Jonah Bromwich
@jonesieman.bsky.social
My book, “Dragon on Centre Street” is out! https://bookshop.org/a/1688/9798893310450
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Jonah Bromwich
@jonesieman.bsky.social
· May 28
My book, "Dragon on Centre Street," is out this week! The book focuses on Donald Trump’s criminal trial but it’s also about the way that our institutions have failed to keep up with the 21st century. I hope you’ll buy it and read it!
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Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.
Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech
In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.
nyti.ms
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.
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I spent the last several days wandering around federal courthouses in NJ to see how a judicial ruling, which concluded Alina Habba had no authority to be the state’s top prosecutor, was affecting criminal cases.
>> Here’s what I saw and heard. w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social
>> Here’s what I saw and heard. w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social
Inside the Crisis Gripping New Jersey’s Federal Courts
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I spent the last several days wandering around federal courthouses in NJ to see how a judicial ruling, which concluded Alina Habba had no authority to be the state’s top prosecutor, was affecting criminal cases.
>> Here’s what I saw and heard. w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social
>> Here’s what I saw and heard. w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, Khalil turned off a newscast on America’s attack on Iran to speak publicly for the first time about his arrest, his detention and his plans now that he is free.
He said that if Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”
He said that if Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”
‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, Khalil turned off a newscast on America’s attack on Iran to speak publicly for the first time about his arrest, his detention and his plans now that he is free.
He said that if Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”
He said that if Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”
His fist was raised and he could not stop smiling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...
Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
His fist was raised and he could not stop smiling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...
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Microsoft, responding to a Trump order, helped turn off the email account of the ICC prosecutor freezing his communications just months after the court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for Israeli actions in Gaza @satariano.bsky.social @jeannasmialek.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...
Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Microsoft, responding to a Trump order, helped turn off the email account of the ICC prosecutor freezing his communications just months after the court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for Israeli actions in Gaza @satariano.bsky.social @jeannasmialek.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...
NEW: Brad Lander isn't being charged by federal prosecutors at the moment. A spokesman for the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office says they are investigating and adds that "federal law prohibits assaults on law enforcement and other public officials" as well as obstruction of official proceedings.
June 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW: Brad Lander isn't being charged by federal prosecutors at the moment. A spokesman for the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office says they are investigating and adds that "federal law prohibits assaults on law enforcement and other public officials" as well as obstruction of official proceedings.
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
Adams Team Works Behind Scenes to Try to Sway Rabbis Against Cuomo, with Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/n...
Adams Team Works Behind Scenes to Try to Sway Rabbis Against Cuomo
An aide to Mayor Eric Adams is pushing Orthodox Jewish leaders to withhold endorsements in the New York City mayoral primary.
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Adams Team Works Behind Scenes to Try to Sway Rabbis Against Cuomo, with Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/n...
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okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.
June 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.
Really enjoyed this conversation about the Trump trial and my book, "Dragon on Centre Street" w/ @mspopok.bsky.social. You should watch! Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYou...
No Cameras, No Filters: The Untold Story Finally Revealed
YouTube video by Legal AF
www.youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Really enjoyed this conversation about the Trump trial and my book, "Dragon on Centre Street" w/ @mspopok.bsky.social. You should watch! Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYou...
The Guardian praises "Dragon on Centre Street," an account of a "drama for the ages" that "captures the personalities that filled the corridors of the courthouse and the streets around it, light-hearted one moment, deadly serious the next"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Dragon on Centre Street by Jonah Bromwich review – drama of Trump the felon
The New York Times reporter gives an insightful – and withering – account of the president’s hush-money trial
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Guardian praises "Dragon on Centre Street," an account of a "drama for the ages" that "captures the personalities that filled the corridors of the courthouse and the streets around it, light-hearted one moment, deadly serious the next"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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One year ago today, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in NY criminal count.
I spoke to @jonesieman.bsky.social about his great new book, Dragon on Centre Street, which tells the story of the trial through the eyes of a reporter who was there for it all:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
I spoke to @jonesieman.bsky.social about his great new book, Dragon on Centre Street, which tells the story of the trial through the eyes of a reporter who was there for it all:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Lawfare Daily: Jonah Bromwich on New York vs. Donald J. Trump
Discussing the case that led to the criminal conviction of President Trump.
