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kfile reporter trying to hold people/institutions/entities accountable; it is 'steck' with an 'e'; say hi: em dot steck @ cnn dot com

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Senate candidate Mike Collins’ son-in-law — featured in campaign photos and is registered to vote at a Collins-owned property — is a social media influencer who has promoted Nazi imagery, antisemitic conspiracies & called for “clearing our land of other people.” www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/p...

GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law | CNN Politics

Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins has built a national profile as a combative, Trump-aligned online provocateur — a style that has repeatedly drawn scrutiny over his associations with far-right...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 4w ago

NEW: Abdul El-Sayed insists he "never, never" supported defunding the police. He claimed he deleted old tweets over it bc they were taken “out of context." But interviews from 2020 have him explicitly saying, "We do need to defund the police." www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/p...

‘We do need to defund the police’: 2020 interviews undermine Abdul El-Sayed’s claim he never advocated for unpopular movement | CNN Politics

Michigan Democratic Senate front-runner Abdul El-Sayed has faced criticism for previous comments he’s made about defunding the police. In recent interviews, El-Sayed has insisted he “never, never call...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: NSRC scrubbed anti-Ken Paxton attacks from their website and social media feed, deleting dozens of press releases, ads and statements. They called him "Crooked Ken" and corrupt. Now they call him their nominee in a must-win Texas Senate race. www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/p...

Republicans scrub anti-Paxton attacks from the internet after he becomes their nominee | CNN Politics

In the wake of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crushing victory over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary, Republican operatives are rapidly scrubbing from the internet mont...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Francesca Hong, a top Democratic running for Wisconsin governor, repeatedly called for to abolish police departments on social media — and she never deleted/disavowed the comments. She told CNN, "I recognize that this paradigm shift is a very long term vision." www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/p...

“Defund then abolish”: A leading Democrat in Wisconsin governor’s race urged abolishing police | CNN Politics

Years after mayors from Democratic cities reversed course on calls to defund police departments, one of the leading Democratic candidates for governor of Wisconsin is running with a starkly different ...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Mallory McMorrow quietly deleted thousands of old tweets after launching her Senate campaign. The posts took jabs at the rural Midwest, lamented ever leaving California, and said she continued to vote there after she said she’d moved permanently to Michigan. www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/p...

‘Make me miss California’: In deleted tweets, Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow disparaged Middle America | CNN Politics

As Democrats brace for a bruising primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, Mallory McMorrow, one of the party’s top contenders, has quietly deleted thousands of old tweets — including posts in which she ...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein liked to run in powerful circles. Yet his own inner circle – his lawyer, accountant, assistant, pilot, modeling scout, and ex-girlfriend – quietly worked to run his life. Only 1 was convicted as a co-conspirator of Epstein's crimes. www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle — the aides, lawyers and confidants who ran his world | CNN Politics

Jeffrey Epstein liked to run in powerful circles but those who facilitated his day-to-day life have managed to escape much scrutiny.

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW KFile: The latest Epstein files reveal how Kathy Ruemmler, now at Goldman Sachs, advised Jeffrey Epstein on lawsuits brought by his accusers, coordinated responses to journalists, & their friendship -- incl. a planned trip to Epstein's island (unclear if it occurred) www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...

Kathy Ruemmler and Epstein: Inside the Goldman Sachs lawyer’s ties to the convicted sex offender | CNN Politics

On Jeffrey Epstein’s 62nd birthday in 2015, Kathy Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, emailed to wish him well, writing, “I hope you enjoy the day with your one true love. :-)”

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Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW NEW NEW: We have a investigation of Kathy Ruemmler, former WH Counsel to Obama now top legal officer at Goldman Sachs and her lengthy ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Too much to share, but she dismissed reports on his history of abuse and helped craft a PR statement.... www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...

Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics

When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

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CNN@cnn.com · 8mo ago

When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler. https://cnn.it/4p7nthv

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CNN@cnn.com · 7mo ago

A recently unsealed federal court filing suggests that Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein during some of his most perilous moments. https://cnn.it/4jV22zc

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NEW: A court filing shows that Kathy Ruemmler was among the attorneys Jeffrey Epstein relied on as he faced legal exposure. The doc suggests she worked on efforts to preserve his 2008 plea deal, edit correspondence w/a US senator, draft PR statements & more www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...

New court doc asserts former Obama WH counsel advised Jeffrey Epstein during critical reputational and legal battles | CNN Politics

Kathy Ruemmler, now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein, new court filings suggest.

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Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Jeffrey Epstein called her “my great defender.” Emails and texts show Goldman Sachs’ top attorney Kathy Ruemmler disparaged reporting on Epstein’s abuse as “rehashed crap,” in 2018 and helped craft a 2019 publication relations comment denying he got a sweetheart deal. www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...

Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics

When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW: Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, has escaped scrutiny for her ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in 2018 she disparaged reporting on his abuse as "rehashed crap" & in 2019, she drafted a PR statement for Epstein denying he got a "sweetheart deal."

Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics

When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW: We found Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's deleted Reddit account in which he called himself a "vegetable growing, psychedelics taking socialist" & a "communist." Platner told us “That was very much me f**king around the internet..." and that he regrets them www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/p...

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police | CNN Politics

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.

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Ken Vogel@kenvogel.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Graham Platner, who Democrats have touted as an example of their ability to appeal to rural White Americans, said rural White Americans “actually are” racist & stupid in since-deleted social media posts unearthed by @kfile.bsky.social & @emsteck.bsky.social

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police | CNN Politics

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW: Jeremy Carl, a top Trump State Dept nominee, deleted thousands of social media posts, many demonstrating a history of inflammatory commentary — including even a call for a political opponent to face the death penalty. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...

KFile: Trump nominee for key State Department position attempted to erase years of inflammatory social media posts | CNN Politics

Jeremy Carl, a top Trump State Department nominee, deleted thousands of social media posts, many demonstrating a history of inflammatory commentary— including incendiary posts about race, claims that ...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: We dug through EJ Antoni's old Twitter account. We found sexually degrading posts about prominent Democratic lawmakers, including Kamala Harris, and anti-gay content www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics ran anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading and bigoted attacks | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay...

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Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein Stein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...

Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics

Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · last yr.

CNN KFile Exclusive: Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s wedding to Marla Maples www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...

Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics

Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: The Trump admin told us last week that Paul Ingrassia, a 30 year-old lawyer with a history of racist rhetoric & ties to a Holocaust denier, had the backing of “many Jewish groups." But most said they don’t support him — and some didn't know who he is www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...

The Trump administration said ‘many Jewish groups’ support a controversial nominee — some have never heard of him | CNN Politics

In defending its nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, the government’s top watchdog, the Trump administration insisted to CNN last week that Paul Ingrassia, a 30 year-old lawyer with a histo...

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Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: The nominee to run the Office of Special Counsel shared a 911 truther video last year on *911*, has ties to a holocaust denier, and said in a video we uncovered that straight white men are the smartest group and should be prioritized. He’s 30. www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p...

Trump’s pick to lead whistleblower office shared 9/11 truther video | CNN Politics

He’s 30, loyal to Trump and pushed election lies. It’s a role designed to be politically independent.

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: The man President Donald Trump wants to put in charge of protecting whistleblowers is a 30-year-old lawyer with barely a year of government experience. He shared a 9/11 conspiracy video, claimed “straight White men” are the smartest group & has ties to Nick Fuentes www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p...

Trump’s pick to lead whistleblower office shared 9/11 truther video | CNN Politics

He’s 30, loyal to Trump and pushed election lies. It’s a role designed to be politically independent.

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CNN@cnn.com · last yr.

Jeanine Pirro, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has a lengthy public history of controversial comments, even endorsing possible criminal investigations of prosecutors in the very office she now runs.

Pirro endorsed threat to criminally investigate January 6 prosecutors in office she now runs | CNN Politics

Jeanine Pirro, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has a far lengthier public history of controversial comments than her predecessor, Ed Martin, whose nomination failed last month in ...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Guess who's back? At least four administration officials deemed too toxic for Trump's first term are in his second. In 2025, they’re no longer fringe – they’re in charge. www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...

KFile: Too toxic for Trump’s first term, some officials are back in the fold | CNN Politics

At least four people from Donald Trump’s first term who were deemed too extreme or politically toxic to win Senate confirmation – or even keep their jobs – are now back in the fold and in some cases w...

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em steck@emsteck.bsky.social · last yr.

New: Ed Martin says he now regrets praising a Capitol rioter & alleged Nazi sympathizer Martin had Tim Hale-Cusanelli, an alleged Nazi sympathizer, on his podcast at least 5 times in 2024 & repeatedly praised him www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/p... w/ @KFILE & anniegrayer

‘A great friend’: Audio undercuts Trump US attorney nominee’s disavowal of alleged Nazi sympathizer | CNN Politics

Ed Martin, the Trump-appointed interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia and nominee to serve in the role permanently, says he now regrets praising a Capitol rioter who is an alleged Nazi sympa...

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Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW on CNN: As the White House says SignalGate "case has been closed" we ran through comments of all the top DOJ/FBI officials Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Ed Martin. All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information. www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...

Trump officials demanded criminal charges for Hillary, Biden for classified leaks. They’re silent on SignalGate. | CNN Politics

Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and other Trump administration officials who demanded punishment for Clinton’s and Biden’s classified scandals are quiet on SignalGate

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