During the Republican National Convention, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed her belief that President Donald Trump would bring prosperity back to the country. This statement came just hours after Trump was officially named the Republican presidential nominee. However, Greene’s recent stock purchases have raised questions about potential insider trading. She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 worth of stock just before Trump announced a temporary pause on tariffs targeting multiple countries, causing the stock market to rise. These purchases were made public in a federal disclosure on April 11. Greene’s investments included companies such as Adobe, Apple, NVIDIA, Palantir, and Cummins. The day before the tariff announcement, she also bought and sold stock in various other companies. The stock market saw significant gains following Trump’s announcement of the tariff pause, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq experiencing substantial increases.
Members of Congress, like Greene, have up to 45 days to disclose any stock transactions. Lawmakers from both parties have attempted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stock while in office due to their potential insider knowledge of policy decisions. However, such legislation has not been successful. Greene stated that she has a financial advisor to manage her investments and that she operates with transparency. It remains to be seen if other members of Congress engaged in similar stock trading activities around the time of Trump’s tariff policy changes.
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