@JasonLeopold

Investigative Reporter @business. 'FOIA terrorist.' Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files & my FOIA podcast, Disclosure. Signal: @JasonLeopold.666

City of Angels
Joined October 2008
When the SEC announced earlier this year that it had disciplined workers for golfing on the job, I had to file a FOIA request for the docs. This week on my podcast, Disclosure, my co-host Matt Topic & I pore over records about the probe. We found that a few words overheard on a golf course launched a "Caddyshack"-worthy investigation into allegations of government waste and abuse – or, in this instance, “known golf activity.” youtu.be/S9HBKcoBVF8?is=tNXt… Apple/Spotify swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsGWpqLtjzL… (or wherever you listen)
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Happy #FOIA Friday! A new episode of my FOIA podcast, Disclosure, just dropped. This week, my co-host Matt Topic and I take you inside an SEC investigation involving employees who were busted by the agency’s internal watchdog for hitting the links “on the taxpayer’s dime.” This was a serious inquiry that involved covert surveillance, stakeouts and scrutiny of golf course reservation records. It’s all based on this SEC report I obtained. It definitely has some Columbo vibes. Tune in! swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsGWpqLtjzL… youtu.be/S9HBKcoBVF8?is=T5gV…
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What does The Big Lebowski have to do with Trump’s White House Papers? @JasonLeopold and @mvtopic return for Season 2 of Disclosure to reveal how the US National Archives and Records Administration tried to alert the feds to potentially illegal record disposal. Listen at bit.ly/3LhYg5x or watch at Bloomberg.com/video.
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Jason Leopold retweeted
What does The Big Lebowski have to do with Trump’s White House Papers? @JasonLeopold and @mvtopic return for Season 2 of Disclosure to reveal how the US National Archives and Records Administration tried to alert the feds to potentially illegal record disposal. Listen at bit.ly/3LhYg5x or watch at Bloomberg.com/video.
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🎙️I'm very excited to announce that season 2 of my podcast, Disclosure, is live! The first episode is up. My co-host Matt Topic and I break some news about torn presidential records from Trump's first term. What does this have to do with The Big Lebowski? Listen! youtu.be/wefMhMm4ZtM?is=HV7i…
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Available on Apple/Spotify: swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsGWpqLtjzL… YouTube: youtu.be/wefMhMm4ZtM?is=semB… Or wherever you get your podcasts!
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🎙️I'm very excited to announce that season 2 of my podcast, Disclosure, is live! The first episode is up. My co-host Matt Topic and I break some news about torn presidential records from Trump's first term. What does this have to do with The Big Lebowski? Listen! youtu.be/wefMhMm4ZtM?is=HV7i…
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💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Trump’s ‘Potential Destruction’ of Presidential Records Revealed in New Emails DOJ & FBI emails obtained by FOIA Files reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records and why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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Please SUBSCRIBE to my FREE FOIA newsletter! bloomberg.com/foiafiles
💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Trump’s ‘Potential Destruction’ of Presidential Records Revealed in New Emails DOJ & FBI emails obtained by FOIA Files reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records and why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Trump’s ‘Potential Destruction’ of Presidential Records Revealed in New Emails DOJ & FBI emails obtained by FOIA Files reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records and why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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For the next month, the NARA OIG agent investigated the torn presidential records. Here's what their preliminary inquiry found
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“The practice did not seem to follow a rhyme or reason, and did not appear to be a discriminant practice,” the agent wrote. “There is no way for NARA to know who exactly tore the records, but it is implied by how the records were labeled and some records were attributed to President Trump"
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CONGRATULATIONS to @a_fast @USAToday, winner of @FreedomofPress' inaugural Penlight Award for excellence in public records reporting! And CONGRATULATIONS to 2nd & 3rd place winner @LAJourno, @capitalandmain & @BrittanyHailer, @IlicaMahajan, @BillmanKenneson, @MarshallProj! I was honored to serve as one of the judges for this important award! #FOIA
🔴 We are thrilled to announce the winners of our inaugural Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting! First place: @a_fast, @USAToday Second: @LAJourno, @capitalandmain Third: @BrittanyHailer, @IlicaMahajan, @BillmanKenneson, @MarshallProj
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Exclusive: New FBI and DOJ emails reveal federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that Donald Trump destroyed presidential records and why a prosecutor declined to open a separate criminal investigation. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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