Jason Leopold
New Emails Detail The Behind-The-Scenes Drama After The Justice Department Recommended A Lesser Sentence For Roger Stone
“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” a supervisor in the US attorney’s office in DC told prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky.
Zoe Tillman
New FBI Documents From Mueller’s Russia Investigation Reveal What Witnesses Said About Trump
BuzzFeed News filed a public records lawsuit to get the documents Robert Mueller used to write his report. Today, we are publishing the ninth installment of what witnesses in the investigation told Mueller’s team.
Jason Leopold
Mueller Memos Part 8: More Revelations About What Witnesses Told Investigators About Trump And Russia
BuzzFeed News sued the FBI and the Department of Justice for access to the secret records used by special counsel Robert Mueller. Today, we are publishing the eighth installment of the FBI’s interview summaries with witnesses in the investigation.
Jason Leopold
New Mueller Report Details: Roger Stone Told Trump In Advance WikiLeaks Would Release Clinton Campaign Emails
Newly unredacted portions of the Mueller report show that Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen told investigators Stone had promised the campaign damaging revelations by WikiLeaks. The information was released following a lawsuit by BuzzFeed News.
Jason Leopold
Lawmakers Call For Halt To Covert Surveillance Of Protesters By DEA
Following a BuzzFeed News report revealing that the Justice Department authorized the spying, two members of Congress called the program “antithetical to the American people’s right to peacefully assemble.”
Jason Leopold
The DEA Has Been Given Permission To Investigate People Protesting George Floyd’s Death
The Justice Department gave the agency the temporary power “to enforce any federal crime committed as a result of the protests over the death of George Floyd.”
Jason Leopold
Internal FDA Documents Show How Little Evidence The Agency Had Before Allowing Malaria Drugs To Be Used To Treat COVID-19
A May whistleblower complaint alleged that the FDA’s emergency authorization of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine came about as a result of political pressure from the White House.
Zahra Hirji
Mueller Memos Part 7: These Documents Reveal What People Close To The President Told Mueller’s Team About Trump And Russia
BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller’s team kept secret. Today we are publishing the seventh installment of the FBI’s summaries of interviews with witnesses in the investigation.
Jason Leopold
A Veterans Hospital Changed Its Coronavirus Mask Policy After Employees Complained
Days after a BuzzFeed News article on rationing in LA, officials debuted new guidelines to protect medical personnel.
Jason Leopold
Leaked Emails Show That While The VA Announced It Had Adequate Coronavirus Gear, A Major VA Hospital Was Rationing
Less than 30 minutes after the Veterans Affairs headquarters announced it had adequate equipment, staffers in LA were told to start rationing masks.
Anthony Cormier
Here’s How The VA, America’s Backup Hospital System, Is Ramping Up For The Coronavirus
“Employees are having to bring in their own masks, gloves, wipes, and hand sanitizer,” a union spokesperson said. “Anxiety levels are through the roof.”
John Templon
After Trump's Tweet, The Government Is Funding A Coronavirus Study Of Hydroxychloroquine
A North Carolina company won a $750,000 deal days after the president’s controversial statements about the antimalarial drugs.
Jason Leopold
The FBI Has Limited Public Records Requests During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The bureau said that the global health crisis makes it impossible to process email requests. People are told to use snail mail instead.
Jason Leopold
Here’s How The National Security Agency Will Protect Itself During A Pandemic
Secret documents sketch out the worst-case scenario for “a 1918-like pandemic and no effective response.”
Jason Leopold
A Federal Judge Slammed The Attorney General For Being Misleading About What Was Actually In The Mueller Report
The opinion, written in response to a lawsuit brought by BuzzFeed News, could lead to more of the report being disclosed.
Jason Leopold
Mueller Memos Part 6: What Witnesses Told Investigators About Trump And Russia
BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller’s team kept secret. Today we are publishing the sixth installment of the FBI’s summaries of interviews with witnesses.
Jason Leopold
Mueller Memos Part 5: Hundreds Of Pages Of FBI Witness Interviews Declassified
BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller’s team kept secret. Today we are publishing the fifth installment of the FBI’s summaries of interviews with witnesses.
Jason Leopold
“HELP!!!” Internal #SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Freaked Out Over Trump’s “Doctored” Hurricane Map
“HELP!!!” wrote one federal official. “Yep, crazy,” said another.
Zahra Hirji
Mueller Memos Part 4: FBI Documents That Congress Had To Fight To Get
BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller’s team kept secret. Today we are publishing the fourth installment of the FBI’s summaries of interviews with key witnesses.
Jason Leopold
Key Witnesses In The Mueller Probe Told Investigators How Sean Hannity Advised Trump's Closest Aides
Hannity, the popular Fox News personality, is mentioned more than a dozen times in documents BuzzFeed News has obtained from the Mueller investigation so far.
Emma Loop
