Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words

It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4106x2866+0+0/resize/4106x2866!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F83%2F64884889444d943d3ddbd0f24a87%2Fgettyimages-2178034883.jpg' alt='Then-candidate Trump speaking in front of a teleprompter during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada in 2024.'/><p>It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.</p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5896223' />