Lawmakers' Stock Trades Surge During Trump’s Tariff Announcements
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During Trump's trade war announcements, numerous U.S. lawmakers engaged in stock transactions, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the effectiveness of existing regulations, amid ongoing debates about banning such trading practices.
- The days around Trump’s trade war announcements saw spikes in lawmaker stock market transactions CNN
- Lawmakers Traded Stocks Heavily as Trump Rolled Out ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs WSJ
- Congressional alpha: examining the trades of US Congress Financial Times
- Pete Hegseth Sold Tons of Stock the Week Before ‘Liberation Day’ Stock Market Plunge notus.org
- Congress members traded stocks heavily as Trump tariffs hit — including lawmakers who called for trading bans: report New York Post
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