Thread by @DrEricDing

I hate this—Congressional stock trading scandals, from suspiciously trades at start of #COVID pandemic to members of Congress failing to comply with disclosure requirements, have prompted calls for reform. But they are “fake” reforms—thanks @waltshaub
time.com/6218708/congre…

2) “To say the bill is weak, however, would be an understatement. The bill is dangerous. It would undermine what little ethics we have in our federal government.” ~@waltshaub

3) it “bill would replace the government’s strict blind trust requirements with a regime that would permit fake blind trusts, like one Trump invented. Backing a bill that would allow fake blind trusts—Trump’s greatest scam—should shock us into paying attention.” @waltshaub

4) So just how bad is this bill that will now legalize fake blind trusts? It’s a doozy… but here it goes… see thread 🧵 by @waltshaub below.

I’m absolutely disgusted by it. I want to vomit 🤮

https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1575652646010003456