The US CFTC is investigating former Congressman Adam Kinzinger for allegedly improper trading on prediction market Kalshi, where an account linked to him bet on whether he would receive a presidential pardon and whether President Biden would issue preemptive pardons between December 2024 and January 2025. Kinzinger denied having insider information and claimed he understood Kalshi's rules to permit his trading, though the platform explicitly prohibits direct participants from betting on themselves. Kalshi has launched an internal review and previously banned other political figures from similar trades.