FT: Pete Hegseth's Broker Looked to Buy Defense Fund Before Iran Attack

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Financial Times reports that three sources say a broker for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07:32 AM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times

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Well, this is just known as smart bidness in the Trump Crime Family... using your Gov position to make money is Standard Procedure.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-30 07:37 PM

Well, this is just known as smart bidness in the Trump Crime Family... using your Gov position to make money is Standard Procedure.
#1 | Posted by Corky

The blanket Trump pardon has already been signed. So Kegseth would have been a fool not to do so.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-30 08:14 PM

They all know that the public will be distracted by the next Admin Disaster, which will be promoted in exclusion of all else by the Oligarch-owned Media.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-30 08:20 PM

Nothing says good Chreestian like insider trading off of a war you're supposedly running.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-30 08:21 PM

Nothing says good Chreestian like insider trading off of a war you're supposedly running.
#4 | Posted by jpw

You haven't even gotten to part where he throws the match.

Hope the ~~losers and suckers~~ our brave soldiers don't mind.

#5 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-30 08:34 PM

I don't want to hear another ------- word about Hunter Biden ever again.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-31 08:02 AM

I wonder if manipulating the stock market has anything to do with Hegseth essentially telling Trump that the Iranians would lay down and die after they were attacked?

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-31 08:03 AM

archive.is

buy an ad stupid OP and your paywalled link

#8 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-31 10:22 AM

"...according to three people familiar with the matter."

STUPID STUPID LINK

IDEF is DOWN since feb buying in feb would have been STUPID

stupid link to stupid article from stupid OP
It's a trifecta of stupid!

#9 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-31 10:30 AM

"The investment discussed by Hegseth's broker did not ultimately go ahead "

JFC it's even more stupid than I originally declared

#10 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-31 10:33 AM