Jason Leopold
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Trump Used Records Requests to Get Look Behind Scenes of Talks Over His Taxes
Donald Trump demanded reams of information from the Internal Revenue Service as it was preparing to turn over his personal tax returns to a congressional committee, papering the agency with a deluge of Freedom of Information Act requests in search of a behind-the scenes look at its deliberations, new documents show. → Read More
FBI Examines Snapchat’s Role in Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths
Federal agencies are questioning Snapchat’s role in the spread and sale of fentanyl-laced pills in the US as part of a broader probe into the deadly counterfeit drugs crisis. → Read More
NSA Watchdog Concluded One Analyst’s Surveillance Project Went Too Far
Newly unearthed inspector general’s report is coda to Snowden-era controversy over NSA surveillance methods. → Read More
Secret Service Minimized Threats Before Jan. 6, Documents Show
A Secret Service unit responsible for identifying threats repeatedly downplayed advance warnings of potential violence on Jan. 6, 2021, newly released documents show, a lapse that is now part of the House investigation into the attack on the US Capitol. → Read More
The Government Released New Photos Of Wu-Tang Clan's “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Album (But It Won’t Say How Much It Cost)
BuzzFeed News obtained the bill of sale and photographs of the album, which was auctioned by US marshals last July. → Read More
The Capitol Police Granted Permits For Jan. 6 Protests Despite Signs That Organizers Weren’t Who They Said They Were
BuzzFeed News has exclusively obtained the permits Capitol Police issued for protests on Capitol grounds for Jan. 6 — a rare window into a secretive organization and its most consequential day. → Read More
Fauci Emails Give Insight To Early Days Of COVID Response
Thousands of pages of communications obtained by BuzzFeed News show how Fauci tried to keep Americans calm and develop an effective strategy despite conflicts with the Trump administration. → Read More
This Is The Criminal Referral Against Donald Trump
BuzzFeed News obtained the document through a public records lawsuit. → Read More
These Are The Last Batch Of FBI Memos From The Mueller Probe
BuzzFeed News sued the federal government to get these summaries of witness interviews — known as 302s — from the two-year probe into the 2016 election. → Read More
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, And Roger Stone Were Probed By Mueller For DNC Hacks
Previously secret portions of the Mueller Report show the special counsel declined to prosecute due to lack of evidence. → Read More
Mueller Memos: Bonus Special Edition! A Huge Trove Of New Details From The Mueller Investigation
Just days before the election, these records, which BuzzFeed News sued the federal government to get, provide a new look at the two-year inquiry. → Read More
Here Are Thousands Of Documents About Immigrants Who Died in ICE Custody
BuzzFeed News has obtained thousands of pages of documents from internal investigations of deaths of immigrants held in ICE custody. → Read More
Trump Only Interested In Releasing Some Russia Documents
Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has provided a federal court with a declaration on the president's intent following tweets about wanting Russia documents declassified. → Read More
Judge Wants Trump To Explain His Russia Tweets
In response to a lawsuit by BuzzFeed News, the government said that just because Trump demanded that the Russia investigation be declassified, it doesn’t mean he wanted the Russia investigation to be declassified. → Read More
Trump Tweeted About Releasing All "Russia Hoax'' Documents, But He Didn't Mean It Literally
BuzzFeed News went to court after the president's tweets. Now the White House is saying "not so fast" when it comes to declassifying documents related to the Mueller probe. → Read More
Bank Of America Raised Concerns About Michael Flynn’s Suspicious Transfers — But Not Until Eight Months Later
Secret government documents identified more than $500,000 in payments originating in Turkey. → Read More
Mueller Memos: The Latest Trove Of Documents Reveals New Details From The FBI’s Investigation Into The 2016 Election
BuzzFeed News successfully sued the federal government for the right to review copies of FBI interview summaries that Robert Mueller kept from the public. Today, we are publishing the 11th installment of those important records. → Read More
Judge Orders Justice Department To Release More Portions Of Mueller Report Before Election
The ruling marks the second time the courts have forced the government to reveal previously hidden sections in response to a lawsuit by BuzzFeed News. → Read More
FinCEN Files: Warren, Sanders Demand Bank Reforms
Warren called for the creation of a new unit in the US Treasury Department “to investigate these types of financial crimes.” → Read More
COVID-19 Scientists Warned After FBI Finds Suspicious Package Mailed To Researchers
After COVID-19 researchers on the East Coast received a package containing an “unknown substance,” the University of Washington told 500 of its staff to be on alert. → Read More