08-13-2018, 11:05 AM
NY Representative Chris Collins (Republican) Arrested/Indicted for Insider Trading; Won't Seek Re-election
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After he, his son, and his son's future father-in-law were arrested last week for insider trading, Representative Chris Collins announced that he would not give up his House seat and tried to blame political opponents for his legal troubles.
However, he did an about-face a couple of days back and announced that he won't be seeking re-election after all. I'm sure the Dems wish he would have run again. I think they would have had a better chance at beating him in his red district than they will another Republican.
The evidence against Collins and company looks airtight, based on the indictment: https://www.scribd.com/document/38574221...-18-Cr-567
Story: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/.../810994219
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After he, his son, and his son's future father-in-law were arrested last week for insider trading, Representative Chris Collins announced that he would not give up his House seat and tried to blame political opponents for his legal troubles.
However, he did an about-face a couple of days back and announced that he won't be seeking re-election after all. I'm sure the Dems wish he would have run again. I think they would have had a better chance at beating him in his red district than they will another Republican.
The evidence against Collins and company looks airtight, based on the indictment: https://www.scribd.com/document/38574221...-18-Cr-567
Story: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/.../810994219
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