Filthy Rich Politicians

A Book About ‘The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling-Class Elites Cashing in on America’ — by @mattklewis

[Filthy Rich Politicians @FilthyRichPols]

I’m honored the @guardian included #FilthyRichPoliticians in their 2023 list of “good reads.” https://t.co/mSHV4DzQPs

[Daniel Lippman @dlippman]

SCOOP: Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) has insisted he doesn’t talk to his financial adviser about his many stock trades. But I found 2025 audio where he said: “I meet with my financial adviser. We talk about, you know, what different positions are coming up.” https://t.co/qfdt2wRFDW

[Dan Nowicki @dannowicki]

"Trump says DOJ is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wealth." (via @joeygarrison) https://t.co/Y3V70ODluX

[Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal]

ICYMI: Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) violated the STOCK Act with more than 210 late stock trade disclosures, some more than a year past a federal deadline.

In @washingtonsun: https://t.co/pIWpZjleLq

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire, took home $1.4 million in winnings after playing blackjack at a casino in Las Vegas last year, according to a copy of his new tax filing. https://t.co/9SoPCZP4VN

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made a profit of $192 million in two hours.

Unusual.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

🚨BREAKING🚨

I just released the full report on Congress trading in 2024.

Like every year since 2020, some US politicians beat the market.

From the start of 2024 to year end, many had unusual trades & huge portfolio gains.

Here are the top political traders of 2024.

[Ben Pershing @benpershing]

Ken Paxton went from being a middle-class lawyer to a multimillionaire during his two decades on a public official’s salary https://t.co/Yny0VmDcCU

[Dan Alexander @DanAlexander21]

Four of Trump's kids are now worth at least an estimated $100 million. They can thank the presidency.

New story out this morning breaking it all down. https://t.co/zGvwR18Gae

[Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon]

RECEIPTS:

Earlier this year, Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) complained to Business Insider she's been the subject of a "coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign" claiming she's worth millions of dollars. "Maybe try checking my public financial statements," she said, "and you will see I barely have thousands let alone millions."

The Free Beacon did check Omar's latest disclosure. It shows Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett, are worth at least $6 million and as much as $30 million.

[Matt Lewis @mattklewis]

Meet the DC Bigwigs Literally Profiting Off Trump’s Deportations https://t.co/4XBR6n9rWT

[Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield]

Stephen Miller has from $100,001 up to a quarter million dollars of stock in ICE contractor Palantir https://t.co/0jLrkDHspb

[Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel]

SCOOP: Trump campaigned against the permanent professional political class.

But new disclosures highlight the expansion of a political cottage industry that revolves around him & that has been quite lucrative for some of his closest aides. (Gift link). https://t.co/L98DDEncGJ

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Look at this.

Senator Markwayne Mullin filed more than $400,000 in stock trades.

He bought L3Harris, $LHX, a drone manufacturer.

Last week, Trump signed an executive order to increase US-made drone production.

And then Israel attacked Iran.

Mullin is on the Armed Services Committee.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

This isn’t rocket science: The only way to stop insider trading in Congress is to stop members of Congress from trading stocks. Period. I reintroduced legislation to ban stock trading in Congress so we can start fixing what’s broken in Washington.

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

The Attorney General sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2, disclosure forms show. https://t.co/MNzLyObxFo

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

This is unusual trading by a politician.

Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir, $PLTR, on April 8th.

On April 17th, Palantir, $PLTR, was awarded a government contract with ICE to develop ImmigrationOs.

She sits on the Committee of Homeland Security

Palantir is up nearly 50% since.

[Filthy Rich Politicians @FilthyRichPols]

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[People @people]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Profited Off Stock Market by Buying Thousands in Stocks Right Before Trump's Tariff Pause https://t.co/toeOZQx4PT

[Filthy Rich Politicians @FilthyRichPols]

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[Roger Sollenberger @SollenbergerRC]

Rep. Darrell Issa just reported the largest single transaction I've ever seen, on April 10, one day after Trump's tariff tweet. Issa—the literal "back away from the car" voice—sold $30 MILLION in interest rate cap derivatives bought in 2023 & 2024 to hedge a $50M+ line of credit

[Tevi Troy @TeviTroy]

This #PearlsBeforeSwine made me think of @MattKLewis’ #FilthyRichPoliticians. ⁦@stephanpastis⁩

[Kevin Thompson CFP®️, RICP®️, EA @MLB2CFP]

“Swamp CREATURES, Latte-Liberals and Ruling Class Elites”. A discussion with @mattklewis Full episode coming soon. Subscribe: https://t.co/LPulSFDxhZ