So it’s theoretically possible that she simply didn’t explain (or have her lawyer explain) to her broker why she had to divest from tobacco and health companies. In which case it would have made perfect sense for the broker to say, “Well, she doesn’t want this tobacco company, but this other one is just as profitable, so I’ll buy that instead.” And that neither she or anyone else reviewed the purchase for suitability.
In that case, instead of being a corrupt villainess brought in to destroy the organization she’s ostensibly running, she would merely be a stunningly incompetent manager demonstrating why she should never be in charge of anything.
She’s blaming it on her rogue “financial account manager” (whatever that is) -
“Like all presidential personnel, Dr. Fitzgerald’s financial holdings were reviewed by the HHS Ethics Office, and she was instructed to divest of certain holdings that may pose a conflict of interest. During the divestiture process, her financial account manager purchased some potentially conflicting stock holdings. These additional purchases did not change the scope of Dr. Fitzgerald’s recusal obligations, and Dr. Fitzgerald has since also divested of these newly acquired potentially conflicting publicly traded stock holdings,” the spokesperson said.
“Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all of her duties as the CDC Director,”
