Congress And Insider Trading: The Rules Don’t Apply When You Make The Rules

Congress And Insider Trading: The Rules Don’t Apply When You Make The Rules

By Jay Rogers via The Daily Signal | July 06, 2026 Early in my career, I managed money for a federal judge. She couldn’t hold a single stock. No individual securities, no sector bets, no company-specific exposure of any kind. Any ruling touching a publicly traded company had to be beyond reproach. The appearance of a conflict was enough. She accepted that as a condition of public service. Members of Congress don’t.They write laws governing entir…

Congress and Insider Trading: The Rules Don't Apply

Early in my career, I managed money for a federal judge. She couldn’t hold a single stock. No individual securities, no sector bets, no company-specific exposure of any kind. Any ruling touching a publicly traded company had to be beyond reproach. The appearance of a conflict was enough. She accepted that as a condition of...