Trump's teleprompter operator under federal probe over alleged $90,000 Kalshi insider trading bets
Donald Trump's teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, faces federal investigation for alleged insider trading.
He is currently on unpaid leave from the White House after this development.
The investigation focuses on trades made on prediction market platform Kalshi.
Kalshi detected suspicious activity and alerted regulators, freezing Perez's account.
Perez is reportedly cooperating with the ongoing federal inquiry into the matter.
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