Rep. Krishnamoorthi calls for ban on congressional stock trading after Trump tariff pause concerns - MSNBC Reports

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Two former national security officials from Trump’s first administration are under scrutiny by the DOJ after an executive order by Trump this week. Trump also issued new tariff exemptions on tech products after pausing some of the highest penalties this week. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joins Alex Witt to weigh in on these developments and emphasizes his measure in the House to ban congressional stock trading. - Aired on 04/12/2025.

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1. It would have to be a ban. Impossible to know when a stock

event will happen, so a block of time prior to it can't be implemented.

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2. I actually thought there was a ban, guess I was wrong.

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3. Trading on insider information is illegal.