Tom Dreisbach
@tomdreisbach.bsky.social
NPR Investigative Correspondent, tdreisbach@npr.org, tomdreisbach@protonmail.com
The Blaze is making serious edits to a controversial article that made a bombshell claim that a Capitol Police officer placed pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC on Jan. 6.
Among the changes:
"The pipe bomber" is now "[suspected] pipe bomber."
Among the changes:
"The pipe bomber" is now "[suspected] pipe bomber."
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Blaze is making serious edits to a controversial article that made a bombshell claim that a Capitol Police officer placed pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC on Jan. 6.
Among the changes:
"The pipe bomber" is now "[suspected] pipe bomber."
Among the changes:
"The pipe bomber" is now "[suspected] pipe bomber."
Ed Martin, director of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group and also the U.S. Pardon Attorney, is tweeting in the middle of the work day about the Kennedy Center’s ballet programming.
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ed Martin, director of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group and also the U.S. Pardon Attorney, is tweeting in the middle of the work day about the Kennedy Center’s ballet programming.
In between issuing pardons for alleged co-conspirators in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, Ed Martin appears to be promoting the Kennedy Center production of “Shear Madness.”
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In between issuing pardons for alleged co-conspirators in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, Ed Martin appears to be promoting the Kennedy Center production of “Shear Madness.”
Martin is apparently a fan of using emojis on his official government account.
Here’s what he posted the Senate confirmed Eric Tung to the 9th Circuit
Here’s what he posted the Senate confirmed Eric Tung to the 9th Circuit
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Martin is apparently a fan of using emojis on his official government account.
Here’s what he posted the Senate confirmed Eric Tung to the 9th Circuit
Here’s what he posted the Senate confirmed Eric Tung to the 9th Circuit
A new post from the official government account of Ed Martin, U.S. Pardon Attorney and leader of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A new post from the official government account of Ed Martin, U.S. Pardon Attorney and leader of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group
Tuesday's election has *really* escalated the intra-MAGA fight over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and antisemitism:
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tuesday's election has *really* escalated the intra-MAGA fight over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and antisemitism:
In response to questions from Sen. Hirono, AG Bondi says she has not participated in discussions about setting up a “compensation fund” for former Jan. 6 defendants.
Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.
Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.
October 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In response to questions from Sen. Hirono, AG Bondi says she has not participated in discussions about setting up a “compensation fund” for former Jan. 6 defendants.
Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.
Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.
Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world.
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
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Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world.
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org
Trump on the next chapter of “American military legends and lore. That’s L-O-R-E”
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump on the next chapter of “American military legends and lore. That’s L-O-R-E”
Trump praises Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
September 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump praises Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ" sweatshirt is facing new criminal charges.
The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per
13NewsNow.
The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per
13NewsNow.
September 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ" sweatshirt is facing new criminal charges.
The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per
13NewsNow.
The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per
13NewsNow.
Meet attorney Jonathan Gross.
He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
August 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Meet attorney Jonathan Gross.
He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”
In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.
The musical “Parade,” about the antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, comes to the Kennedy Center tonight amid a rise in antisemitic hate.
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The musical “Parade,” about the antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, comes to the Kennedy Center tonight amid a rise in antisemitic hate.
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon Press Secretary, has called Frank a rapist and murderer, echoing language used by neo-Nazis.
BREAKING:
President Trump is dropping his lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer.
Selzer's attorney tells me there has been no settlement.
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President Trump is dropping his lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer.
Selzer's attorney tells me there has been no settlement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
BREAKING:
President Trump is dropping his lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer.
Selzer's attorney tells me there has been no settlement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
President Trump is dropping his lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer.
Selzer's attorney tells me there has been no settlement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
80 years ago, Andrew Roth survived the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp.
This month, he met Jack Moran, one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
They spoke of what they both endured as teenagers in WWII.
(Photos by Grace Widyatmadja)
www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
This month, he met Jack Moran, one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
They spoke of what they both endured as teenagers in WWII.
(Photos by Grace Widyatmadja)
www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
June 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
80 years ago, Andrew Roth survived the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp.
