Overview

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed stock purchases worth between $21,000 and $315,000 on April 8 and 9, just before President Trump's tariff pause announcement caused a market surge.
• Greene also sold Treasury bills valued between $50,000 and $100,000 during the same period, aligning with shifts in bond market conditions tied to the tariff policy changes.
• Trump’s social media posts, including urging followers to buy stocks hours before the announcement, have drawn scrutiny for potentially signaling insider knowledge.
• House Democrats, led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Hakeem Jeffries, have criticized Greene’s trades as indicative of systemic conflicts of interest in Congress and called for investigations into potential insider trading.
• The controversy has reignited bipartisan momentum for legislation banning stock trading by sitting members of Congress to address accountability and restore public trust.