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Connolly calls for investigation into Lutnick encouraging Americans to buy Tesla stock

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    • 88:88
      Whether or not we call it a matter of ethics or legal duty, a government official should not use the prestige of his public office to advance financial interests of private parties. It's wrong, and should be understood as such,
      Newsweek
      he said
    • 88:88
      Beyond that, using one's office to promote a specific company just looks bad,
      Newsweek
      he said
    • 88:88
      This also raises ethical concerns around the federal government as he will likely not be penalized, creating the appearance of impropriety towards legal and ethical regulations,
      Newsweek
      he said
    • 88:88
      Additionally, government officials run risks if they promote specific securities. If the investment turns out to be a poor one, they might be accused of market manipulation or securities fraud,
      Newsweek
      he said
    • 88:88
      Jared Kushner is a big help to me … he's absolutely helping me,
      Daily Mail
      said Lutnick to System Update reporter Michael Tracey in October
    • 88:88
      That's why you can never go back into business because it seems like small potatoes, no matter how big it is, including even Cantor Fitzgerald,
      Daily Mail
      Trump joked
    • 88:88
      The markets are going to learn, let the dealmaker make his deals,
      Daily Mail
      he said ... said in the interview with CBS
    • 88:88
      It starts with one TV appearance, but can develop into multiple officials asking people to support companies and products,
      National Newswatch
      Payne said
    • 88:88
      What is likely to happen now? I really don't know,
      National Newswatch
      said Kedric Payne, chief lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center, a non-profit watchdog that sent a letter to the government ethics office on Friday calling for an investigation
    • 88:88
      Presidents are allowed to have personal opinions on products they like and dislike,
      National Newswatch
      said ethics lawyer Kathleen Clark, referring to the Truman through Reagan examples
    • 88:88
      Wow. That's beautiful."
      National Newswatch
      Then he slipped into a red Model S he had targeted for personal purchase, exclaiming
    • 88:88
      Richard Painter
      They're not even thinking of ethics,
      National Newswatch
      said Trump critic and former Republican White House ethics czar Richard Painter of administration officials
    • 88:88
      There's been a deterioration in ethics,
      National Newswatch
      he said
    • 88:88
      I mean, who wouldn't invest in Elon Musk? You gotta be kidding."
      CNBC
      Lutnick went on
    • 88:88
      It'll never be this cheap again,
      CNBC
      Lutnick continued, next to a split screen of video showing flames from Teslas in Las Vegas that were set on fire by Molotov cocktails earlier in the week
    • 88:88
      It's unbelievable, ... that this guy's stock is so cheap."
      CNBC
      Lutnick said, drawing out the last word
    • 88:88
      Jesse Watters
      I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again.”
      HuffPost
      Talking to Fox’s Jesse Watters, Lutnick impassionately pitched
    • 88:88
      When people understand the things he’s building, the robots he’s building, the technology he’s building, people are going to be dreaming of today and Jesse Watters and thinking, ‘Gosh, I should have bought Elon Musk’s stock,
      HuffPost
      said Lutnick