The 3,700 trades the outlet highlighted amounted to more than 10% of total reported trades. Moreover, the Times found that 13 lawmakers or their families bought or sold shares of companies their committees were investigating during the analysis's three-year purview.
The outlet further highlighted the independent wealth of congressional spouses and their activities as a source of many of the questionable transactions. It notably did not address financial transactions by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or her husband due to the speaker not sitting on any committees.