A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.
Michael T. Flynn, a national security adviser in President Trump’s first term, invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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