Soros-linked investment firm blames ‘clerical error’ for suspicious bet on Trump media stocks

Reports claim that Austin Private Wealth LLC, a firm majority-held by George Soros’ Vanguard and BlackRock, placed significant short bets against President Trump’s Truth Social stock ($DJT) just one day before an assassination attempt on his life.

These suspicious trades have drawn parallels to the insider trading observed prior to the 9/11 attacks, raising questions about potential foreknowledge of the plot against President Trump.

Between July 1 and July 12, shorts against Truth Social stock more than doubled, indicating that certain entities predicted a sharp decline in the stock’s value by Monday—a scenario likely if President Trump had been assassinated in Pennsylvania. This has led to speculation that some individuals or organisations had prior knowledge of the assassination attempt and sought to profit from the ensuing chaos.

REVEALED: The firm that took the suspicious and enormous bet against President Trump’s Truth Social stock ($DJT) ONE DAY before the assassination attempt is Austin Private Wealth LLC, majority held by George Soros’ Vanguard and BlackRock.

Coincidentally, BlackRock, the party… https://t.co/JbRi7aC4Db pic.twitter.com/ipHT63xH6J

— DiedSuddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) July 18, 2024

The firm responsible for the largest and most suspicious bet, Austin Private Wealth LLC, has notable connections to high-profile figures, including former President George H.W. Bush and his son, President George W. Bush. James A. Baker III, a close associate of the Bush family and a former Secretary of State, has served as the firm’s Senior Policy Director since its inception in 2006. Given the size of the bet, it’s speculated that Baker may have had a role in the decision-making process.

Adding to the intrigue, BlackRock, which stood to benefit significantly from President Trump’s potential death, featured the alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, in a 2022 promotional video. Furthermore, Alex Soros, son of billionaire globalist and Nazi collaborator George Soros, in a notorious Instagram post, shared an Atlantic Magazine cover depicting a bullet hole in glass and cash adding up to the number 47—interpreted by some as a cryptic threat against President Trump.

However, the firm’s connection to the Bush family and the magnitude of this recent bet, shorting 12 million shares of Trump media stock, raise significant concerns about possible foreknowledge and motives behind the assassination attempt on President Trump. An investigation into these suspicious trades and potential insider knowledge is imperative to uncover the truth behind these alarming events, say researchers.

Responding to growing suspicions and backlash, Austin Private Wealth claimed the short trade reported volume was the result of a ‘clerical error’. A statement published on their website said:

‘The SEC filing which showed that Austin Private Wealth shorted a large number of shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (DJT) was incorrect and we immediately amended it as soon as we learned of the error.

‘No client of APW holds, or has ever held, a put on DJT in the quantity initially reported. The correct holding amount was 12 contracts, or 1,200 shares — not 12 million shares, as was filed in error. In submitting the required report for the second quarter of 2024, a multiplier was applied by a third-party vendor that increased the number of the shares by a multiple of 10,000 for all options contracts (not just DJT). We did not catch the error before approving the filing.

‘We filed the report on July 12 to reflect our positions on June 28. We amended it on July 16.

‘We deeply regret this error and the concern it has caused, especially at such a fraught moment for our nation. We are committed to full transparency and maintaining the trust of our clients. As such, we are reviewing our internal procedures and our processes with the third-party vendor that assists with SEC filings to better understand how this happened and avoid similar issues moving forward.’

Austin Private Wealth Partner AJ Wagner confirmed the above when questioned by CrowdSourceTheTruth, but questions remain over the timing and explanation for the error.

A lot of people have been sending me information about Austin Private Wealth shorting 12,000,000 shares of Trump Media and Technology Group stock. I just called AJ Wagner, a partner in the firm to ask him if it was true. pic.twitter.com/NWTvvqFIOU

— Crowdsource The Truth (@JG_CSTT) July 18, 2024