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One year ago today, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in NY criminal count.
I spoke to @jonesieman.bsky.social about his great new book, Dragon on Centre Street, which tells the story of the trial through the eyes of a reporter who was there for it all:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
I spoke to @jonesieman.bsky.social about his great new book, Dragon on Centre Street, which tells the story of the trial through the eyes of a reporter who was there for it all:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
Great to talk with @jonesieman.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social about his new book "Dragon on Centre Street" on Trump's trial. Jonah is one of the real stars of the @nytimes.com and his book is a must-read about the trial of the century
politics-prose.com/book/9798893...
politics-prose.com/book/9798893...
Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump
Amazon.com: Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump: 9798893310382: Bromwich, Jonah: Books
www.amazon.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Great to talk with @jonesieman.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social about his new book "Dragon on Centre Street" on Trump's trial. Jonah is one of the real stars of the @nytimes.com and his book is a must-read about the trial of the century
politics-prose.com/book/9798893...
politics-prose.com/book/9798893...
My book, "Dragon on Centre Street," is out this week! The book focuses on Donald Trump’s criminal trial but it’s also about the way that our institutions have failed to keep up with the 21st century. I hope you’ll buy it and read it!
May 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My book, "Dragon on Centre Street," is out this week! The book focuses on Donald Trump’s criminal trial but it’s also about the way that our institutions have failed to keep up with the 21st century. I hope you’ll buy it and read it!
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
A perk of vacation was getting to read Jonah’s book today when it came out. It was interesting to read the narrative version a year after experiencing the trial mainly through a blizzard of Slack messages. Definitely worth the time if you’re at all interested in the topic.
I'm really happy to share this review from Publisher's Weekly of my book "Dragon on Centre Street," out in May! They call it a "meticulous, fly-on-the-wall account" complete with nail-biting stakeouts and salacious testimony. Here's the review: www.publishersweekly.com/9798893310382
Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump by Jonah Bromwich
New York Times reporter Bromwich debuts with a meticulous, fly-on-the-wall account of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for falsifyi...
www.publishersweekly.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A perk of vacation was getting to read Jonah’s book today when it came out. It was interesting to read the narrative version a year after experiencing the trial mainly through a blizzard of Slack messages. Definitely worth the time if you’re at all interested in the topic.
NEW: Rumeysa Ozturk is free from ICE custody. There was a delay as ICE sought to fit her w/ an ankle monitor, prompting a 2nd order from a federal judge clarifying that she was to be released without any monitoring or restrictions. She is with her lawyer; expected to return to Mass. tomorrow.
May 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: Rumeysa Ozturk is free from ICE custody. There was a delay as ICE sought to fit her w/ an ankle monitor, prompting a 2nd order from a federal judge clarifying that she was to be released without any monitoring or restrictions. She is with her lawyer; expected to return to Mass. tomorrow.
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The Trump administration is seeking to deport a Columbia student because his activities could “potentially undermine” the Middle East peace process, according to a memo from Sec. Marco Rubio that was reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/n...
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The Trump administration is seeking to deport a Columbia student because his activities could “potentially undermine” the Middle East peace process, according to a memo from Sec. Marco Rubio that was reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/n...
U.S. Cites Mideast Peace Process to Justify Move to Deport Student
Mohsen Mahdawi, who led Columbia protests, engaged in activities that could threaten attempts to end the war in Gaza, a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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@jonesieman.bsky.social
The Trump administration is seeking to deport a Columbia student because his activities could “potentially undermine” the Middle East peace process, according to a memo from Sec. Marco Rubio that was reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/n...
@jonesieman.bsky.social
The Trump administration is seeking to deport a Columbia student because his activities could “potentially undermine” the Middle East peace process, according to a memo from Sec. Marco Rubio that was reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/n...
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
In the week encompassing Mr. Adams’s brief, pro bono promotional tour, U.S. print sales for “Government Gangsters” skyrocketed nearly 800 percent, from 228 to 2,019, according to Circana BookScan.
w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/n...
w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/n...
Endorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel’s Book
The F.B.I. director saw sales of his book about the government’s “deep state” rise by nearly 800 percent after Mayor Eric Adams lavished praise on it.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In the week encompassing Mr. Adams’s brief, pro bono promotional tour, U.S. print sales for “Government Gangsters” skyrocketed nearly 800 percent, from 228 to 2,019, according to Circana BookScan.
w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/n...
w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/n...
