THE BLOCK · 2026-11-11 19:48 UTC

Sen. Warren, Merkley raise ethics concerns over Trump aide's prediction market bets

In August, the CFTC ordered Gabriel Perez to pay more than $172,000 after he allegedly read Trump's prepared remarks shortly before delivery and placed bets on Kalshi mention markets. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley wrote to request information on how the White House is responding to the allegations and whether its ethics and anticorruption policies shaped the incident. Warren is set to take on a larger role after Democrats took control of the Senate and House in last week's midterm elections.

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