Insider trading is legal so long as the insiders report those trades to the SEC. Illegal securities trading occurs when the insider is violating a fiduciary duty or fails to report their trades.

The senators called on the SEC to investigate whether the president, his donors or other insiders had engaged in market manipulation, insider trading or other violations of securities laws.

A group of US senators urged the government's watchdog on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump and some of his allies broke insider-trading laws by buying up stocks as they ...

Senators Accuse Trump Of Insider Trading After Dramatic Tariff Flip-Flop Former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter also felt there was a case for investigation. Agence France-Presse ...

Now, Democrats are suggesting Trump engaged in market manipulation and insider trading. Lawmakers and Cabinet officials have weeks to disclose any trades they made in the last week. As the stock ...

but illegal insider trading can result in serious fines. Michael Guttentag, a Loyola Law School professor told ABC News there is no universal national insider trading law. "Generally, the other ...

Chris Murphy, D-Conn. — asked the same question in a social media post, telling his followers he believed “An insider trading scandal is brewing.” Schiff and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., ...

Senate and House Democrats called for an investigation into whether President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading and market manipulation in relation to his recent pause on tariffs.

On Thursday, Texas Democratic Representative Gregorio Casar said: "We need an investigation into insider trading by people like Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. We need an investigation into ...

The 'Wolf of Wall Street' has defended Donald Trump against allegations that the US President was facilitating insider trading or engaging in market manipulation by doling out financial advice on ...

Several US senators have called for an investigation into whether President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation by encouraging people to buy stocks just before his ...

Democrats have since issued calls for an insider trading investigation with many noting that one of his two posts had also included the ticker symbol for his own company. A video of Trump joking ...