The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into former New York Republican Rep. George Santos for allegedly engaging in insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi, according to reporting by NPR.
The investigation involves bets allegedly placed by Santos regarding his attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address when Kalshi users were placing bets on who was going to attend the president’s speech.
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