- The representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the most frequent actions traders in the congress.
- Just before Trump’s pricing break, it has aristed, it bought thousands of dollars in stock.
- Democrats have hypothesized that some Trump allies may have benefited from market manipulation.
In the hours preceding the president Donald Trump Announced one Partial break of 90 days On a multitude of new prices on foreign products, he declared on social networks that it was a “Beautiful moment to buy. “”
One of his most noisy allies in Congress was already ready to benefit from it.
A disclosure Made Public Monday said that representative Marjorie Taylor Greene had poured between $ 21,000 and $ 315,000 on the stock market on Tuesday and Wednesday, investing in 17 companies, including Apple, Elon Musk Tesla, Nvidiaand palantant.
Congress members are only required to disclose the ranges of their purchases – Greene made 21 different share purchases, each valued between $ 1,000 and $ 15,000.
Trump’s pricing break sent Soaring markets Wednesday, and anyone who bought shares in the last hours or days before the post of Trump would have seen significant gains on paper.
Greene said that she did not control her professions, telling Business Insider in a statement on Friday that she had signed a “fiduciary agreement to allow my financial advisor to control my investments”.
“All my investments are reported in full transparency,” added Greene.
The deputy’s office did not answer a follow -up question on Monday to find out if she had advanced knowledge of Trump’s price break. In the wake of the market rebound, the Democrats suggested that Trump and his allies may have benefited from market manipulation.
There is no evidence suggesting that it took place, but More could emerge disclosure in the coming weeks. Congress members and executive branches are required to deposit disclosure within 45 days of carrying out a transaction.
So far, Greene is the only member of the congress known for buying actions after the markets are landed after the initial pricing announcements of Trump’s “Liberation Day”. In addition to these last trades, Greene has invested up to $ 285,000 in 17 companies on April 3 and 4.