[freedomben]

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.

[trollbridge]

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

[TheCoelacanth]

They literally did pass a law outlawing it in 2012. Enforcement has been very poor, though.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act

[freedomben]

Yes, absolutely. It's truly grotesque what they've done (exempting themselves from laws that apply to everyone else).

[idiotsecant]

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