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minus-squareYerboutilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up132arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoThis is most probably illegal, even in the US. But, oh well, it’s just Wednesday in naziland.
minus-squareatzanteollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·1 day agoIt’s almost certainly a huge ethics violation. And it’s disgusting. The gop doesn’t even pretend to have integrity anymore.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThe Democrats are going to have to wave those little round signs extra hard. And then vote for the bill that makes this legal.
minus-squarebanghida@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 day agoNo market manipulation is illegal in the USA for quite some time now.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·1 day agoIllegal is only illegal if someone is willing to prosecute it. Who pray tell is going to charge the Secretary of Commerce?
minus-squarebanghida@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoGoogle that guy and his relationship with Tether Inc.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoOkay, got it. I’m a bit confused though about how that changes my statement around the fact he won’t be charged.
minus-squareJakeroxslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoI think they meant it just as a “he’s even more slimey then you think!” not an indication of if they’d be charged or not.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoGot it! Yeah it’s hard not to hate how much they’re getting away with.
This is most probably illegal, even in the US. But, oh well, it’s just Wednesday in naziland.
It’s almost certainly a huge ethics violation. And it’s disgusting. The gop doesn’t even pretend to have integrity anymore.
The Democrats are going to have to wave those little round signs extra hard.
And then vote for the bill that makes this legal.
No market manipulation is illegal in the USA for quite some time now.
Illegal is only illegal if someone is willing to prosecute it. Who pray tell is going to charge the Secretary of Commerce?
Google that guy and his relationship with Tether Inc.
Okay, got it. I’m a bit confused though about how that changes my statement around the fact he won’t be charged.
I think they meant it just as a “he’s even more slimey then you think!” not an indication of if they’d be charged or not.
Got it! Yeah it’s hard not to hate how much they’re getting away with.
Yep
Read up on the Hatch Act