Sarah Fitzpatrick
@sfitz787.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The Atlantic covering DOJ and National Security Sfitzpatrick@theatlantic.com
NEW: Former intelligence officials expressed bewilderment at the president’s characterizations. “I have never seen raw, unverified reporting pushed out this way: harvested for the pieces that fit, fashioned into a weapon against American elections” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
The president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did.
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NEW: Former intelligence officials expressed bewilderment at the president’s characterizations. “I have never seen raw, unverified reporting pushed out this way: harvested for the pieces that fit, fashioned into a weapon against American elections” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
The president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did.
theatlantic.com
NEW: Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For: the president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
The president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did.
theatlantic.com
NEW STORY: “It is general knowledge in our practice that for $2 million, you can have a pardon,” a prominent defense attorney told me. Others said $1-2 million is the going rate, though clients were offering *many* times that amount for challenging cases. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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NEW STORY: “250 pardons for 250 years” The White House is considering issuing mass pardons as part of the Independence Day celebrations- setting off an international frenzy of lobbying + dealmaking, in which even slight proximity to the president can be monetized. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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NEW STORY: “It is general knowledge in our practice that for $2 million, you can have a pardon,” a prominent defense attorney told me. Others said $1-2 million is the going rate, though clients were offering *many* times that amount for challenging cases. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
theatlantic.com
NEW STORY: “250 pardons for 250 years” The White House is considering issuing mass pardons as part of the Independence Day celebrations- setting off an international frenzy of lobbying + dealmaking, in which even slight proximity to the president can be monetized. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
theatlantic.com
NEW STORY: Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After All www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After All
Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that plans remain on track.
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NEW STORY: MAGA is winning its war against American elections @yvonnewingett.bsky.social @shaneharris.bsky.social and I report, with the universe of people pressing debunked theories now so broad that it’s a feature of the system. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Election Deniers Are Winning
The universe of people pressing debunked theories is so broad that it’s a feature of the system.
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NEW STORY: MAGA is winning its war against American elections @yvonnewingett.bsky.social @shaneharris.bsky.social and I report, with the universe of people pressing debunked theories now so broad that it’s a feature of the system. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Election Deniers Are Winning
The universe of people pressing debunked theories is so broad that it’s a feature of the system.
theatlantic.com
This week on @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social @theatlantic.com : x.com/washingtonwe...
Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS on X: ""With Kash Patel, though we should be clear, there’s not exactly been a vociferous defense from the president for the FBI director, but he also still has his job, despite questions about his job performance, including those raised within the ranks of the FBI," said @JonLemire. https://t.co/f4ELVMUUKa" / X
"With Kash Patel, though we should be clear, there’s not exactly been a vociferous defense from the president for the FBI director, but he also still has his job, despite questions about his job performance, including those raised within the ranks of the FBI," said @JonLemire. https://t.co/f4ELVMUUKa
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One of several remarkable anecdotes from @sfitz787.bsky.social's reporting on Kash Patel. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
📻 NEW from Radio Atlantic 📻 A conversation between @sfifz787.bsky.social and @hannarosin.bsky.social about Sarah's extraordinary reporting on Kash Patel—plus @qjurecic.bsky.social on the SPLC lawsuit: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
The Kash Patel Fallout
An interview with the Atlantic staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick about her reporting
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A Statement From Dean Jelani Cobb Standing With CJS Alumna Sarah Fitzpatrick, '10 M.S. Stabile: journalism.columbia.edu/news/stateme...
On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors
The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking. I spoke with more than 2 dozen people with knowledge of his conduct, some of whom described it as a national security vulnerability. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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NEW: While reporting this story, multiple people told me that the U.S. approach to Cuba would likely replicate the course of events in Venezuela—several called the Caracas operation a “dry run” for Havana. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump’s Eye Is Already on Cuba
“Regime change is lined up,” awaiting the president’s signal, according to one administration official.
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NEW: Donald Trump is considering military action in Cuba and wants a new business-friendly regime leader www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump’s Eye Is Already on Cuba
“Regime change is lined up,” awaiting the president’s signal, according to one administration official.
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“The people who express alarm over this policy are either people who are unfamiliar with the problem, or who are part of the problem themselves,” Tim Parlatore, a Hegseth adviser, told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Pentagon’s Lawyers Are Now Under Review
A new Hegseth initiative could consolidate the ranks of JAGs, targeting those who act as legal guardrails.
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NEW STORY: Hegseth says he wants a “ruthless”overhaul the way the military’s lawyers are organized. But current and former JAGs and members of the military tell us that they are alarmed and deeply suspicious of the secretary’s intentions. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth Comes For the Lawyers
A new review could consolidate the ranks of JAGs, targeting those who act as legal guardrails.
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Exclusive: HSI, a branch of DHS that usually investigates drug cartels and human trafficking networks, is now probing the 2020 election results in Arizona: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Arizona Is Now at the Center of Election Investigations
Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are probing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.
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Saw Sarah Fitzpatrick interview with @velshi.com -- Very good. Highly recommend reading this gifted article from the author.👇 Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.
Sarah Fitzpatrick@sfitz787.bsky.social · 5mo agoAt least 6 Trump Cabinet members or senior administration officials were in contact with Epstein. It is unclear if these relationships w/ Epstein were raised in background checks or security clearances. Every agency involved declined to answer my questions. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
At least 6 Trump Cabinet members or senior administration officials were in contact with Epstein. It is unclear if these relationships w/ Epstein were raised in background checks or security clearances. Every agency involved declined to answer my questions. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The ‘Crazy’ Plot to Release the Epstein Files
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
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NEW: 9 people familiar with information that was submitted to the FBI + DOJ in recent years told me they were alarmed that *many* documents—including those that they say include references to Trump—were not made public. My story here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Fight Over the Epstein Files
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
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