Uh, no. Citizens have gone to jail for much less. And she works for us...she's an employee and public servant, not an empress like she thinks.People are making a big deal about politicians and their trading. I personally think it's fine and dandy for them to trade however they wish.
Maybe it can be considered....semi-semi-unethical, but definitely not illegal or a direct conflict of interest. All across society and humanity....people do things for their best interests and goals. But that doesn't necessarily make them so evil and wrong and impure.
Anyone is allowed to place bets and decisions for the future. It's only illegal if someone has inside information, or a complete fix on the game and all of its variables and elements and outcome.
Even though that bill magically, finally, passes into Law....it's still no absolute guarantee that will make the prices of those stocks skyrocket to the moon. It's all, still, a bet with risks.
Timing is everything with options. You have to be right....right now.
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