White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal
ONP Summary
Gabriel Perez, Trump's longtime teleprompter operator, reportedly made approximately $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi based on advance knowledge of the president's speeches. The CFTC is investigating the suspicious trades flagged by Kalshi, and Perez is in settlement talks with federal regulators.
Progressive:Insider Betting Scandal — operator used advance speech knowledge to place profitable bets.
Moderate:Federal Investigation — regulators flagged suspicious trades and are investigating insider betting allegations.
Conservative:White House Response — White House placed operator on leave pending investigation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that an aide to President Donald Trump “will no longer be working at the White House” amid investigations into his use of privileged information to make bets on prediction market Kalshi.
On Thursday morning, ABC reported that Gabriel Perez, one of Trump‘s teleprompter operators, won more […] ...
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