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Jon Ossoff: “Hundreds of millions of dollars in oil futures [were traded]…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Ossoff: "The Mar-a-Lago Mafia" | Full Speech | 04.11.2026

Published | Video Starts at 06:00

And he's been soliciting billions more from princes and sheikhs across the region while leading negotiations on Iran. And then there was the insider trading on oil. Did you all see this? Hundreds of millions of dollars in oil futures [were traded] just minutes before a presidential truth social post moved the price of oil 13%. Now, I don't know who placed those trades, but I'll tell you this, the SEC better find out. And if they won't, when you elect this new majority in Congress and you give us gavels and subpoenas, we will. (06:00–06:12)

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Asserts that oil futures were traded before a presidential post that affected oil prices by 13%.

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