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jh00keryesterday at 11:29 PM5 repliesview on HN

How many people in congress made the exact same bet on the exact same information, and for them it's "legal?"


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wmftoday at 12:08 AM

None, because Congress wasn't informed of the Maduro raid until afterwards?

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Aunchetoday at 4:11 AM

People act like the pervasiveness of insider trading in Congress is an indisputable fact, when there have been only a few trades with suspicious timing, which is similar to what you would expect statistically from 535 wealthier people trading with no insider information. The only case where I feel like insider trading is likely was Richard Burr's sales before COVID.

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cosmicgadgetyesterday at 11:53 PM

It is legal and until we vote for people who will outlaw it we only have ourselves to blame.

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mcmcmctoday at 4:09 AM

I think you misspelled “the White House”

snypheryesterday at 11:39 PM

“Any clearance holders thinking of cashing in their access and knowledge for personal gain will be held accountable”

Yeah right.