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Trump Teleprompter Operator Fined for Insider Trading on Speeches

August 29, 2026

Summary

A former White House aide and Trump's longtime teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, was fined $172,000 by the CFTC for using advance knowledge of Trump's speeches to trade contracts for personal benefit.

Coverage by lane

Left

  • Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator to pay $65,000 fine to settle insider-trading case - CNN

Center

  • CFTC fines former White House aide $172,000 for trading on Trump speech information
  • Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
  • White House Teleprompter Operator Settles Insider-Trading Probe

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