Ken Vogel
@kenvogel.bsky.social
kenneth.vogel@nytimes.com
New book -- "DEVILS' ADVOCATES," on the foreign influence industry -- out now: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devils-advocates-kenneth-p-vogel?variant=43110856097826
New book -- "DEVILS' ADVOCATES," on the foreign influence industry -- out now: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devils-advocates-kenneth-p-vogel?variant=43110856097826
Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
The Steve Schmidt-co-founded dark money group @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social has plastered these posters on a downtown DC construction site.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Steve Schmidt-co-founded dark money group @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social has plastered these posters on a downtown DC construction site.
Here's Trump arriving at the Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, hours before a lapse in the nation’s largest program to feed the poor.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here's Trump arriving at the Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, hours before a lapse in the nation’s largest program to feed the poor.
Quite a lede on this remembrance by Bill Brink about his father's authorship of the iconic @nydailynews.com headline after President Ford denied federal aid to help NYC avoid bankruptcy 50 years ago last week:
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Quite a lede on this remembrance by Bill Brink about his father's authorship of the iconic @nydailynews.com headline after President Ford denied federal aid to help NYC avoid bankruptcy 50 years ago last week:
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
Gus Johnson’s shirt/tie/jacket combo 😵💫
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Gus Johnson’s shirt/tie/jacket combo 😵💫
Kelly Oubre’s youngest kid went as a super hero for Halloween, according to Nick Castellanos.
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Kelly Oubre’s youngest kid went as a super hero for Halloween, according to Nick Castellanos.
Ro Khanna announces a bill to prohibit the POTUS, VPOTUS, members of Congress & other pols from issuing, sponsoring or endorsing cryptocurrencies, & to bar foreign investment in crypto issued, promoted, or controlled by politicians' immediate families. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ro Khanna announces a bill to prohibit the POTUS, VPOTUS, members of Congress & other pols from issuing, sponsoring or endorsing cryptocurrencies, & to bar foreign investment in crypto issued, promoted, or controlled by politicians' immediate families. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
That was fast:
One week after Trump pardoned Binance founder CZ, & Binance's US subsidiary is promoting trading of a stablecoin issued by Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial.
One week after Trump pardoned Binance founder CZ, & Binance's US subsidiary is promoting trading of a stablecoin issued by Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial.
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
That was fast:
One week after Trump pardoned Binance founder CZ, & Binance's US subsidiary is promoting trading of a stablecoin issued by Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial.
One week after Trump pardoned Binance founder CZ, & Binance's US subsidiary is promoting trading of a stablecoin issued by Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial.
Just posted: the pardon that Trump issued to Binance founder CZ on Tuesday.
It wipes away CZ's conviction for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which prosecutors said allowed Hamas, Al Qaeda & ISIS to move money using Binance. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
It wipes away CZ's conviction for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which prosecutors said allowed Hamas, Al Qaeda & ISIS to move money using Binance. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just posted: the pardon that Trump issued to Binance founder CZ on Tuesday.
It wipes away CZ's conviction for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which prosecutors said allowed Hamas, Al Qaeda & ISIS to move money using Binance. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
It wipes away CZ's conviction for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which prosecutors said allowed Hamas, Al Qaeda & ISIS to move money using Binance. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
In 1991, then-NBA Commissioner David Stern testified in favor of a national sports betting ban.
He warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that sports betting would cast a cloud of suspicion over the league, & declared:
"Gambling threatens the integrity of & public confidence in all sports."
He warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that sports betting would cast a cloud of suspicion over the league, & declared:
"Gambling threatens the integrity of & public confidence in all sports."
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In 1991, then-NBA Commissioner David Stern testified in favor of a national sports betting ban.
He warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that sports betting would cast a cloud of suspicion over the league, & declared:
"Gambling threatens the integrity of & public confidence in all sports."
He warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that sports betting would cast a cloud of suspicion over the league, & declared:
"Gambling threatens the integrity of & public confidence in all sports."
One of the lobbyists hired to help facilitate the CZ pardon is Ches McDowell, a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr.
McDowell & DJT Jr. were spotted together at the WH last week talking to the president.
McDowell & DJT Jr. were spotted together at the WH last week talking to the president.
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One of the lobbyists hired to help facilitate the CZ pardon is Ches McDowell, a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr.
McDowell & DJT Jr. were spotted together at the WH last week talking to the president.
McDowell & DJT Jr. were spotted together at the WH last week talking to the president.
Here's Trump's commutation of George Santos.
As with other clemency grants issued by Trump, it waves all outstanding fines & restitution, meaning that his victims won't be able to collect any of the $373,749.97 he owed, unless they successfully sue him. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
As with other clemency grants issued by Trump, it waves all outstanding fines & restitution, meaning that his victims won't be able to collect any of the $373,749.97 he owed, unless they successfully sue him. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
October 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here's Trump's commutation of George Santos.
