PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Chris Murphy: “About $580 million of trades [in the oil contracts market]…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

Watch on YouTube

HUGE insider trading on Trump's Iran war.

Published | Video Starts at 00:03

And we got the latest example of how early Monday morning, before you probably even showed up to work at 6:50 that morning, a whole bunch of activity happens in the oil contracts market. About $580 million of trades [in the oil contracts market] happened on a Monday morning at 6:50. But it was happening for a reason, because people that were making those bets knew that a few minutes later, Donald Trump was about to post something on social media. (00:03–00:18)

CLAIM

Asserts that $580 million in oil trades occurred unusually early on a Monday.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Chris Murphy

Discover more from

Chris Murphy

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.