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Democratic Senate challenger Jon Ossoff tore into incumbent Georgia Sen. David Perdue during a Wednesday debate, knocking the Republican over his response to the coronavirus pandemic and allegations of insider trading.

"Perhaps Sen. Perdue would have been able to respond properly to the COVID-19 pandemic if you hadn’t been fending off multiple federal investigations for insider trading,” Ossoff said during the debate hosted by WTOC-TV, a Savannah television station.

The comment was a reference to reports that found Perdue had made investments in companies that produce personal protective equipment after attending hearings on the looming coronavirus pandemic earlier this year.

Perdue is among a group of senators who came under fire after records found that they engaged in stock trading after a Jan. 24 briefing on the coronavirus pandemic. Almost 100 trades selling around $825,000 in stocks and buying $1.8 million more were made on Perdue's behalf.

Perdue has released ads denying any wrongdoing, saying that because the stock trades were carried out by a third-party he did nothing wrong.