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Nancy Pelosi DEFENDS members of Congress
trading stocks after report said 49 have
violated conflict of interest law and
with her husband Paul buying thousands
of shares

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Posted By: Ribicon, 12/17/2021 2:40:17 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to face blowback for her comments defending lawmakers who trade in stocks even while having access to potentially market-moving information. 'We are a free-market economy. They should be able to participate in that,' Pelosi responded Wednesday when asked whether Members of Congress and their spouses should be banned from trading individual stocks. She was responding to questions about a Business Insider report on dozens of lawmakers who have failed to meet requirements of the STOCK Act by failing turn in timely reports on their asset sales and purchases.(Snip)'In reality, it's not exactly a free market when she has inside access to information

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The esteemed, unimaginably corrupt but well-connected midwits who comprise the US Congress deride the 1% while at the same time joining their ranks through the rigged casino known as the stock market. To them, this is The Free Market in action.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Laotzu 12/17/2021 2:51:24 PM (No. 1010262)
How nice would it be to have a news source in the US.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: GirlwithaCurl 12/17/2021 3:06:47 PM (No. 1010269)
FNP!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: zoidberg 12/17/2021 3:34:01 PM (No. 1010292)
Pelosi corrupt? Say it ain't so! /s
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Reply 4 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 12/17/2021 3:41:43 PM (No. 1010302)
Tell it to Martha Stewart and everyone that has spent time in jail for much less. Tell it the those you stole millions from because you traded on insider info they didn't have. Tell it to the FCC.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: rocket-j-squirrel 12/17/2021 3:53:34 PM (No. 1010307)
Tell it to the Cattle Queen Hillary.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Ladyhawke 12/17/2021 3:59:32 PM (No. 1010310)
We now live in a lawless country. Very sad.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: BreakRight 12/17/2021 3:59:40 PM (No. 1010311)
Is it any wonder they want to stay in office so long?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: 3XALADY 12/17/2021 4:47:41 PM (No. 1010342)
@#8 or spend MILLION$$$ of our dollars to get the job that doesn't pay much but lets them serve a couple of terms and go home a millionaire if they so choose. WE LET IT GO ON but I don't know how to stop it. I remember they were in the news about this a few years ago which must when they wrote the law everyone has been breaking.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Grounded 12/17/2021 6:25:17 PM (No. 1010380)
Martha Stewart didn't go to jail for insider trading but for lying about it to investigators. Violation of the infamous Section 1001 of 18 US Code. Plus the Feds jacked her up in civil proceedings.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: hershey 12/17/2021 9:03:38 PM (No. 1010458)
How do you actually expect regular people to become multi millionaires when they get to congress if they don't use insider trading??? C'mon man!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: MickTurn 12/17/2021 9:36:57 PM (No. 1010470)
Peelousy has been doing this forever...she gets the inside info, then passes to her hubby who then buys / sells stocks accordingly. Prove I'm WRONG!
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Reply 12 - Posted by: watashiyo 12/17/2021 9:48:44 PM (No. 1010472)
Let the SEC decide, prosecute and throw them all in the stinking slammer where they belong!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 12/17/2021 11:35:44 PM (No. 1010509)
Congress is filled with corrupt thieves.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: mifla 12/18/2021 6:33:47 AM (No. 1010647)
Her gods are power and money. I actually pity her.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: tootall 12/18/2021 9:39:28 AM (No. 1010869)
Eric Cantor lost his 'gravy train ticket' when he removed parts of the 'Stock Act' which would require elected officials to disclose stock purchases. Front running and other unfair practices are illegal for most....except corrupt Politicians of course.
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