Rahm Emanuel urges Democrats to pass stock trading ban, give Washington a 'house cleaning'

Fox News · Madison Colombo · 2026-11-04 18:27 UTC

Rahm Emanuel calls on Democrats to ban lawmaker stock trading and pass sweeping ethics reform in 2027, warning party leaders that investigations alone will not satisfy voters.

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is calling on Democrats to make a ban on stock trading across all three branches of government a top legislative priority.

Speaking on "Fox & Friends," Wednesday, Emanuel urged his party to turn investigations into legislative action, arguing lawmakers must pass a sweeping ethics bill in 2027 that would prohibit officials in all three branches of government from buying and selling individual stocks.

"Pass a comprehensive ethics bill for all three branches," Emanuel said, arguing that investigations alone are "not the change alone that the American people voted for."

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