Teleprompter Operator's Exit Tests Insider-Trading Law on Prediction Markets

Gabriel Perez, Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016, left federal employment 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 — testing whether insider trading rules built for securities can govern prediction markets tied to political speech.