BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted in a letter Friday that she made a false statement when she recently told lawmakers she didn’t own any individual stocks.
While Granholm divested from a variety of stocks in 2021, she acknowledged in the letter — which was sent to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee leadership — that she maintained shares of six companies. On April 20, however, Granholm testified under oath that she had sold all of her shares of individual companies.
“I lied and I’m sorry,” Granholm stated in the letter. “And I really appreciate the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for not inquiring to my involvement in insider trading.”