Congress Finally Voted to Ban Its Own Stock Trading... Because Millions of People Started Copying Nancy Pelosi's Trades To Beat the Market | Chris Josephs and Rick Jordan
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Rick sits down with Chris Josephs, co-founder of Autopilot and the creator behind the viral Pelosi Stock Tracker, to confront a question millions of Americans are asking: Is congressional stock trading rigged?
In this conversation, Chris reveals the Pelosi Tesla trade that first caught his attention, how “trade like a politician” became one of finance’s most provocative ideas, and why Autopilot grew from tracking public disclosures into a marketplace where investors can automatically follow proven stock pickers. They also examine the congressional trading restrictions passed by the House on July 22, 2026, the voter ID provision attached to the bill, and why its path through the Senate remains uncertain.
The deeper problem is trust. Corporate executives, journalists, bankers, and soldiers can face serious restrictions or punishment for trading on privileged information. Members of Congress have continued buying and selling individual stocks while shaping the laws, spending, and investigations that can move those companies. Chris built a business exposing that contradiction. Now the ban he has pushed for could eliminate the very controversy that helped build his company.
In this conversation you’ll hear The Pelosi Tesla trade that convinced Chris something was deeply wrong How “trade like a politician” grew into a billion-dollar investing platform Why the congressional stock trading bill may already be designed to stall The obscure political trades that reportedly produced staggering returns What happens to Autopilot when Pelosi retires and politicians stop trading
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