I don't own any individual stocks. My house is in order. Senator, you're very. Mr. Secretary, others on this committee can't say that. Senator, let's look at some individual trades. On January 6th, Donald Trump purchased up to a million dollars worth of Nvidia stock. One week later, his administration changed U.S. policy and loosened the rules on export controls so that Nvidia could sell its chips to China. Now the price of Nvidia stock is through the roof. So, Secretary Bessant, you said last year, if any private citizen traded the way members of Congress do, quote, the SEC would be knocking on their door. (02:46–03:04)
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Asserts that Trump bought Nvidia stock and then his administration changed policy benefiting Nvidia.
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