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[–] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

Because the insider trading laws have a specific carve out for elected federal officials. It's crazy, but true.

Just checked. Apparently that was closed in 2012!
The issue now is that enforcement of insider trading laws is highly selective. Nobody important gets charged or even investigated for it.

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