Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the prediction market Kalshi, according to two sources familiar with the matter. "We have been assisting regulators on this matter and provided evidence we collected, as we do in any referral."Kalshi — which did not identify the trader to Axios — froze Perez's account after flagging his alleged bets, preventing him from capturing most of the profits, the sources said.What they're saying: Efforts to reach Perez for comment through the White House were unsuccessful.A CFTC spokesperson said the commission can't confirm or deny an investigation."The White House has strict ethics guidelines that we expect all staffers and officials to follow," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told ABC News. "The staffer in question is fully cooperating with the CFTC."
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