🏆The Cronkite School First Amendment Prize, sponsored by The Walter Cronkite School, goes to Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal for “Exposing Trump's Secrets and Epstein's Files” www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Khadeeja Safdar
@khadeejasafdar.bsky.social
I’m an enterprise reporter at The Wall Street Journal where I’ve worked for more than a decade. Message me at 718-404-4736 or email me at khadeeja.safdar@wsj.com.
In November, we did a deep dive on Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer Darren Indyke and in-house accountant Richard Kahn and reported that they had never been questioned by law enforcement. Both men were just deposed by the House Oversight Committee.
NEW: A former Russian model and Epstein ‘assistant’ explains how she and other adult victims spent years entrapped by him. “I’d rather tell this embarrassing story myself and get it over with once and for all so I can finally be free and close this chapter.” www.wsj.com/us-news/epst...
Epstein Files Exposed Her Name. Now Svetlana Pozhidaeva Tells Her Story.
A former Russian model and Epstein “assistant” explains how she and other adult victims spent years entrapped by him.
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NEW: In 2016, Jean-Luc Brunel was discussing a date to walk into the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York to provide evidence against Jeffrey Epstein—in exchange for immunity. www.wsj.com/us-news/epst...
Exclusive | The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark
Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016 but ultimately backed out.
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Some prominent people in politics, business and academia didn’t just maintain ties with Epstein after his 2008 conviction. They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image. w/ @neilmhta.bsky.social www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...
‘Ignore It.’ How the Elite Consoled Jeffrey Epstein Over His Crimes.
Emails show how luminaries from politics, business and academia commiserated with the convicted sex offender about his legal troubles and bad press.
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Casey Wasserman, Peter Attia and Brett Ratner had reached—or returned to—the pinnacle of their industries in February 2026. And all three, it turned out, had secrets in the Epstein files. w/ @neilmhta www.wsj.com/us-news/flir...
Flirty Emails and Chummy Photos Show How Far Epstein Reached Into Business World
Los Angeles scion Casey Wasserman, celebrity doctor Peter Attia and film director Brett Ratner are facing scrutiny over new Epstein files.
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A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a @WSJ analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
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I’m writing a book! Excited and nervous about this new challenge.
Huge respect to @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social for her YEARS of reporting on Epstein's crimes AND associates, regardless of their party affiliations, roles in administrations, jobs at giant businesses, or international diplomatic status. Fuck 'em up.
Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social & Joe Palazzolo Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social & Joe Palazzolo Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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The State Bar of California has opened an investigation into the tactics used by Gloria Allred’s law firm in its dealings with clients. The investigation was prompted by an article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | California State Bar Opens Probe Into Gloria Allred’s Law Firm
The investigation is looking at issues raised by women who hired the Los Angeles firm to represent them in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct.
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NEW: WEF founder Klaus Schwab will step down as chairman, in the wake of a board investigation into its workplace culture. The investigation was prompted by a @WSJ article that my colleague and I wrote last year. Other senior executives are leaving too. www.wsj.com/business/dav...
Davos Founder Klaus Schwab to Step Aside as Forum’s Chair
Other executives also exit following a board probe into workplace culture.
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"The people said that while Allred consoles women on camera, in private she scolds and intimidates them and threatens to drop them as clients if they disobey her." Major WSJ investigation on Gloria Allred just dropped—well worth the read: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
The High-Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients
Women say the lawyer’s public image as a feminist crusader clashes with her persona behind the scenes, where they were pushed to settle sex-abuse claims.
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Incredible reporting by @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients
Women say the lawyer’s public image as a feminist crusader clashes with her persona behind the scenes, where they were pushed to settle sex-abuse claims.
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The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients t.co/p6VrmxQI6Y bravo @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social for such challenging but essential work. Gotta wonder: how many more women were for eg Gaiman, Weinstein & Hammer permitted to assault after these semi-consensual settlements?
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