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Democrats to Investigate Trump Allies for Insider Trading over Tariffs

HeadlineApr 11, 2025

In Washington, D.C., Senators Adam Schiff and Rubén Gallego have called for a federal investigation into possible insider trading in Trump’s White House related to his tariffs orders. This is Senator Schiff.

Sen. Adam Schiff: “You may have seen early in the day Trump tweet this: Now this is a good time to buy. So, the question is, between that tweet and Donald Trump’s announcement that he was reducing the tariffs on most of the nations, apart from China — the question is: Who knew what the president was going to do? And did people around the president trade stock, knowing the incredible gyration the market was about to go through?”

Among those facing scrutiny is far-right congressmember and close Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, who invested some $750,000 in U.S. Treasury bonds in the weeks leading up to Trump’s so-called Liberation Day when he announced his global tariffs.

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