Ok yes she did count the votes, determine that this was the highest number that could be negotiated, and then she worked to push the bill forward as she should have. And then the president tweeted out of nowhere which changed things. Trump's unpredictability is well known for anyone who has read the news at least once in the past five years. All of this is above board. What do you want her to do? Forget all of her policy goals and act against all of her stated interests because her husband bought calls the previous day?

I don't know if you remember, but the amount of stimulus remained 600, so Pelosi was on money on what was politically possible. The remaining 1400 only was possible after the slimmest of senate majorities after the Georgia runoffs.

I'd want her to not speculate on the event, it looks bad. The system doesn't just depend on people not cheating, it depends on confidence in the system, judged by people who aren't experts in either trading or politics.

What did she do here that constitutes speculation? All she did was push for the highest stimulus she could get.

Her husband, who is her legal business partner, should not be trading at all. It's just that simple. They should buy long-term bonds.