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02-04-2016 02:16 PM - edited 02-04-2016 02:17 PM
What a sweetheart.
From NBC News dated Feb 4 2016:
Former drug executive Martin Shkreli, who called members of Congress "imbeciles" on social media, faced members of that legislative body on Thursday morning during a hearing on pharmaceutical pricing.
The normally talkative Shkreli invoked the Fifth Amendment when he appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss his actions as head of Turing Pharmaceuticals, in raising the price of Daraprim by more than 5,500 percent.
Daraprim, which went from costing $13.50 per pill to $750 per pill, is used to treat toxoplasmosis, a parasitic condition that can occur in pregnant women and people with the HIV virus.
Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz asked Shkreli what he would say to a pregnant woman with AIDS who needed his company's medication but couldn't afford it. Shkreli invoked the Fifth.
He smirked, rolled his eyes and looked away when Ranking Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland tried to appeal to his sense of morality and reflect on his actions.
Shkreli looked ready to laugh as lawmakers talked about the victims of Turing Pharmaceuticals.
Cummings angrily yelled him, "It's not funny, Mr. Shkreli. People are dying. And they're getting sicker and sick."
02-04-2016 02:28 PM
02-04-2016 02:32 PM - edited 02-04-2016 02:32 PM
I was clicking thru channels and landed on this event. As I watched the drug executive, I literally felt sick to my stomach. Yes, it is his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment, but what a jerk!! He sat there and almost laughed out loud while the congressmen were talking/questioning him. Disgusting human being, I wonder how he can live with himself....
02-04-2016 02:41 PM
I watched this on Fox Business news this morning. His smirk and smile as they asked him questions was sickening. I don't wish cancer on others but he seemed to find it funny when they asked him questions about his drug and those who can't afford it.
02-04-2016 02:46 PM
And he probably has the best legal representation his millions will buy.
02-04-2016 02:48 PM
Seeing his smirk when asked about cancer patients who cannot afford his treatment, I really wonder what he is on.
02-04-2016 02:51 PM
His parents and the rest of his family must be so proud...
02-04-2016 02:52 PM
That boy needs to be taken out back of the wood shed.
02-04-2016 02:53 PM
I don't know a whole lot about this clown, but where did he get his money? Anybody know?
02-04-2016 02:54 PM
@Kardi Wall Street hedge fund manager
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