Jared Halbern

Now a different financial scrutiny.

White House aides were warned in a March email not to place bets on prediction markets.

A White House spokesman says all federal employees are subject to government ethics guidelines that prohibit the use of non-public information for financial benefit.

Fox's Jared Halbern at the White House.

Democratic lawmakers have voiced concern over some high winning bets placed about the war in Iran and oil trading.