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Elizabeth Warren: “It happened again on April 7, and then again on April 21…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Warren Questions Hegseth on Insider Trading During Iran War As He Ducks Responsibility

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

On March 23, just 14 minutes before Trump unexpectedly posted about, quote, very good conversations on ending the war, traders suddenly bet $500 million on the price of oil, which, once Trump made his announcement, immediately dropped. It happened again on April 7, and then again on April 21. First a surge in oil bets, then a Trump Post, and then a huge shift in oil prices. In just the space of minutes, it looks like insiders have been making out like bandits using secret information about the war. (00:47–01:00)

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Asserts that surges in oil bets occurred on April 7 and April 21 before Trump's posts.

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