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riversedge

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11. .....The series of oil trades was first reported by Reuters and the data from LSEG does not indicate any identities behi

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 10:40 AM

9 hrs ago

Hard to believe Trumps DOJ is investigating this issue!!

............On April 21, 15 minutes before Trump announced he would extend the ceasefire, traders placed a series of bets worth $430 million that oil prices would fall.
https://abcnews.com/US/doj-probing-26-billion-oil-trades-related-iran/story?id=132738007

The series of oil trades was first reported by Reuters and the data from LSEG does not indicate any identities behind these trades and does not prove individuals were trading based on insider information.

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DOJ probing $2.6 billion in oil trades related to Iran war, sources say [View all] lostincalifornia 12 hrs ago OP

Wrong people are getting rich? Turbineguy 11 hrs ago #1

Somebody's powerful supercomputer is recognizing the conmen's trades and piling on maybe? NoMoreRepugs 11 hrs ago #3

Bingo n/t Timewas 10 hrs ago #6

It could very well be, and there may be broader implications GusBob 9 hrs ago #9

Round up the usual suspects..... displacedvermoter 11 hrs ago #2

If a Trump loyalist melm00se 11 hrs ago #4

Unless its spies tapping into Trumps phone GusBob 9 hrs ago #10

Pretending to investigate Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #5

Are they looking for "donations" to stop the probes? SamuelAdams 10 hrs ago #7

Yup, you gatta pay trump his vig or he'll be after you! PSPS 9 hrs ago #8

.....The series of oil trades was first reported by Reuters and the data from LSEG does not indicate any identities behi riversedge 9 hrs ago #11

Trump Inc. didn't get a cut? Trump has turned the DOJ into a mafia enforcement arm Prairie Gates 9 hrs ago #12

Just pay the fatso fraudster and all will be fine wolfie001 7 hrs ago #16

The corruption is so obvious it is being documented and reported in newspapers all over the world, making it impossible Martin68 9 hrs ago #13

"probing" 50 Shades Of Blue 8 hrs ago #14

Department of Injustice wolfie001 7 hrs ago #15

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