Public officials have early access to information able to sway millions of dollars in the private markets. All public officials should become subject to the same insider-trading laws as individuals in the private sector.
Politicians should not be able to enact legislation to directly benefit their investment portfolios or the portfolios of those affiliated with them. Congress is currently immune from insider-trading laws and federal regulators have never brought an insider-trading case against congressional members or their staffs.
The administration should address the the serious implications of public officials playing the market for private gain as well as establishing a branch of the SEC and IRS that would be able to investigate and prosecute public officials with impunity.