Devlin Barrett

NYTimes reporter covering Department of Justice and FBI. Author, "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice" signal [phone]

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

"I want my people to be honest," President Trump said.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump on Corey Lewandowski possibly being under investigation: "I view it as if people aren't honest, they're stealing from me ... I guess I could stop anything. I have no idea what he did."

[Tyler Pager @tylerpager]

SCOOP: Julio Herrera Velutini, a Venezuelan billionaire, really wanted a pardon. He got it not long after his daughter hired Alina Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, in a deal worth more than $50 million. Habba was also working at DOJ at the time.

https://t.co/PtCbnQCwz0

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

2026: the execution will not be televised

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

Monday’s NYT reporting:

[The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner]

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night.

Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

NEW: F.B.I. Arrests Key Suspect in ShinyHunters Hack of Its Own Agents’ Data https://t.co/FxvQbwKxwa

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

so much of the election coverage feels like they just discovered more Buddy Rich tour bus tapes https://t.co/Uh0xdIoJNp

[Kate Santaliz @kate_santaliz]

NEW: Tom Emmer is taking House Republicans’ long-running frustration with the Senate further than any other GOP leader has publicly

"There are no Democrats. There are no Republicans. They are just senators," Emmer told donors last week at a closed-door fundraiser Axios attended for Rep. Mark Harris

His message to senators who keep saying they don’t have the votes for GOP priorities: “You suck”

https://t.co/cFNvlrtE9a

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

That crazy CIA gold bars case just got a lot crazier
https://t.co/4bd48DRUVq

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

"Stupid, stupid, stupid": FBI and Justice Dept. officials objected to the Biden-era school board memo. The Trump administration purged them anyway. https://t.co/xbBVbVLGCL

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

Having covered two of these truly historic congressional hearings, I will say it takes a lot more than just a bad idea - it takes timing, meaningful contributions from role players, and a passionate commitment to keep going when everyone says “wait wut?”

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

Hank Johnson is still the GOAT, but this easily makes the top 4 hearing gaffes of all time.

4. Ted Stevens - "a series of tubes."
3. Louie Gohmert - "the AG will not cast aspersions on my asparagus."
2. Eric Schmitt today
1. Hank Johnson - concerned Guam will "tip over"

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

Air ball

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

A phenomenal moment in the Senate.

Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.

Smith denies it.

Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.

Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.

Watch the whole thing:

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

Mess Exodus https://t.co/hkXsnrIuAc via @NYTimes

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

A hung jury for a pol on video taking envelopes of cash is a huge data point about what DC jurors think of the Trump administration's control of the Justice Dept

[NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington]

BREAKING: A mistrial is declared in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White. https://t.co/eua3dQrSxE

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

Important to be precise when discussing these things. AP's phones were not tapped. Records of incoming and outgoing calls were seized as part of a leak investigation. AP complained about the breadth of the search. https://t.co/kozHCbYzH8

[CSPAN @cspan]

AUDIO -- Court Hearing on Trump's Media Ban – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/ht5orZhet5

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

a day ending in y... https://t.co/Qo8zTBNFhA

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

The Trump attorney is pivoting to a claim that CNN/MSNOW/Politico are banned for “national security” reasons.

Here’s the problem. The White House issued this official statement about the ban. It doesn’t argue “national security”… it argues something about the “Radical Left”

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

Ain’t that some

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

New: FBS oversight committee says it cannot overturn the Michigan-WMU ending.

"The committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play. Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different."

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

It’s an ugly fact that there is a horrific subset of child abuse that involves bestiality, and those children are absolutely victims, but a lot of other folks who have had far easier lives can make bad assumptions and dumb tweets.
Sincerely, longtime crime reporter

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

After Causing Delays for Sept. 11 Health Claims, Social Security Pledges to Do Its Job https://t.co/46tf6dHHsm via @NYTimes

[Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett]

On vacation and made a run to the local dump, where a discarded Officer Big Mac stands a lonely, smelly post