- United States
- Maine
- Letter
I need you to demand a full investigation into the suspicious trading patterns documented by the BBC before major presidential announcements during Trump's second term. The evidence is damning and someone needs to hold these people accountable.
The pattern is clear across five separate incidents. Before Trump announced Iran war progress on March 9, 2026, traders placed massive bets on falling oil prices 47 minutes before the news broke and made millions when oil dropped 25%. Before his March 23 Iran resolution post, unusual bets on falling oil prices appeared 14 minutes early. Before the April 9, 2025 tariff pause announcement, traders bet over $2 million on market gains despite seven straight days of losses and potentially made $20 million when the S&P 500 jumped 9.5%.
On Polymarket, newly created accounts won $436,000 betting on Maduro's seizure and $1.2 million on Iran strikes, then stopped betting. This isn't coincidence. This is wealthy insiders getting rich off information that should belong to all Americans.
The SEC and CFTC have ignored Senate requests to investigate. Push them to act. Subpoena trading records, identify the accounts, and prosecute anyone who profited from advance knowledge of presidential decisions. If no one faces consequences, this administration will keep enriching its friends while the rest of us get blindsided by market swings.