Team Trump is not playing around after one of the worst politicians in America brazenly accused them of committing financial crimes before Trump’s latest announcement on tariffs.
Trump on Wednesday announced an immediate tariff increase on China to 125%. He also granted a 90-day pause and tariff reduction to 10% for over 75 other countries.
Trump announced the tariff change on Truth Social, writing that it was due to China’s “lack of respect for the World’s Markets.”
An angry Schiff lashed out a few hours after Trump announced his new tariff policy. After receiving a question from a leftist ‘reporter’ regarding whether members of the White House were benefiting from “market fluctuations,” Schiff vowed to investigate whether Trump’s White House officials were involved in insider trading before Trump announced his new tariff policy.
“I’m writing to the White House to demand who knew in advance the president was going to flip-flop on tariffs and if people are cashing in,” Schiff said. “There is just all too much opportunity for people in the White House and the administration to be insider trading, and you can’t put it past them for a minute.”
“So we’re gonna try to find out,” he