House lawmakers traded heavily after Trump's tariff announcement, sparking debate on banning individual stock trading

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-10 11:16:00

House lawmakers engaged in 1,865 trades following Trump’s tariff announcement, sparking debate on banning individual stock trading for Congress members. The Wall Street Journal found that over 700 trades were reported between April 2 and 8, with Reps. Khanna and Bresnahan making the most transactions. While the S&P 500 fell 4.5%, Nasdaq saw a 12% increase after the tariff pause. Disclosure rules make it unclear if lawmakers profited, but Greene and Moskowitz likely benefited from early investments in companies like Amazon and FedEx. Both claim financial advisors made the trades.



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