Gabriel Perez, Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator, is in settlement talks with federal regulators after allegedly earning over $100,000 by betting on the content of the president’s speeches using inside knowledge.
Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Made $100K Betting on His Speeches
According to ABC News, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission found Perez placed bets on Kalshi’s “Mentions” market for more than a dozen speeches, including the State of the Union and a Davos address. Kalshi’s lead lawyer Bobby DeNault said its surveillance team flagged the trades and referred them to the CFTC. White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said Perez is “fully cooperating” with regulators. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan reportedly declined to open a criminal case, and regulators have discussed a settlement requiring Perez to return his profits.
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