The newly ousted congressman, while an extreme case, illustrated the weaknesses of a system that relies on politicians to report their finances in good faith.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing criticism for having a financial portfolio similar to most Americans after his predecessors owned hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets.
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