washington correspondent @crookedmedia • signal mattberg.33
Feb 5 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
🚨SCOOP: Trump’s FBI summoned state election officials from across the country for an unusual briefing on “preparations” for the midterms, according to emails I obtained.
It’s the “strangest thing in the world,” one top state election official told me.
The FBI is organizing a mysterious conference call in late February for local election officials from all 50 states to discuss plans for the midterm elections with federal law enforcement agencies, according to emails.
Jan 8 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
NEW: A former FBI investigator breaks down the latest on the Minneapolis ICE shooting for @CrookedMedia .
“In prior administrations, this shooting would have been entirely outside the scope of the use of force policy and would have been unjustified.”
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On DHS’s use of force policy: “You cannot shoot at a fleeing vehicle just because they’re fleeing. Strong words for what was happening - she wasn’t exactly fleeing, but she was trying to leave.”
SCOOP: I got a list of nearly 300 Q&As from employees to top officials at a large gov’t agency since Donald Trump took office.
Bottom line: DOGE is creating a nightmare for middle managers trying to give workers clear answers about what’s going on.
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Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency isn’t just wreaking havoc in the lives of government employees as it works feverishly to slash the federal workforce.
It’s also leaving middle managers grasping for answers at regular town halls.
Feb 11, 2025 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
SCOOP: I got the full list of 89 programs that DOGE has canceled at the Education Department -- and the talking points DOGE gave staffers on how to argue the changes are really a good thing.
This week, DOGE announced it canceled 89 contracts worth $881 million. Separately, DOGE also said it canceled 29 DEI training grants worth $101 million.
