President Trump called for an investigation into Nancy Pelosi’s insider trading, saying “she has the highest return of anybody, practically, in the history of Wall Street, save a few” and that she got rich with “inside information.”
President Trump took questions from reporters during a Congressional bill signing ceremony on Wednesday, and he responded to new legislation that would bar members of Congress from trading stocks.
The President signed a bill to reform VA home loans.
This comes after Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced his Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act, aptly named after the multi millionaire insider trader and former House Speaker.
When asked if he supports the bill, which will ban members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President from owning and trading stocks, Trump said “I like it conceptually” before tearing into Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi.
“She made a fortune with her husband, and I think that’s disgraceful,” the President said before calling for an investigation.
“And what I do think is Nancy Pelosi should be investigated because she has the highest return of anybody, practically, in the history of Wall Street, save a few,” he said.
“And how did that happen? It happened by she knows exactly what’s going to happen, what’s going to be announced, she buys stock, and then the stock goes up after the announcement.”
WATCH:
Reporter: Senator Hawley introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks. It extends to the President and Vice President. Are you in favor of that legislation?
Trump: Well, I like it conceptually. I don’t know about it, but I like it conceptually. You know, Nancy Pelosi became rich by having inside information. 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— you know, I study 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 she has the highest return of anybody, practically, in the history of Wall Street, save a few. And how did that happen? It happened by she knows exactly what’s going to happen, what’s going to be announced, she buys stock, and then the stock goes up after the announcement. And she ought to be investigated.
This is not the first time Trump has highlighted Pelosi’s well timed stock trades, which she’s made millions from.
Previously, as The Gateway Pundit reported Trump said, “she should be prosecuted,” while he was running for President.
President Trump Goes There: Nancy Pelosi “Should Be Prosecuted” for Her Insider Trading (VIDEO)
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