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Trump Teleprompter Pays $170,000 to End Insider Trading Probe

Bloomberg Markets Saturday 29 August 2026, 01:50 UTC By Nicola M White 1 min read
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A White House teleprompter operator will pay more than $172,000 to end a federal regulator’s probe into alleged well-timed prediction market bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches.

A White House teleprompter operator will pay more than $172,000 to end a federal regulator’s probe into alleged well-timed prediction market bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches.
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