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Lawmakers' Stock Trading Under Scrutiny as Trump's Trades Dwarf Congress

Original: Congress Has a Billion-Dollar Stock Trading Problem. President Trump Trades Three Times the Amount.

Good government group Common Cause is highlighting the scale of stock trading by members of Congress, describing it as a billion-dollar problem, and noting that President Trump's own trading activity amounts to roughly three times that level. The claims have renewed debate over conflicts of interest and whether stricter limits are needed on financial holdings by elected officials.

Why now: Ongoing concern over lawmakers trading stocks while in office has been amplified by comparisons with President Trump's own large-scale trading.

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