A former teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump is under investigation for suspected insider trading, according to reports from VG.
The employee, who has managed the president's speech cues since 2016, is accused of placing bets on the specific words the president would use in his addresses.
The allegations suggest the individual leveraged privileged access to non-public information for personal financial gain.
The case underscores the persistent challenges regulators face in policing insider trading within political circles.
Unlike traditional corporate insider trading, where material non-public information relates to earnings or mergers, this investigation involves the monetization of political speech content.
The potential for such information to influence market sentiment or specific asset prices remains a complex area of enforcement.