George Santos got busted for manipulating political betting markets—and seems to have little remorse | Mother Jones
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has fined former congressman George Santos $35,000 for manipulating political betting markets related to his attendance at the State of the Union. Despite claiming he had no intent to deceive, Santos has continued to publicly criticize the trading platform involved.
Read full story @ www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/george-santos-cftc-fine-kalshi-state-of-the-union-political-betting »
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SPAG85
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Coherent
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Objective
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85
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