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April 14, 2025

Democrats Dig In on Suspected Insider Trading by Trump Associates Amid Tariffs Roller Coaster
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There's mounting evidence that Trump and his associates used insider
knowledge to profit from stock market volatility set off by Trump's
on-again, off-again tariffs. Video from the Oval Office last Wednesday
showed Trump bragging about his friend, the investor Charles Schwab,
making billions of dollars from market swings.

President Donald Trump: "This is Charles Schwab. It's not just a
company; it's actually an individual, right? He made - he made
two-and-a-half million today, and he made $900 million."

On Sunday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the
Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an investigation.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "It's entirely appropriate to have an
investigation to make sure that Donald Trump, Donald Trump's family,
Donald Trump's inner circle didn't get advance information and trade on
that information."



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