Two Democratic senators demand responses from the White House for the serious concerns that the reversals of President Donald Trump about his tariffs and social media posts on early Wednesday may have been part of the internal trade between the allies of the White House.
Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., And Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, sent a letter to Trump’s chief chief, Susie Wiles, and commercial representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday asking for investigation into possible conflicts of interest on the actions that took place on Wednesday.
Hours before Trump announced that he was going back to 10% to all countries, except China, which sent to the upward stock market, he published in Truth Social: “It’s great! Everything will work well. The United States will be larger and better than ever before!” And “This is a good time to buy! Djt.”
Senator Ruben Gallego speaks at an audience of the National Security Committee and Government Affairs of the Senate in the Capitol in Washington, on January 17, 2025.
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“This sequence of events raises serious legal and ethics concerns. The president, his family and his advisors are uniquely positioned to be aware and take advantage of non -public information to inform their investment decisions,” the senators said in their letter.
The White House has not commented immediately.
The senators asked the Government Ethics Office to investigate whether any officials of the White House or Executive Branch, to include special government employees, were informed of the announcement in advance and what financial transactions were made by officials with knowledge of non -public information.
Senator Adam Schiff attends a audience at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025.
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