Former White House Teleprompter Operator Fined for Insider Trading on Speeches
Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump, has been fined $172,000 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for insider trading. Perez used nonpublic information from upcoming presidential speeches to place trades on the prediction market Kalshi, earning over $107,500 in profits. He must repay these profits, pay a civil penalty of $65,000, and is banned from trading on prediction markets for three years. The White House has not commented on the settlement.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (33/100). Lens Score 53/100.
Outlets measured: wion, ndtv. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–38/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
ndtv broke this story on 29 Aug, 06:37 am. Other outlets followed.
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