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Illegal manipulation of the financial markets

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by 14serenoa, Apr 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM.

  1. mikemcd810

    mikemcd810 Premium Member

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    May not necessarily have been him personally but it would have originated with someone within his administration with knowledge of the upcoming announcement. We need an investigation to figure out the truth.

    Edit: I should have added that it doesn't even mean that Trump had any knowledge of what happened if there was insider trading happening.
     
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  2. gator_jo

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    Well it wouldn't be rational to think that options volume quadrupled because of people who didn't know about the TV show host's tariff surrender ....
     
  3. gator_jo

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    Certainly more so with a criminal in charge.
     
  4. 14serenoa

    14serenoa Living in Orange and surrounded by Seminoles... VIP Member

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    take it away...
     
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  5. tigator2019

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    In my head--- UF
    Bought AAPL at 175 yesterday just before the news

    DAL at $36 ish
     
  6. citygator

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    I am not one for conspiracies but the facts are undeniable.

    1. Leaks a day early 10:13 am on Monday that there is a pause
    2. Trump denies it publicly
    3. Insiders position their calls before
    4. Announcement comes out and public covers their calls

    Frank Niu on Instagram: "art of the steal"
     
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  7. G8trGr8t

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    only for presidential acts

    acts not part of his duties as president are not immune from prosecution

    he cannot go choke out pence and get away with it
     
  8. 14serenoa

    14serenoa Living in Orange and surrounded by Seminoles... VIP Member

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    "Donald Trump called it a great time to buy. Hours later, stock market jumped"...He put out the word on Truth Social. and hours before he announced he would pause tariffs for 90 days to negotiate a deal with all subject to his sweeping tariff announcement except China.

    EDIT: Trump knew exactly what he was doing.
     
  9. OklahomaGator

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    You do realize that the President posted on Truth Social at 9:37 in the morning "“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,”.
     
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  10. docspor

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    what is that apropos of? arguably the most flaccid post EVER on th.
     
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  11. AgingGator

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    Add in their families, shell companies, and friends and you’ve got a deal. It would get real ugly, real quick.
     
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  12. mikemcd810

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    It's possible someone took a gamble based on that info. It's also possible Trump posted that as air cover for his buddies for plausible deniability. This isn't exactly the most ethical administration so hard to rule anything out.
     
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  13. tripsright

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    #49……I so wish it was a joke.
    Still hilarious.
     
  14. JG8tor

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    That's your defense of the president of the United States? He couldn't have been doing anything shady because he was hawking stock tips in all caps on social media? :rolleyes:

    Every President, Republican or Democrat, can spill a Coke on their laptop computer. That is why most of them have a rule about open beverages on the Resolute desk.

    Donald Trump has a red button to get a butler to bring him Coke | Metro News
     
  15. gator_jo

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    Whoa, this article is totally revelatory!

    This senator is admitting that in order to have evidence ........ there would need to be ........buckle up!!! ......... an investigation!!!

    This is all cOmPlEtElY iNsAnE !!!!!!!!!!!!!


    He's suggesting there be an investigation, in order to determine the evidence. This is groundbreaking and really really wild!! Can you imagine if this concept was applied to, say ...... criminal trials or allegations?
     
  16. AgingGator

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    That link took 2 minutes out of my life that I would like back
     
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  17. JG8tor

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  18. AgingGator

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    I can’t figure out which is more disturbing; that media actually publishes moronic things like this as news, or that people read it, and give it enough credibility to link it on a forum. This makes People magazine look like a technical White Paper.
     
  19. gator_jo

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    Um, no. No, not really.

    The linked article you criticize clearly links to a Wall Street Journal article. Which I didn't read due to paywalls, but we can usually assume to be responsible media.

    So what you're criticizing is just accurate journalism.

    Why'd it get you so angry though? It just accurately reported on something that your political leader actually did. Are you embarrassed by that or something?
     
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