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Rick Scott: “I never traded one thing that was in the blind trust…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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SHOCK MOMENT: Rick Scott & Josh Hawley Battle Over Bill To Ban Stock Trading By Members Of Congress

Published | Video Starts at 02:14

I did what Senator Johnson did when I became governor of Florida. I sold my operating businesses. I did a blind trust while I was governor. I never saw what was in the blind trust. I never traded one thing that was in the blind trust. Somebody else did it. Now, in this job, you know the. I don't trade stocks. I don't own operating businesses. But somehow it's suspect because I made money. I don't know how many people in the audience. (02:14–02:18)

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Asserts that Rick Scott did not personally trade assets in his blind trust while governor.

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