Insider Trading - How the Trump administration is stealing from Americans

[dukeman92]

This seems like a topic that deserves it's own thread. If not, please merge wherever you guys see fit.

 

[lawtig02]

We’re so far beyond any prior levels of public corruption that historical comparisons are meaningless. MAGA makes Teapot Dome look like, well, a tempest in a teapot.

 

[BlueSteel]

"And then we named JD Vance the 'Fraud Czar' to investigate fraud... on the LEFT!"

 

[nycfan]

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

www.bbc.com

 

[nycfan]

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trading

 

[nycfan]

White House Warned Staff Not to Engage in Insider Trading Amid War With Iran

The directive came amid a surge of suspiciously well-timed trades on oil and prediction markets just ahead of crucial moments in the conflict.

www.nytimes.com

 

[nycfan]

Insider trading? Why well-timed market plays are raising alarms in Washington. - CSMonitor.com

www.csmonitor.com

 

[nycfan]

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5759311/trades-made-before-trump-delayed-plans-to-attack-iran-raise-insider-trading-concerns

 

[nycfan]

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

www.theguardian.com

 

[nycfan]

Unregulated prediction market may endanger US national security, experts and lawmakers warn

With how futures markets are structured, officials could place bets anonymously and influence combat operations to ensure they get a payout, experts say.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[nycfan]

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5780569/betting-polymarket-iran-investigation-lawmakers

 

[nycfan]

. Insider Trading Is Going to Get People Killed

 

[superrific]

It is also possible that nobody within the Trump Administration is doing this. That actually these bets are being placed by the numerous people and/or countries who breached the WH network via Signal or any of the other blatant security holes.

 

[Bigs23]

It is also possible that nobody within the Trump Administration is doing this. That actually these bets are being placed by the numerous people and/or countries who breached the WH network via Signal or any of the other blatant security holes.

And people who have picked up on previous patterns.

 

[nycfan]

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-88fec4af-92b9-48d1-9e5e-31806d509174.html?stream=top

 

[UNCatTech]

This seems like a topic that deserves it's own thread. If not, please merge wherever you guys see fit.

And they are so open about it.

 

[4thgenheel]

It is also possible that nobody within the Trump Administration is doing this. That actually these bets are being placed by the numerous people and/or countries who breached the WH network via Signal or any of the other blatant security holes.

it's probably a combination of both.

whatever it is, it is stunning and sickening and needs to be investigated and prosecuted at the soonest possible moment.

 

[mynameisbond]

I'm glad this behavior is FINALLY getting some media exposure. I've suspected it was happening with tariffs for a long time.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]