La société affiliée de BlackRock, Austin Private Wealth, a vendu à découvert 12 millions d'actions de Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) la veille de l'assassinat de Trump, et a ensuite fait l'objet d'une enquête de la SEC.

Austin Private Wealth manages around $1 billion in assets, with major shareholders including BlackRock and Vanguard. The coincidence of short-selling time has raised suspicions of insider trading. If the attempt to assassinate Trump is successful, the stock price of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) will plummet. Austin Private Wealth stands to make huge profits, estimated to be between $696 billion and $1 trillion. However, the company states that the transaction was a registration error and had no intention of profiting from the tragedy. Austin Private Wealth explains that due to a technical glitch in the trading system, the short-selling order was mistakenly placed. The transaction was conducted on June 28, made public on July 12, and the error was discovered on July 16 and subsequently corrected.
Selon des informations, la SEC examine la communication interne et les dossiers de transactions d'Austin Private Wealth pour déterminer s'il y a eu un comportement inapproprié. Si des preuves d'activités illégales sont découvertes, l'enquête pourrait entraîner des sanctions sévères (decripto)