CFTC Fines Trump Teleprompter Operator $172,539 for Insider Betting on Kalshi

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has imposed a $172,539 penalty and a three-year trading ban on a teleprompter operator for Donald Trump. The individual was found to have placed bets on the prediction market platform Kalshi by using advance knowledge of the specific words Trump would use in his speeches.