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Important note and context from my colleague
@jonesieman.bsky.social on the Khalil news today:
"The ruling is far from the final word on whether Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, will be deported."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...
@jonesieman.bsky.social on the Khalil news today:
"The ruling is far from the final word on whether Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, will be deported."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...
Immigration Judge Rules Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
The decision by a judge in Louisiana is an early victory for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but a broader challenge is still being heard in federal court in Newark.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Important note and context from my colleague
@jonesieman.bsky.social on the Khalil news today:
"The ruling is far from the final word on whether Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, will be deported."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...
@jonesieman.bsky.social on the Khalil news today:
"The ruling is far from the final word on whether Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, will be deported."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...
I'm really happy to share this review from Publisher's Weekly of my book "Dragon on Centre Street," out in May! They call it a "meticulous, fly-on-the-wall account" complete with nail-biting stakeouts and salacious testimony. Here's the review: www.publishersweekly.com/9798893310382
Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump by Jonah Bromwich
New York Times reporter Bromwich debuts with a meticulous, fly-on-the-wall account of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for falsifyi...
www.publishersweekly.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm really happy to share this review from Publisher's Weekly of my book "Dragon on Centre Street," out in May! They call it a "meticulous, fly-on-the-wall account" complete with nail-biting stakeouts and salacious testimony. Here's the review: www.publishersweekly.com/9798893310382
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
Only a “fool” or a “coward” would obey, says lead prosecutor. @Jonesieman.bsky.social Ben Weiser William Rashbaum www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
February 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Only a “fool” or a “coward” would obey, says lead prosecutor. @Jonesieman.bsky.social Ben Weiser William Rashbaum www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
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3/ "The fact that Mr. Bove has not publicly acknowledged any role in enforcement efforts after Jan. 6 while he was a top national security prosecutor in Manhattan has rankled current and former agents."
(by @glennthrush.bsky.social Adam Goldman @jonesieman.bsky.social Maggie Haberman)
(by @glennthrush.bsky.social Adam Goldman @jonesieman.bsky.social Maggie Haberman)
At Justice Dept., Trump’s Former Criminal Defender Emerges as His Enforcer
As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
3/ "The fact that Mr. Bove has not publicly acknowledged any role in enforcement efforts after Jan. 6 while he was a top national security prosecutor in Manhattan has rankled current and former agents."
(by @glennthrush.bsky.social Adam Goldman @jonesieman.bsky.social Maggie Haberman)
(by @glennthrush.bsky.social Adam Goldman @jonesieman.bsky.social Maggie Haberman)
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Todd Heisler and I spent hours inside New York City migrant shelters this year to chronicle life inside and the stories of the people living there.
Months of work went into documenting a defining chapter in NYC's history.
Hope you give it a read:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/n...
Months of work went into documenting a defining chapter in NYC's history.
Hope you give it a read:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/n...
8 Months Inside New York’s Migrant Shelters: Fear, Joy and Hope
A reporter and photographer documented life in New York City’s shelter system for migrants, through the eyes of those living there.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Todd Heisler and I spent hours inside New York City migrant shelters this year to chronicle life inside and the stories of the people living there.
Months of work went into documenting a defining chapter in NYC's history.
Hope you give it a read:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/n...
Months of work went into documenting a defining chapter in NYC's history.
Hope you give it a read:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/n...
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
on Luigi Mangione and the obsolescence of “digital trails” nymag.com/intelligence...
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
on Luigi Mangione and the obsolescence of “digital trails” nymag.com/intelligence...
Reposted by Jonah Bromwich
Asked about the Hunter Biden pardon, the mayor pulls out a copy of The New York Times and reads a line about how Biden and Trump agree: the Justice Department is politicized. "I rest my case," the mayor says.
December 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Asked about the Hunter Biden pardon, the mayor pulls out a copy of The New York Times and reads a line about how Biden and Trump agree: the Justice Department is politicized. "I rest my case," the mayor says.
Here's a feature I've been working on for awhile: An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/n...
An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink
Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and handed out tickets regardless of people’s connections within the Police Department. He says he was punished for it.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Here's a feature I've been working on for awhile: An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/n...