https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/white-house-teleprompter-operator-who-placed-bets-on-trump-s-speeches-ordered-to-pay-172kContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/white-house-teleprompter-operator-who-placed-bets-on-trump-s-speeches-ordered-to-pay-172khttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/white-house-teleprompter-operator-who-placed-bets-on-trump-s-speeches-ordered-to-pay-172k#u53096Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:51:49 +0000Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, must pay $172,000 to settle a Commodity Futures Trading Commission probe. Perez used non-public access to Donald Trump's speech drafts to place bets on prediction markets via Kalshi. By trading on a presidential mention market, Perez earned more than $107,500 before the CFTC intervened. While most reports cite a $172,000 payment, one source reports a $65,000 fine to settle the insider-trading case.Why it mattersPrediction markets allow users to bet on the outcome of specific events, such as whether a politician will mention a topi