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Darren Samuelsohn

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Past articles by Darren:

Here's what descendants of 5 former presidents say about the role age plays in politics

Insider's DC Bureau Chief, Darren Samuelsohn, conducted in-depth interviews with the relatives of former presidents to see how age affects politics and policy. → Read More

Quiz: How much do you know about America’s gerontocracy?

Test yourself with 10 questions about the American gerontocracy as part of Insider's "Red, White, and Gray" series. → Read More

Legal experts said Trump's phone call to a January 6 witness isn't enough to charge him with a federal crime yet, but could be a tantalizing 'teaser' of what's to come

Criminal-law experts, including Richard Nixon's personal attorney, say more evidence would be needed to charge Donald Trump with witness tampering. → Read More

We talked to 22 insiders with front row seats to Trump's hostile takeover of the GOP

Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Lindsey Graham star in our first-hand account of how Donald Trump became the GOP king and won a crown he still wears today. → Read More

Where is Trump's White House staff now? We created a searchable database of more than 329 top staffers to show where they all landed

Trump staffers are now working on Capitol Hill and at boutique law firms. They're in corporate America and building brands. Others are off the grid. → Read More

Trump's growing legal jeopardy has his Republican loyalists on the defensive while Democrats fear an indictment would energize the MAGA base

Republicans realize there'd be repercussions — for them and whoever runs for president in 2024 — should Trump end up in criminal court. Democrats brace for an angry MAGA reaction, too. → Read More

Trumpworld distances itself from Rudy: The inside story of Giuliani's descent from 'America's Mayor' to presidential lawyer and now an FBI target

"This was always just a matter of time," an ex-Trump advisor said of Giuliani, whom many Americans once hailed in the post-9/11 zeitgeist as "America's Mayor." → Read More

DOJ's investigation of Rudy Giuliani is creating legal headaches for lobbying and public affairs firms that failed to disclose ties to Trump's lawyer

A "blizzard" of DOJ requests for information about the Trump lawyer went out in the months leading up to the raid on Giuliani's home, Insider has learned. → Read More

Washington moves of the week: Hoosiers in DC landed big jobs this week, a sign of the sprawling networks of Mike Pence and Pete Buttigieg

Several former Trump associates and officials followed Pence to his new advocacy group, and Jones Day hired a whole bunch of new lawyers. Those are just a few of the people who started new gigs this week. → Read More

Time to go clothes shopping. How I lost 35 pounds during the COVID pandemic.

The story of how my health took such a dramatic turn for the better amid the coronavirus lockdown dovetails with another healthy change in my life. → Read More

Republicans are unloading on Rep. Matt Gaetz in gossipy texts and snide asides amid reports of a DOJ sex investigation: 'He's the meanest person in politics'

Gaetz has a reputation as a showboat in Washington GOP circles. Republican staff and ex-Trump aides are gloating over news he's under investigation. → Read More

SCOOP: Trump taps his former chief of staff and impeachment lawyers as the gatekeepers to his papers during his post-presidency

Trump named his former chief of staff and lawyers who represented him during his first impeachment trial to serve as gatekeepers to his records. → Read More

The Justice Department promised the Trump White House that its hard drives won't be handed over to Joe Biden

In a new legal memo, the Justice Department assured Trump and his lawyers that Joe Biden won't get custody of records left behind in the White House. → Read More

Republican sources say McConnell is considering a vote to convict Trump and expel him from the US government forever

Sen. Mitch McConnell is considering a vote in favor of Donald Trump's conviction. It could ultimately lead to Trump becoming the first ex-president banned from ever again holding federally elected office. → Read More

GOP kicks Trump to curb after deadly Capitol insurrection, leaving president to fend for himself during his historic second impeachment

Republicans are abandoning Trump amid another impeachment. But Vice President Pence is trying to just wait out the final days of Trump's term rather than push for his ouster now. → Read More

Trump allies are slamming the president and likening the mob he unleashed on the US Capitol to third-world dictatorships

Trump advisors saw the insurrection as a MAGA movement gone awry, a mistake of passion and anger fueled by the president. Others saw something darker. → Read More

‘I’m Absolutely Expecting Him to Do Something Weird’: How Trump Could End His Presidency

Presidents typically reserve their most controversial decisions for their last weeks in office. Imagine what that could mean for Trump. → Read More

Joe Biden's most vexing question if he wins: What to do about prosecuting Trump

A Biden presidency would have many things on its plate. But the biggest question would be what to do about the last guy who had the job: Donald Trump. → Read More

WATCH NOW: Insider's DC bureau previews the presidential debates and the race to the Nov. 3 finish line

Join the Insider DC bureau preview Trump versus Biden at the debates, the Supreme Court fight and the prospect of an October surprise or three. → Read More

'It's gonna be Florida times 10.' Legal insiders envision nightmare scenarios that might eclipse the 2000 election fiasco as Biden and Trump battle over votes in November

Veterans of the bitterly contested 2000 presidential election fight fear an uglier battle over Florida votes, uncounted mail-in ballots, and threats from armed militias. → Read More