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		jonhohle on April 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress This falls under misappropriation which does not require the reader to any relationship to the company being traded, only material, non-public information.

TheCoelacanth on April 15, 2021 [–]

I'm not aware of any case law finding that Congress using their knowledge is misappropriation. Do you have any examples to the contrary?

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