The pinnacle of the Division of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, has reposted a prediction market wager on a attainable DOJ prosecution.
Dhillon reposted an X submit from prediction market Polymarket selling 36% odds on journalist Don Lemon being prosecuted by the DOJ, writing: “Three now arrested.” This comes after a federal choose discovered no possible reason behind Lemon committing a criminal offense, following the Trump administration indicting three demonstrators at a Minnesota protest that the journalist was protecting.
The pinnacle of Trump DOJ's Civil Rights Division boosts prediction markets putting 36% odds she'll be capable of prosecute Don Lemon for his journalism, after a federal Justice of the Peace choose discovered no possible reason behind a criminal offense. pic.twitter.com/qxjMvrL1NE
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 22, 2026
The seemingly now-deleted submit from Dhillon was shared once more by way of screenshot by All Rise Information editor Alan Klasfeld, who wrote: “The pinnacle of Trump DOJ’s Civil Rights Division boosts prediction markets putting 36% odds she’ll be capable of prosecute Don Lemon for his journalism, after a federal Justice of the Peace choose discovered no possible reason behind a criminal offense.”
Prediction market insider buying and selling fears flare once more, this time within the DOJ
Dhillon’s submit has sparked renewed concern that these in positions of energy might affect prediction market odds, only a few weeks on from insider trading fears arising on Polymarket following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. An nameless consumer revamped $400,000 on a guess that Maduro would get replaced on the exact same day that the Trump administration moved towards him.
This led to 30 Congress members supporting a bill to stop insider buying and selling on prediction markets like Polymarket. With wagers out there not simply on political occasions but in addition enterprise and cultural ones, there may be at present room for individuals to have an effect on the very bets that they’re additionally allowed to position. Kalshi’s personal CEO, Tarek Mansour, also shared support for the bill which might ban authorities officers from utilizing the platforms.
The priority is that those that ought to be making neutral selections primarily based on American legal guidelines of justice might be motivated for different causes in the event that they stand to achieve financially from the outcomes.
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