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Democrats Dig In on Suspected Insider Trading by Trump Associates Amid Tariffs Roller Coaster

HeadlineApr 14, 2025

There’s mounting evidence that Trump and his associates used insider knowledge to profit from stock market volatility set off by Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs. Video from the Oval Office last Wednesday showed Trump bragging about his friend, the investor Charles Schwab, making billions of dollars from market swings.

President Donald Trump: “This is Charles Schwab. It’s not just a company; it’s actually an individual, right? He made — he made two-and-a-half million today, and he made $900 million.”

On Sunday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an investigation.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: “It’s entirely appropriate to have an investigation to make sure that Donald Trump, Donald Trump’s family, Donald Trump’s inner circle didn’t get advance information and trade on that information.”

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