What started as a request for a selfie quickly escalated into an ambush, with former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., being pressed about her personal finances and stock trading while in Congress, according to a video posted by a top staffer for Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va. “Elaine Luria, how much money did you make insider training?” the unidentified man in the video asked. “Your net worth went over, over 2000%,” he continued. “It’s a shame. You’re so corrupt.” MACE SOUNDS OFF ON STOCK TRADING IN CONGRESS, PELOSI REMAINS SILENT: ‘SOMETHING DOESN’T ADD UP’ The man repeatedly questioned Luria about the increase in her net worth during her four years in Congress. “How do you explain it, Elaine Luria? You were in Congress for four years, and your net worth went over 2,000%. Explain that, Elaine, Luria. Explain it. Financial disclosure records show Luria entered Congress with substantial investment holdings. No major controversies over a spike in her personal finances during her time serving in Congress have been reported on. SPANBERGER DENIES ‘DEAL’ WITH SWING-DISTRICT DEMOCRAT AS GERRYMANDERING CLAIMS ABOUND STATEWIDE In 2022, as support grew for legislation banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, Luria strongly opposed the proposals. She said the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, signed into law in 2012, already offered safeguards against insider trading by lawmakers and federal officials. “This whole concept is bullsh–,” Luria said in 2022 about banning members of Congress from stock trading. The confrontation comes as scrutiny of lawmakers’ stock trading has remained a bipartisan issue on Capitol Hill, with members of…
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