Key Takeaways Gabriel Perez, Trump’s teleprompter operator since 2016, allegedly faces a CFTC probe over $100,000 in Kalshi bets. Kalshi reportedly flagged the trades in March 2026 and referred the case to the CFTC, ABC News reported. Perez is said to be having settlement talks that could require repaying profits and a trading restriction. Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant who operates Trump’s teleprompter, is reportedly in settlement talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over allegations he placed winning bets on Kalshi’s “Mentions” markets, ABC News reported. Those markets let users bet on whether a speaker will say specific words …


