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Senator Chris Murphy: $1.5 BILLION. Let me say it again - a $1.5 BILLION BET. [View all]

Bigger than any futures purchases made at the time.

5 minutes before Trump's post.

Who was it? Trump? A family member? A White House staffer?

This is corruption. Mind blowing corruption.

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Senator Chris Murphy: $1.5 BILLION. Let me say it again - a $1.5 BILLION BET. [View all] Passages Yesterday OP

They will happily destroy everything for money UpInArms Yesterday #1

Then, remove the value of money. OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #40

Does ANYONE expect anything but CORRUPTION??? NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #2

And again: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ALLOWS ALL OF IT! Chasstev365 Yesterday #3

this is the key Hieronymus Phact Yesterday #22

Wasn't there somebody, Martha..... Martha.... somebody and sumpin about insider trading? 3Hotdogs Yesterday #4

Wow, they crucified her popsdenver Yesterday #18

What will/can be done brakester 23 hrs ago #35

We'll see, but HighFired49 22 hrs ago #36

Endless cycle of filling the coffer for future bribes and election buying Auggie Yesterday #5

Yes securing control of elections. $$$$$ Passages Yesterday #8

+1 ... Once fascists seize power, it's difficult to remove them Auggie Yesterday #11

It's someone who actually has the cash or margin to... LuckyCharms Yesterday #6

Wonder where Peter Thiel was...🤔 rubbersole Yesterday #12

Donald Trump Jr. is heavily involved in the rapidly expanding online prediction market industry, sop Yesterday #27

OFGSakes! brakester 20 hrs ago #38

Nobody is coming to save us superpatriotman Yesterday #7

This is America at 250 31st Street Bridge Yesterday #9

We need to send Roto-Rooter to clean out Washington, D.C., seriously. democrank Yesterday #16

The system is calcified; change has become impossible 31st Street Bridge Yesterday #23

"that our country's corrupt...." Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #19

... the corruption and blight enigmania Yesterday #20

Likely traceable bucolic_frolic Yesterday #10

Dine and Dash. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #13

This isn't hard to trace, but no one will. Scrivener7 Yesterday #14

The billionaire overlords told him WHAT to say, and WHEN to say it FakeNoose Yesterday #15

+1 Auggie Yesterday #17

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #21

We're gonna have to wait until at least January 2027 before this is even investigated. Wednesdays Yesterday #24

Dems (if by any luck...) win the House in 2026, they will investigate, but... Justice matters. 23 hrs ago #34

Most corrupt presidency in history. Takes war profiteering to an entirely new level. Martin68 Yesterday #25

I follow Unusual Whales. Great way to "follow the money" ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #26

Thank you for the tip. Anything is possible with Trump, anything. Passages Yesterday #28

My pleasure. You're absolutely right about that! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #30

Absolutely. mr715 18 hrs ago #41

Volume in stock and oil futures surged minutes before Trump's market-turning post LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #29

We're talking MINUTES earlier NCDem47 Yesterday #31

There was some insider trading here LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #32

Insider trading at its worst Picaro 23 hrs ago #33

No worries, this will be investigated immediately... returnee 22 hrs ago #37

Meidas said today tnat he's manipulating the markets BigmanPigman 18 hrs ago #39

wake me up when something is DONE about it Skittles 17 hrs ago #42

I just hope Steven Miller can go to jail for his role in this. eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #43

Let me guess Don Jr., Eric, Kushner, and some Saudis made a ton of money on futures and shorts Botany 16 hrs ago #44

Nothing shocks us any longer. Trump$$$ is the Al Capone of US presidencies. Passages 16 hrs ago #46

Al Capone didn't kill anywhere near as many people as Trump has done. Botany 15 hrs ago #47

I believe it! Passages 15 hrs ago #50

Money ALWAYS LilElf70 16 hrs ago #45

When is someone going to do something? Martha Stewart was sent to prison ecstatic 15 hrs ago #48

Yes. The rule of law is meaningless otherwise. Confidence in government will rebound, and we become Passages 15 hrs ago #49

For something around $400k. She didn't whine or evade, she did her time and didn't try to exploit it. marble falls 53 min ago #53

Crisis investors abusing a system originally set up to keep commodity prices level. It's a crime and immoral. marble falls 13 hrs ago #51

Completely in agreement. Passages 5 hrs ago #52