Senate Democrats ask SEC to probe Trump and others for potential market manipulation in tariff pause
Congressional Democrats are questioning whether President Donald Trump and his allies may have improperly acted on his suggestion Wednesday that it was a “great time to buy” stocks shortly before announcing he was cutting back on some of his new tariffs — a move that made the markets go up.
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2 developments- Apr 10, 2025Democrats question whether Trump and his allies engaged in insider trading on tariffs
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