Pelosi perceived as 'on the wrong side' over congressional stock trading as career nears end: NY Times

Key Highlights

• They have grown exponentially wealthier amid her time in office, a correlation that has raised eyebrows on both sides of politics.
• Critics argue that they have benefited from essentially having insider knowledge through her time as an influential politician.
• As bipartisan fervor has grown to prevent congressional stock trading, Pelosi "failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid GOP accusations that she was corrupt," the Times reported.
• NANCY PELOSI WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION, ENDING DECADES-LONG HOUSE CAREER Rep.
• Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi (Kevin Wolf/AP Photo) When questioned by a Business Insider reporter about the practice in 2021, Pelosi responded, "We are a free-market economy," suggesting "they should be able to participate in that."The Times reported further that anonymous sources close to Pelosi agreed that her history of benefiting from stock trades while serving was a blemish on her otherwise historic legacy.