This month, he met Jack Moran, one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
They spoke of what they both endured as teenagers in WWII.
(Photos by Grace Widyatmadja)
www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
This month, he met Jack Moran, one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
They spoke of what they both endured as teenagers in WWII.
(Photos by Grace Widyatmadja)
www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
Elon Musk now agrees with a post saying Trump should be impeached and replaced with JD Vance
June 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Elon Musk now agrees with a post saying Trump should be impeached and replaced with JD Vance
In a statement, the White House said it stood by Ingrassia.
May 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In a statement, the White House said it stood by Ingrassia.
The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement in response to Ingrassia’s nomination
May 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement in response to Ingrassia’s nomination
The ADL speaks out in response to Ingrassia’s nomination
May 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The ADL speaks out in response to Ingrassia’s nomination
Ingrassia has profusely praised the Tate brothers, in addition to previously working on their legal defense.
Per the ADL, Andrew Tate “has leaned heavily into unabashedly antisemitic rhetoric, perpetuating Holocaust revisionism”.
I asked Ingrassia about the Tates. He did not answer my questions.
Per the ADL, Andrew Tate “has leaned heavily into unabashedly antisemitic rhetoric, perpetuating Holocaust revisionism”.
I asked Ingrassia about the Tates. He did not answer my questions.
May 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Ingrassia has profusely praised the Tate brothers, in addition to previously working on their legal defense.
Per the ADL, Andrew Tate “has leaned heavily into unabashedly antisemitic rhetoric, perpetuating Holocaust revisionism”.
I asked Ingrassia about the Tates. He did not answer my questions.
Per the ADL, Andrew Tate “has leaned heavily into unabashedly antisemitic rhetoric, perpetuating Holocaust revisionism”.
I asked Ingrassia about the Tates. He did not answer my questions.
May 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trump is nominating Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
Ingrassia has ties to multiple antisemitic extremists.
He called for X to remove a ban on Nick Fuentes and was spotted at a Fuentes rally, and also appeared at events with an alleged Nazi sympathizer.
Ingrassia has ties to multiple antisemitic extremists.
He called for X to remove a ban on Nick Fuentes and was spotted at a Fuentes rally, and also appeared at events with an alleged Nazi sympathizer.
May 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump is nominating Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
Ingrassia has ties to multiple antisemitic extremists.
He called for X to remove a ban on Nick Fuentes and was spotted at a Fuentes rally, and also appeared at events with an alleged Nazi sympathizer.
Ingrassia has ties to multiple antisemitic extremists.
He called for X to remove a ban on Nick Fuentes and was spotted at a Fuentes rally, and also appeared at events with an alleged Nazi sympathizer.
Ed Martin, who is serving as the U.S. Pardon Attorney among other DOJ roles, posts, “No MAGA left behind.”
This is in response to Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery charges.
This is in response to Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery charges.
May 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Ed Martin, who is serving as the U.S. Pardon Attorney among other DOJ roles, posts, “No MAGA left behind.”
This is in response to Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery charges.
This is in response to Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery charges.
Far-right influencer Jack Posobiec, who has also promoted antisemitic content, praised Wilson’s promotion.
May 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Far-right influencer Jack Posobiec, who has also promoted antisemitic content, praised Wilson’s promotion.
Kingsley Wilson is set to become the Press Secretary for the Department of Defense.
The American Jewish Committee and other Jewish civil rights groups heavily criticized Wilson for posting “antisemitic conspiracy theories lifted right out of the neo-Nazi playbook.”
The American Jewish Committee and other Jewish civil rights groups heavily criticized Wilson for posting “antisemitic conspiracy theories lifted right out of the neo-Nazi playbook.”
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kingsley Wilson is set to become the Press Secretary for the Department of Defense.
The American Jewish Committee and other Jewish civil rights groups heavily criticized Wilson for posting “antisemitic conspiracy theories lifted right out of the neo-Nazi playbook.”
The American Jewish Committee and other Jewish civil rights groups heavily criticized Wilson for posting “antisemitic conspiracy theories lifted right out of the neo-Nazi playbook.”