Posted on 11/13/2024 1:20:29 PM PST by DFG
The FBI seized Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s phone and electronics early Wednesday morning — just a week after the election-betting platform successfully predicted President-elect Donald Trump’s win, The Post has learned.
The 26-year-old entrepreneur was woken up at 6:00 a.m. in his Soho home by law US enforcement officers who demanded his phone and electronics, a source close to the matter told The Post.
It’s “grand political theater at its worst,” the source told The Post. “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things. Instead, they staged a so-called raid so they can leak it to the media and use it for obvious political reasons.”
Coplan was not provided any reason for the incident, but the source said they expect it is political retribution since Polymarket accurately predicted Trump’s win – not traditional polls.
The government is likely trying to accuse Polymarket of market manipulation and rigging its polls in favor of Trump, the source said.
“This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election,” the source said.
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Wow...I hope he sues the FBI.
Sue for malicious prosecution.
This stuff has to stop.
Deep Staters are pond scum.
Did they have a warrant?
“The government is likely trying to accuse Polymarket of market manipulation and rigging its polls in favor of Trump, the source said.”
Because rigging polls for a specific party is the job of the [their] lapdog media.
Good god. Why did the gear queers do this at 6am? In the old days it would be two men in sport jackets at a decent hour.
The FBI and DOJ is filthy and corrupt.
Normal Americans need to start getting up at 5am, and “stand to” until 0700. Find a Marine, ask him what that means.
The FBI still thinks they’re the boss.
Who gave the order to raid this house?
I sure do hope that Matt Gaetz goes on to do plenty of morning raids on the homes of officials behind things like this. It is way past time.
This sounds like an order that came down from Merrick Garland. He might still be making trouble even though his own personal troubles will be starting soon.
Why Matt Gaetz????
Try 18 USC 242 Depravation of Rights Under Color of Law?
He should have had a throwaway phone and laptop on hand...
As new AG
What the hell? Thank God Trump won the election. So sick of this abuse of power by the current regime.
Do you mean MATT WHITTAKER???
Everytime the FBI is in the news, they are doing something gross.
No. Trump just nominated Matt Gaetz .
Because Trump picked him to be the Attorney General. And therefore the head of the DOJ. Unless I am missing something.
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