please https://t.co/65q6ZIjxDa
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) November 22, 2020
Perdue was also just with her. Two Perdues... pic.twitter.com/Mc8WPwyJAt
— Johanna Beatty 🇺🇸✌🏼 (@yoyobeatty) November 22, 2020
Rick Scott campaigned at a maskless indoor event with Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue just last week. Now that Rick Scott and Kelly Loeffler have tested positive for COVID-19, David Perdue must quarantine! pic.twitter.com/2cb8M2JbU3
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 22, 2020
Kelly Loeffler may have coronavirus. Her spokesperson says her rapid test results were negative so she was cleared to attend events with Pence.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 22, 2020
She was told later Friday her PCR test came back positive. A retest Saturday was “inconclusive,” per @bluesteinhttps://t.co/l7gqrl1HrF
Kelly Loeffler tests positive for covid. She has been campaigning at events with many maskless supporters. Her campaign says she was told of her positive test Friday evening but additional tests Saturday were “inconclusive” pic.twitter.com/X1NrdpQ8vo
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 22, 2020
Graham, Loeffler and Perdue'a attacks against GA Sec. of State has now resulted in death threats
Georgia's secretary of state and his wife have become the target of vile, even sexualized, death threats.
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) November 28, 2020
Asked about those threats, the GOP lawmakers who once supported Raffensperger won't comment now. "I'll take a pass," said one.https://t.co/ZsaKZEq7ZE
Via @1PatriciaMurphy pic.twitter.com/oW6YJ0Emyq
Let us remember that Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — both facing runoff elections Jan. 5 — demanded Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger’s resignation. Now he and his family are getting death threats.
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) November 29, 2020
I have a question for my fellow Georgians who are Republicans. Brad Raffensperger and his wife are getting death threats. Perdue and Loeffler won’t defend him. Instead, they attack. What makes you think Perdue and Loeffler won't throw you under the bus the first chance they get?
— Sean Galt (@galt_sean) November 29, 2020
Georgia's GOP Secretary of State says @LindseyGrahamSC pressured him to throw out legally cast ballots to tip the state to Trump.https://t.co/3lwNEkIMjf
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) November 16, 2020