Federal investigators are examining whether a teleprompter operator working inside the White House used advance knowledge of President Trump’s public statements to place profitable bets on a prediction market — making it the first known probe of its kind involving someone inside the executive residence.
The investigation centers on whether the individual, who would have had early access to the president’s scripted remarks before they were delivered publicly, used that privileged information to gain a financial edge on a prediction platform.
Authorities say this case represents an unprecedented situation — the first time officials have looked into suspected insider trading on a prediction market tied to someone working within the White House itself.
