Sen. Rand Paul’s stock disclosure raised eyebrows among government ethics experts, especially because it came 16 months later than legally required. China News Service via Getty Images ...

Gilead stock traded for about $75 a share on the day Kelley Paul made her purchase. It rose to about $84 a share in April 2020, before dropping. Shares now trade at about $70 apiece.

Kelley Paul, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's wife, on Friday defended her newly revealed decision to buy stock in a company that makes a medication used to treat COVID-19.