Neuromancer@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 2 months agoNancy Pelosi's husband sold more than $500K in Visa stock ahead of DOJ actionwww.foxbusiness.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down160file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkNancy Pelosi's husband sold more than $500K in Visa stock ahead of DOJ actionwww.foxbusiness.comNeuromancer@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 2 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoHow would that have fixed anything? Nancy Pelosi is not the only member of Congress who is unchallenged for insider trading. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/13/us/politics/congress-members-stock-trading-list.html The laws are there. The problem is the nutless SEC.
minus-squarexor@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·2 months agocongress is exempt from insider trading
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 months agoThey are not exempt. They’re just not held accountable. https://www.congressionalinstitute.org/2018/08/16/can-members-of-congress-engage-in-insider-trading/
How would that have fixed anything? Nancy Pelosi is not the only member of Congress who is unchallenged for insider trading.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/13/us/politics/congress-members-stock-trading-list.html
The laws are there. The problem is the nutless SEC.
congress is exempt from insider trading
They are not exempt. They’re just not held accountable.
https://www.congressionalinstitute.org/2018/08/16/can-members-of-congress-engage-in-insider-trading/