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That's not what's happening here. It's not a one-time Trump exception, it just doesn't apply to presidents. To me, it's completely obvious that this legislatio
by johnecheck 1y ago
That's not what's happening here. It's not a one-time Trump exception, it just doesn't apply to presidents.
To me, it's completely obvious that this legislation should apply to the president. All the legislators know that too.
Perhaps they're afraid. Perhaps they're ambitious. Either way, I'm not a fan.
- LorenDB 1y agoTo quote the article: > Hawley also said the legislation would ban the next president and vice president from holding or trading individual stocks while in office, meaning the legislation wouldn't affect President Trump. If I am reading this correctly, it does apply to future presidents, right?
- johnecheck 1y agoApologies, I missed that line. The '[the act] would prohibit members of Congress and their spouses from trading or holding individual stocks' made me think it only applied to them.