Americans are rightly suspicious of some questionably timedtrades made during Operation Epic Fury,but federal regulators can shed some light on them at the very least by launching an investigation.
To the public, traders who made big profits timed to major news developments are anonymous, but the regulators, like the Security and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, have the power to investigate if they suspect foul play.
And in this case, the timing of the transactions — just before the news went public — raises legitimate questions of insider knowledge.
President Donald Trump has admirably sought to roll back onerous, economy-stifling regulation, and accordingly, regulators like the SEC have lightened their touch.
Yet one of Trump’s central political rationales has been rooting out Biden-style corruption and politicization in the federal government and fighting for everyday Americans.
Even the slightest possibility that people linked to the administration are profiteering off the war will leave folks wondering, stripping him of credibility on that and other issues.
Consider some the suspicious activity:
And the activity hasn’t been restricted to the war:
Yes, the White House has issued a warning to members of its administration, but more is required.
After all, the mereappearanceof impropriety is almost as bad as the real deal, as is the case withRep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)and her husband Paul’s mysterious stock-trading “acumen.”
Source: Drudge Report
