Teleprompter Operator's Exit Raises Novel Insider-Trading Questions for Prediction Markets

Gabriel Perez, who operated Trump's teleprompter since 2016, left federal employment on July 28, 2026, after allegedly using advance speech content to win over $100,000 on Kalshi's prediction markets. The CFTC is investigating whether his access constituted material non-public information under commodity futures law — a test of whether insider trading rules built for securities can govern prediction markets tied to political speech.