As with other clemency grants issued by Trump, it waves all outstanding fines & restitution, meaning that his victims won't be able to collect any of the $373,749.97 he owed, unless they successfully sue him. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
As with other clemency grants issued by Trump, it waves all outstanding fines & restitution, meaning that his victims won't be able to collect any of the $373,749.97 he owed, unless they successfully sue him. www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
This story is adapted from my new book, which came out yesterday: www.amazon.com/Devils-Advoc...
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This story is adapted from my new book, which came out yesterday: www.amazon.com/Devils-Advoc...
The Trump administration quietly suspended sanctions against the chief of staff for the pro-Russian authoritarian @MiloradDodik last month, per an OFAC license I obtained.
The move came days after Dodik's deputies met in DC w/ Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
The move came days after Dodik's deputies met in DC w/ Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
October 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Trump administration quietly suspended sanctions against the chief of staff for the pro-Russian authoritarian @MiloradDodik last month, per an OFAC license I obtained.
The move came days after Dodik's deputies met in DC w/ Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
The move came days after Dodik's deputies met in DC w/ Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
Kash Patel makes the star-studded me wall at Falls Church’s iconic Peking Gourmet.
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Kash Patel makes the star-studded me wall at Falls Church’s iconic Peking Gourmet.
My cousin Ghedalia absolutely laid out to win a game of Tic Tac Toe under the bright lights at MSG during a break in last night’s Knicks game!
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My cousin Ghedalia absolutely laid out to win a game of Tic Tac Toe under the bright lights at MSG during a break in last night’s Knicks game!
Trump, on whether the Israel ceasefire deal will help him get into heaven:
“You know, I’m being a little cute — I don’t think there’s anything gonna get me in heaven, ok, I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound.”
“You know, I’m being a little cute — I don’t think there’s anything gonna get me in heaven, ok, I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound.”
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump, on whether the Israel ceasefire deal will help him get into heaven:
“You know, I’m being a little cute — I don’t think there’s anything gonna get me in heaven, ok, I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound.”
“You know, I’m being a little cute — I don’t think there’s anything gonna get me in heaven, ok, I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound.”
Bill Pulte owes his fortune & prominence to his family.
That did not spare them his wrath.
Quite the profile of Trump’s attack dog from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
That did not spare them his wrath.
Quite the profile of Trump’s attack dog from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Bill Pulte owes his fortune & prominence to his family.
That did not spare them his wrath.
Quite the profile of Trump’s attack dog from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
That did not spare them his wrath.
Quite the profile of Trump’s attack dog from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
Subhed on a @politico.com playbook item about the fallout from videos of @katieporteroc.bsky.social losing her composure:
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Subhed on a @politico.com playbook item about the fallout from videos of @katieporteroc.bsky.social losing her composure:
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’
a story idea from a reader
October 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
a story idea from a reader
Diddy is not the only rapper openly seeking a Trump pardon.
Torence Hatch Jr., a/k/a Boosie BadAzz, has hired the convicted felons Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl to lobby for a pardon for a firearms charge on which he is to be sentenced in November. lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
h/t @legistorm.com
Torence Hatch Jr., a/k/a Boosie BadAzz, has hired the convicted felons Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl to lobby for a pardon for a firearms charge on which he is to be sentenced in November. lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
h/t @legistorm.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Diddy is not the only rapper openly seeking a Trump pardon.
Torence Hatch Jr., a/k/a Boosie BadAzz, has hired the convicted felons Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl to lobby for a pardon for a firearms charge on which he is to be sentenced in November. lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
h/t @legistorm.com
Torence Hatch Jr., a/k/a Boosie BadAzz, has hired the convicted felons Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl to lobby for a pardon for a firearms charge on which he is to be sentenced in November. lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
h/t @legistorm.com
Quite the postcard received by the federal judge considering a challenge to Trump's threats to deport noncitizens for pro-Palestinian protests.
The judge (a Reagan appointee) nonetheless ruled today that the threats infringed on protestors' 1st Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
The judge (a Reagan appointee) nonetheless ruled today that the threats infringed on protestors' 1st Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Quite the postcard received by the federal judge considering a challenge to Trump's threats to deport noncitizens for pro-Palestinian protests.
The judge (a Reagan appointee) nonetheless ruled today that the threats infringed on protestors' 1st Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
The judge (a Reagan appointee) nonetheless ruled today that the threats infringed on protestors' 1st Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Former Trump campaign manager Brad @Parscale last month signed a $1.5M/month contract to implement a social media campaign targeting Gen Z audiences on behalf of the Israeli government. efile.fara.gov/docs/7649-Ex...
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Former Trump campaign manager Brad @Parscale last month signed a $1.5M/month contract to implement a social media campaign targeting Gen Z audiences on behalf of the Israeli government. efile.fara.gov/docs/7649-Ex...
