WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Pharmaceutical Company CEO and alleged securities fraudster Martin Skreli was unable to overcome to desire to punch himself repeatedly in his smirking, self-assured face.
After pleading the Fifth Amendment for the sixth time on questions about him arbitrarily increasing the cost of life-saving drugs by over 5,000 percent, Skreli’s arms began to visibly tremble. He pretended not to notice how his hands were involuntarily clenched in a fist.
What followed was a quick jab from his right arm landing directly between his nose, followed by a hook to the jaw that dazed the cocky hedge-fund manager. The room erupted in applause.
“I just can’t help myself,” said Skreli with a swelling face. “I caught a glimpse of myself in the reflection of a camera lens. I know it’s me, but man, I want a piece of that asshole.”
Soon after the barrage of self-inflicted strikes, his lawyer, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the media and the public joined in.
With files from Ian MacIntyre and Alexander Huntley
