Nancy Pelosi's $264 Million Milestone Sparks Outrage: 'Insider Trading or Savvy Investing?

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-05 23:00:51 | Updated at 2024-12-24 13:06:21 2 weeks ago

Nancy Pelosi's $264 Million Milestone Sparks Outrage: 'Insider Trading or Savvy Investing?
.econotimes.com/ ^ | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 5:12 AM UTC

Posted on 12/05/2024 2:10:45 PM PST by BenLurkin

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has seen her financial portfolio soar to an all-time high, with her estimated net worth now reaching $264 million, according to recent reports. The significant growth in her wealth has reignited heated debates about the ethical boundaries of congressional investments, with critics questioning whether her political position has influenced her financial success.

Pelosi, 83, has long been a polarizing figure in American politics. Her vast fortune, often attributed to shrewd investments in the stock market and real estate holdings, has made her one of the wealthiest lawmakers in Congress. However, as her net worth continues to climb, detractors are calling for greater transparency in how public officials manage their finances.

The surge in Pelosi’s portfolio comes amidst calls for stricter regulations on congressional stock trading, a recurring issue in Washington that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny. While Pelosi has denied any wrongdoing, critics argue that her financial gains highlight potential conflicts of interest inherent in the current system.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: insidertrading; nancypelosi; pelosi

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1 posted on 12/05/2024 2:10:45 PM PST by BenLurkin

To: BenLurkin

Nanzi Pelousy belongs at Alcatraz. She is a THIEF and a Treasonist!

2 posted on 12/05/2024 2:12:26 PM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)

Matt Gaetz walked the halls with an independent journalist pointing to the many offices that were gaming the system.

3 posted on 12/05/2024 2:17:41 PM PST by Gene Eric

To: BenLurkin

4 posted on 12/05/2024 2:17:45 PM PST by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)

To: BenLurkin

What great luck she has.

Legislators have access to too much non-public information, and way too much influence over the financial futures of specific companies, or business sectors. They should be banned from trading in equities, period, during their terms.

5 posted on 12/05/2024 2:19:40 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)

To: Tench_Coxe

6 posted on 12/05/2024 2:22:06 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

To: BenLurkin

And that’s not counting her husband either.

7 posted on 12/05/2024 2:30:53 PM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)

To: BenLurkin

Yeah savvy investing you betcha

8 posted on 12/05/2024 2:33:52 PM PST by iamgalt

To: BenLurkin

It’s obvious to anyone with a modicum of intelligence that she was neck deep in insider trading. A blind and deaf FBI agent could have found it in an FBI that wasn’t corrupt.

9 posted on 12/05/2024 2:34:26 PM PST by vetvetdoug

To: BenLurkin

Ill take insider trading for $500 Alex.

10 posted on 12/05/2024 2:34:34 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)

To: BenLurkin

She won’t stop until the rules are changed and she is forced to stop. That being said I wonder if that app that lets you copy her trades made anyone any $$

11 posted on 12/05/2024 2:47:17 PM PST by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)

To: BenLurkin

‘Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I’ll show you a crook.’

Harry Truman —

12 posted on 12/05/2024 2:49:59 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)

To: BenLurkin

If I'm one of those whores in kongress and sit on a defense committee and vote to award a lucrative contract to Acme Nukes 'R Us, you don't think I'm going to buy stock in that company? Sure I would, since there's no law against it.

And those whores in kongress are the ones who make the laws. You think they're going to oversee themselves? Why else do you think they go into office in the first place? To serve mankind?

13 posted on 12/05/2024 2:52:57 PM PST by LouAvul (He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. (2 Sam 23:3))

To: BenLurkin

It’s really a rhetorical question.

14 posted on 12/05/2024 2:56:43 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)

To: BenLurkin

” Her vast fortune, often attributed to shrewd investments in the stock market and real estate holdings”...

Not hardly.

15 posted on 12/05/2024 2:57:58 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)

To: BenLurkin

16 posted on 12/05/2024 2:58:49 PM PST by albie (U)

To: Shady

At a minimum, Pelosi deserves the Martha Stewart treatment.

17 posted on 12/05/2024 3:00:35 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)

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