Congresstrading.com
Congresstrading.com is a commercial website that provides access to a database of financial disclosures of members of the United States Congress.[1] It also provides a forum to discuss Congress’ stock trades, according to WXII 12, an NBC affiliate news station.[2] Congress is required to publicly disclose their financial transactions by the STOCK Act.
History[]
Since its founding in October 2020, congresstrading.com has been credited by various news organizations for providing and disclosing information related to financial transactions by members of Congress.[3][4] In January 2021, the New York Times reported that Speaker Nancy Pelosi purchased Tesla stock options based on information sourced from congresstrading.com.[5] In October 2021 CNBC, CNN, and the Washington Post reported that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: DWAC) based on information provided by congresstrading.com.[6][7][8]
References[]
- ^ Rubin, Gabriel (9 October 2020). "Georgia Poll: Trump, Biden Virtually Tied, Open Senate Race Tight". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ O'Neil, Bill. "Congresstrading.com keeps tabs..." WXII12. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Garber, Jonathan. "Nancy Pelosi's husband up $700K on CrowdStrike stock purchase". Fox Business. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Dierking, David. "Happy Doge Day! Here's What You Need To Know About Our New Favorite Cryptocurrency". The Street.
- ^ Ross Sorkin, Andrew. "Wall Street Returns to Riyadh". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Franck, Thomas. "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC..." CNBC. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Egan, Matt. "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Pietsch, Bryan. "Marjorie Taylor Greene buys up to $50,000 worth of Trump SPAC stock during week of wild fluctuation". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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