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The National Republican Congress Committee (NRCC) accused House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of “hypocrisy” slamming freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s stock trading, despite the same problems that have plagued the Democrats for years.
“When their real leader Nancy Pelosi and his own caucus make Wall Street traders look like amateurs on a penny arcade, it’s rich to have a sudden concern about stock trading.’’
Bresnahan has continued to trade stocks since joining Congress, despite announcing a ban on stock trading when elected, according to reports from The New York Times and business insiders this year. Pennsylvania Republicans continued to trade blind trusts to prohibit stock trading and vows to form blind trusts, so the Republicans continued to trade stocks.
"With the thievery guys," DN.Y. Jeffries said on X. "This guy is getting richer and richer, and every day Americans are trying to pay their salaries. When we take back the house, we're going to end this blatant corruption."
Metz sounded frustrated in Congress stock trading, Pelosi remained silent: "Something doesn't add up"
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Rep. Rob Bresnahan for trading stocks. (Getty Image)
Politicians on both sides of the aisle benefit from trading stocks during their tenure. R-Mo. Senator Josh Hawley has reintroduced legislation this year to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks during their tenure. Holly first introduced Pelosifa in 2023.
House Republicans are closer to banning congressional stock trading
Perhaps there is no scrutiny of stock trading than Jeffries' former Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
In one such example, Pelosi’s husband sold 2,000 visa shares last year, at least $500,000, a few months after the federal government sued the company. Such transactions must be disclosed under the Congressional Knowledge Act (Stock) Act.
This year, D-Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on “Erection Day” and then bought $100,000 and $250,000 in Apple stock, according to Southeast Politics’ financial disclosures. He has also bought Tesla stock since Trump took office.
President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill that would prohibit Congress from trading stocks if it reached his table. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Sun Sentinel reported that as the stock market fluctuated around the "Liberation Day", D-Fla. Rep. Jared Moskowitz bought 23 shares worth $23,023 to $345,000 and sold two shares worth between $2,002 and $30,000.
But they are not the only Democrats who make money on Trump's "Liberation Day." According to Notus, D-Texas Rep. Julie Johnson sold dozens of separate stocks in the hours before April 2.
Justin Chermol, a spokesman for Jeffries, told Fox News Numbers: “House Democrats will not be openly accepted by the Republican lectures of corruptness in the Trump administration, the Supreme Court and Congress.”
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"If Maga extremists are actually concerned about stock trading, House Republican leaders will immediately bring a bill to the floor to ban incumbent members of Congress from trading stocks. They refuse to do so," Chermol added.