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The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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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.
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Fauci Is Far From the First Person to Plead the Fifth Before Congress

The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile — and contentious — hearings.

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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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