• MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip
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    12 days ago

    More cases of “rules for thee and not for me”, of course. You won’t see the DOJ arresting anyone in the Trump family making the same kind of bets.

    If this guy’s lawyer is smart about this, they should ask for discovery on specific instances of insider trading that we know about like the Iran bombing bets made on Kalshi or similar platforms. It would probably be a quick way to get the case dismissed or at least settled out.

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      12 days ago

      You won’t see the DOJ arresting anyone in the Trump family making the same kind of bets.

      Well, yeah. Polymarket is owned by the Trump family, as is the DOJ.

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        12 days ago

        Maybe not owned, but who knows. The crime family is certainly closely involved with Polymarket . The guy can still buy a pardon if he has enough money. On the other hand, maybe loyal customers are eligible for pardons.