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Elizabeth Warren: “The law clearly prohibits the Secretary of Defense from…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Warren on bettors making money off Iran: 'Do you have any explanation aside from insider trading?'

Published | Video Starts at 03:46

I'm also concerned about recent reporting on your own financial dealings with regard to profiting from the war in Iran. The Financial Times reported that your broker tried to buy hundreds of shares in a BlackRock fund … The law clearly prohibits the Secretary of Defense from owning stock in the 10 biggest defense contractors. … of whole cloth. And anybody that looks at it sees how it was worded from the beginning to make it look like I was involved in something I had nothing to do and never have. (03:46–03:49)

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Asserts that the law prohibits the Secretary of Defense from owning stock in the top 10 defense contractors.

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