Monika Evstatieva
@monikae.bsky.social
Senior Producer - Investigations/Breaking News @npr; formerly at @nytimes, @nprweekend, @npratc; occasional world traveler; roots: 🇧🇬
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The new FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has called for imprisoning top Democrats, spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, and called for the FBI to be "disbanded."
Our deep dive into his podcast archive, including his belief in the "spirit realm" www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
Our deep dive into his podcast archive, including his belief in the "spirit realm" www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats
Before becoming the second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino used his popular podcast to spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack. Here's what else he said.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The new FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has called for imprisoning top Democrats, spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, and called for the FBI to be "disbanded."
Our deep dive into his podcast archive, including his belief in the "spirit realm" www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
Our deep dive into his podcast archive, including his belief in the "spirit realm" www.npr.org/2025/03/03/n...
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Federal law court clerks grapple with bullying and abuse - an NPR investigation
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In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse
An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Federal law court clerks grapple with bullying and abuse - an NPR investigation
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What’s more disappointing this year- the game or the commercials?
February 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
What’s more disappointing this year- the game or the commercials?
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Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, previously gave an award to a Jan. 6 rioter and alleged "Nazi sympathizer," who:
- went to work with a "Hitler mustache"
- blamed the spread of COVID-19 on Jews
- allegedly told coworkers "Hitler should have finished the job."
- went to work with a "Hitler mustache"
- blamed the spread of COVID-19 on Jews
- allegedly told coworkers "Hitler should have finished the job."
Oh BTW there’s also this. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases
The conservative activist was on the board of the Patriot Freedom Project, which advocated for Capitol riot defendants.
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January 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, previously gave an award to a Jan. 6 rioter and alleged "Nazi sympathizer," who:
- went to work with a "Hitler mustache"
- blamed the spread of COVID-19 on Jews
- allegedly told coworkers "Hitler should have finished the job."
- went to work with a "Hitler mustache"
- blamed the spread of COVID-19 on Jews
- allegedly told coworkers "Hitler should have finished the job."
The back and forth continues! www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n...
Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are weighed by federal appeals court
In a highly unusual legal move, the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to stop alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad from pleading guilty this Friday at Guantánamo-- even th...
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January 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The back and forth continues! www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n...
Biden administration transfers 11 prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
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U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
The Biden administration's move leaves just 15 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Oman will help resettle the men and provide security monitoring.
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January 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Biden administration transfers 11 prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
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“It’s just not right.”
The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick family is condemning Trump’s promise to pardon Jan 6 rioters, including potentially the man who assaulted her son.
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The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick family is condemning Trump’s promise to pardon Jan 6 rioters, including potentially the man who assaulted her son.
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As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'
A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"
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January 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“It’s just not right.”
The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick family is condemning Trump’s promise to pardon Jan 6 rioters, including potentially the man who assaulted her son.
www.npr.org/2025/01/05/n...
The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick family is condemning Trump’s promise to pardon Jan 6 rioters, including potentially the man who assaulted her son.
www.npr.org/2025/01/05/n...
This is extraordinary- www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention | CNN
While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN’s Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery when a rebel fighter uncover...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:22 PM
This is extraordinary- www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
This is the view of the border wall from higher up. The wall stretches for several miles, close to the Arizona town of Nogales.
December 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM
This is the view of the border wall from higher up. The wall stretches for several miles, close to the Arizona town of Nogales.
We traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border, near Nogales, to get a sense of how many people are crossing now and what’s the situation on the ground. This is a section of the border wall from a CBP helicopter we rode in. On the video you can see a crew fixing a part of it.
December 12, 2024 at 2:44 PM
We traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border, near Nogales, to get a sense of how many people are crossing now and what’s the situation on the ground. This is a section of the border wall from a CBP helicopter we rode in. On the video you can see a crew fixing a part of it.