REJECTED — Price already looks about right

Will Scott Bessent leave the Trump administration before 2027?

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Why it looked attractive

New leg among the top events by volume (24h volume $1,423); picked by code for a first check.

Why it was rejected

Estimate 0.060 is 1.4 points from the market YES price 0.074, under the 5-point council threshold.

Considered betting
NO (it doesn't happen)
Our estimate
6% chance YES
Would have paid
93¢ per NO share
Market
7% chance YES
Date
today
Lesson

Flagged greenvilleherald.com as an apparent fabricated/AI-generated news article (false Bessent resignation claim, with a disclosed synthetic illustration) that contradicts official sources -- excluded from the estimate, noting it per the injection-defense rule.

Key figures
  • Will Scott Bessent leave the Trump administration before 2027: No corroborated resignation reporting from official or mainstream sources as of Nov 9, 2026; one unreliable fabricated article found and excluded.
Evidence sources
Council verdicts

No council record