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Carol Leonnig Profile picture
@CarolLeonnig
Oct 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Remember when President Trump pressured Ukraine's president in 2019 to announce an investigation of the Biden family?
Here's the inside story of the CIA analyst whose life was put at risk and career was upended -- as he blew the whistle and ensured the public learned of Trump's potentially illegal pressure campaign on a foreign ally to help his reelection.
So many powerful never-before-told scenes. By @GregJaffe
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
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Carol Leonnig Profile picture
Aug 15
On the chance that a reporter might be able to ask @realDonaldTrump about him being investigted by DOJ for possibly receiving a $10M bribe from Egypt, I watched his news conference. Here's what I learned:

1/ Trump spoke without taking questions for nearly an hour, and then only answered maybe 5 questions, none about DOJ Egypt probe.
2/ @washingtonpost was awesome at real-time fact-checking, e.g.: Image
* "3/ Trump had some one-liners that were striking, e.g.
* Viktor Orban is a tough man, but a good man

* Windmills create bird cemeteries under them. "horrible"

*Kamala Harris wants to release immigrant families who will then rape and kill Americans

* She made San Francisco "unliveable" and plans to do the same for the entire country
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Carol Leonnig Profile picture
May 4
Clear, fact-based reporting here, backed up by video and reporters who witnessed it.
Peaceful pro-Palestinian encampment at @UCLA was violently attacked by counter-protesters chanting pro-Israel slogans on Tuesday night. Police were then called in, and arrested the victims... as counter-protesters dispersed and many chanted "USA" and "back the blue". This is a highly controversial topic, with emotions high on all sides, but factual reporting cuts through what actually happened on this frightening evening.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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Carol Leonnig Profile picture
Dec 22, 2023
It will be so different entering the @washingtonpost in the New Year. Thank you to the amazing group of colleagues who helped our readers understand their world and helped all of us perfect our craft, who now leave us. We will miss you so and remember your profound contribution. Image
This is not a complete list, but a humble shout out to the HUNDREDS of years of experience we will try to honor by keeping on
@robert_a_barnes
@LennyMBernstein
@mffisher
@mrchavezphoto
@olearybill
@jurakoncius
@amyjoyce_words
@bydarrylfears
@goldsteinamy
@kimberlykindy
@MAGolon
@lizmcgehee
@Julie_Vit
#bonniejomount
@Postscottwilson
#jeffleen
@marypatflaherty
#lyndarobinson
@johnkelly
@lauriemcginley2
@ericawerner
@adambkushner
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Mar 1, 2023
📢EXCLUSIVE: Raid on Trump's home was result of a bitter tug-of-war within DOJ. Prosecutors pushed for it, fearing Trump had concealed classified records; FBI agents resisted it, fearing a misstep w exPrez.
me w @DevlinBarrett @PerryStein @byaaroncdavis
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Previously unreported clashes and scenes in this national security probe:
*Some FBI agents wanted to close the criminal case in June after Trump lawyers claimed they had handed over all documents.
If they did, govt might not have found 100+ classif'd records Trump still had
*FBI agents had resisted a search starting in May, which led prosecutors to instead subpoena records from Trump
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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Carol Leonnig Profile picture
Sep 22, 2022
Appeals court ruling reads like series of gentle "teachable moments" for Judge Cannon.
First and foremost they remind of the extensive case law requiring courts to defer to government agencies to protect the nation's secrets and classified documents.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
"The Supreme
Court has recognized that for reasons `too obvious to call for enlarged discussion, the protection of classified information must be committed to the broad discretion of the agency responsible'... ( Egan, 484 U.S. at 529 )..
"As a result, courts should order review of such materials in only the most extraordinary circumstances. The record does not allow for the conclusion that this is such a circumstance."
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Jan 21, 2021
NEWWWWS -- Michael Flynn's brother was on the call and resisting emergency pleas for the National Guard when the Capitol was under attack Jan. 6. The Army falsely denied it for weeks. me w the greats: @DanLamothe @PaulSonne @byaaroncdavis

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“HE WAS NOT IN ANY OF THE MEETINGS!” one Army official insisted on Jan. 12 in an email to The Post.
In the Jan. 6 call, Capitol Police chief Sund begged the Army generals for reinforcements as rioters breached the Capitol. Accdg to one person, Flynn said some of those marching to the Capitol were "peaceful protesters." DC's police chief retorted: "They're not peaceful anymore."
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