“Lawyers for the U.S. House sought a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to shield from prosecution a congressional aide who has become a key figure in an insider-trading investigation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The SEC rejected the offer and instead went to court Friday to force the House to turn over documents and evidence in the matter.”
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