Energy Secretary Granholm says she failed to reveal stock holdings; GOP calls for investigation
Granholm said she had stocks in six companies that were deemed “non-conflicting assets” by agency ethics officials but has since sold them.
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Granholm said she had stocks in six companies that were deemed “non-conflicting assets” by agency ethics officials but has since sold them.
She declined to identify the companies or say how much the stocks were worth, but said that information would be publicly revealed on a financial disclosure report due this month.Granholm also said she recently became aware that her husband owned stock in Ford, which has worked closely with the Biden administration.
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Barrasso's request came after Granholm sent a letter to the committee revealing she owned financial stocks as recently as May, contradicting testimony she gave to the panel in April.