Thank you, this was my first thought as well. He essentially leaked classified mission info for the purpose of scoring some cash on it. Insider trading in congress is a big problem too, but there are some real differences here.

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trollbridge 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Such as that Congress can legally do insider trading since they won’t pass a law outlawing it.

	▲	TheCoelacanth 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They literally did pass a law outlawing it in 2012. Enforcement has been very poor, though. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act
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	▲	freedomben 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, absolutely. It's truly grotesque what they've done (exempting themselves from laws that apply to everyone else).

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idiotsecant 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, those real differences are that the soldier was not the chair of any powerful legislative committees.