Trump nominates Michael Selig to chair the CFTC
On 27 October 2025 President Donald Trump nominated Michael Selig to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The White House sent the nomination to the Senate days later, which confirmed him on 18 December 2025; he was sworn in as the agency's 16th chairman on 22 December.
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On 27 October 2025 President Donald Trump nominated Michael Selig to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The White House sent the nomination to the Senate days later, which confirmed him on 18 December 2025; he was sworn in as the agency's 16th chairman on 22 December.
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Michael Selig
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- 1.whitehouse.gov — sourcewhitehouse.gov · verified
- 2.willkie.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: selig+commodity futures · verified
- 3.Michael Selig Sworn In as 16th CFTC ChairmanCFTC · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Trump nominates Michael Selig to chair the CFTC. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/selig-nominated-cftc-chair-2025-10-27
https://factrail.ai/facts/selig-nominated-cftc-chair-2025-10-27
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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