GrASSley wants more information about John Kerry's finances, potential conflicts of interest

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants more details about John Kerry's personal finances and how the Biden climate envoy is avoiding conflicts between his official duties and private investments.

The big picture: Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday seeking more information after Axios revealed new details about Kerry's lucrative work in finance and energy investing after he completed his tenure as secretary himself.

"The operation of good government requires faithful adherence to ethical rules," Grassley wrote. "It’s unclear exactly what matters Mr. Kerry has been barred from working on and whether he has received any waivers for specific matters that he would otherwise be recused from."

Between the lines: As Axios reported Friday, Kerry drew a $5 million salary from Bank of America last year and brought in hundreds of thousands more in speaking fees and consulting income.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/grassley-wants-more-information-john-005025062.html

After 4 years of Trump GrASSley is worried about ethics all of a sudden.

[Scrivener7]

1. These people are disgusting.

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2. Isn't that cute? Chuck's all of sudden interested in ethics

Adorbs.

[dchill]

3. What a horrible, horrible idiot.

I'll bet he's too dumb to even know why he's doing it.

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4. If there was any justice in the world he would have burst

into flames before he finished uttering that absolute bs.

[crickets]

5. Seriously?

After the grifting shenanigans from the former guy and his brood, Pompeo's fancy dinner and clown show, and on and on last term... really? Even though it has been publicly reported that Kerry and OGE have already addressed this?

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/climate-envoy-john-kerry-sold-off-energy-holdings/story?id=77423378

A certificate of divestiture issued by the Office of Government Ethics on March 8 shows Kerry's plan to divest from companies that could pose a conflict of interest for his new role as U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, a common measure that newly appointed public officials take to ensure their government duties don't overlap with their personal interests. New filings obtained by ABC News show that on March 11, he divested between $4 million and $15 million in assets from more than 400 companies, including those energy-sector interests.

"The State Department's Ethics Office reviewed Special Presidential Envoy Kerry's assets and investments upon his appointment to identify holdings that could pose a significant risk of a conflict of interest," a State Department spokesperson wrote in a statement to ABC News. "Special Presidential Envoy Kerry agreed to divest the assets identified by the Ethics Office and has done so."

Go pound sand, Grassley. What a joke.

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6. Because all Democrats should fashion their lives to be more like Gandhi.

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7. Kerry's financial documents are under trumps pile

When you dig though that you might find it.

Let us know how it goes Chuck.