THIS SHOULD BE 100% ILLEGAL.
The President of the United States bought stocks.
Then he publicly promoted those same companies days later.
And the penalty for filing many of those trades late?
Just $200.
According to Trump's latest disclosures, he executed more than 3,600 trades worth between $220 million and $750 million.
Now look at the timing.
On February 10, Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million worth of Dell stock.
Nine days later, he publicly told Americans:
"Go out and buy a Dell computer."
He didn't stop there.
He continued praising Dell on February 27, March 9, April 16, and May 8.
$DELL later surged to record highs and is up roughly 140% this year.
Then there is Apple.
On March 11, Trump bought between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Apple stock.
That same day, he publicly praised Apple and highlighted its massive US investment plans.
By the end of March, he had accumulated as much as $7.2 million worth of $AAPL .
Then there is Micron.
On March 25, Trump bought between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of Micron stock.
The very next day he went on national television and called Micron:
"One of the hottest companies."
He ultimately built a Micron position worth as much as $530,000, and $MU is up nearly 200% since then.
Trump's team says independent advisers manage the portfolio and that he does not personally direct the trades.
But that explanation raises another question.
If advisers are making these trades completely independently, how do they keep ending up in companies that receive public praise from the President within days?
This isn't a coincidence but a rigged system that only benefits the rich and those in power.
