Former Speaker of the House and current Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is receiving attention once again due to her husband's stock trading, this time over her spouse unloading Visa shares a few months before the federal government sued the company.
Financial disclosures show the California Democrat's husband, Paul Pelosi, sold 2,000 shares of Visa on July 1, for at least $500,000. It is unknown how much, if any, profit the Pelosis made in the transaction.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi attend the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 10. (Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The X account "Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker" flagged the trade on Tuesday, the same day the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the company maintained an illegal monopoly over the U.S. debit card market.
Rep. Pelosi's congressional office did not immediately respond Wednesday to FOX Business' request for comment on the trade.
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In response to previous inquiries regarding Mr. Pelosi's trades, a spokesperson for the former speaker issued a statement saying, "Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions."
Lawmakers' spouses can trade in companies or industries their partner may help regulate, but it's illegal for family members and members of Congress to profit from inside information.
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Members of Congress on both sides of the political aisle have proposed legislation in recent years that would ban lawmakers and their family members from owning stock over concerns of insider trading.
FOX Business' Eric Revell contributed to this report.
