Episode 5: The Stock Trades are Coming From Inside the House

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

Trading stocks based on inside information is a federal crime in just about every corner of the economy — except on Capitol Hill. Are members of Congress using privileged information to get themselves rich? Charlie and Jaci go deep on some eyebrow-raising examples, including some “pandemic profiteering” that may have cost one U.S. Senator his seat in 2020.

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Episode Notes

Key sources used in the researching and writing of this episode include:

• Congress.gov — “Speech and Debate Clause” overview

• CNBC Video — Insider Trading And Congress: How Lawmakers Get Rich From The Stock Market

• Yahoo Video — Nancy Pelosi grilled by reporters about stock trading

• 60 Minutes — “Insiders: the Road to the STOCK Act”