Last year, former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari questioned why Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) was able to make questionable trades in the stock market while being privy to sensitive information not given to the public.
Pelosi and other members of Congress have enriched themselves in the stock market while in office. On Wednesday, a Senate committee voted to advance a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress, the Senate, and the executive branch (with a “carve out” for President Donald Trump), per Politico.
Donald Trump wants Nancy Pelosi investigated
When speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump said he wasn’t against the legislation but needed to read more into it. He argued for Pelosi to be investigated for insider trading.
“You know, Nancy Pelosi became rich by having inside information,” Trump said. “She made a fortune with her husband, and I think that’s disgraceful. So in that sense, I’d like it, but I’d have to really see the you know, I studied these things very carefully, and this just happened, so I’ll take a look at it, but conceptually I like it.
“And what I do think is Nancy Pelosi should be investigated, because what she has the highest return of anybody, practically, in the history of Wall Street, save a few. And how did that happen? It happened because she knows exactly what’s going to happen, what’s going to be announced. You buy stock, and then the stock goes up after the announcement (is) made, and she has to be investigated.”
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump calls for Nancy Pelosi to be INVESTIGATED for insider trading
“Nancy Pelosi became rich by having insider information …I think that's disgraceful."
“She has the highest return of practically, ANYBODY in the history of Wall Street…
HOW DID THAT… pic.twitter.com/M6pM9UR9Nn
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 30, 2025
The legislation brought by the Senate committee is a good start, though it should extend to Trump as well.
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