John Solomon

John Solomon is an award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News. He has worked at AP, WaPo, TWT, and The Hill.

[John Solomon @jsolomonReports]

Laura, this is a reckless series of posts worthy of Joe McCarthy. As our lawyers will soon make clear to you, your insinuation that JTN or any of its employees are engaged in a “money exchange” or a “pay and bribe” scheme with Qatar simply because they showed up in a FARA media contact report is demonstrably false and defamatory. Most times, a PR firm, lobbying firm or law firm working for a foreign power has a contact with an American media outlet it gets reported on a FARA report.

Just the News has appeared in such reports for Qatar and Israel. Why? We once asked for comment on an Iran attack on Qatari energy assets. Another time we asked for an interview with a Qatari official — which we got — to confirm the Biden administration asked Qatar to restore Hamas’s operating headquarters in Doha after the October 7 attack. It was a tip we got from Israeli officials and American diplomats, and Qatar confirmed. You can read that here: https://t.co/Y6CbO5kCpX

Hardly the stuff of jihadi terrorist propaganda or Qatari bribery. Right now American media are likely seeking Qatari comment from its PR firms on the Iran talks. Those likely will result in new entries on future FARA filings. It’s a basic requirement of journalism and fair comment, not a necessary sign of terrorist sympathies.

You clearly don’t understand the purpose of these reports.

You also deceptively trimmed the form to show just a FARA report of a text message to Jack seeking a meeting. Had you shown the more complete form to X readers they would see similar routine contacts with Fox News, The Daily Mail, Newsmax, CNN and NBC. These aren’t on their face sinister. They’re usually just efforts to secure updates on international news. They also reported a contact on the same page as Jack with Secretary Bessent. You deprived readers of that information. They can see the form below.

Finally, you plastered my photo and the names of our brands on your X account with an insinuation we are bought and paid for by terrorist sympathizers, ironically, on the same day we broke a story exposing how Abdul El-Sayed campaigned inside Islamic mosques and centers whose clerics called America “Satan” and who prayed for “revenge” against Zionists. In other words we used our journalism to expose Islamist extremism, not enable it. In case, in your ignorance, you missed that story you can read it here. https://t.co/2UkFQIvCRU

I hope @elonmusk and @CommunityNotes correct your reckless inaccuracy. Either way, you will get a retraction request from our lawyers.

[Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer]

No. Just because a foreign government or foreign official talks to you doesn’t mean you have to be registered in FARA.

You have to register if there is money exchanged for a service or you’re lobbying for their cause that they paid a lobbyist to arrange for them.

Qatar is a state sponsor of Islamic terrorism which is why they have the largest lobby budget out of every single country in the world aside from China.

The Qataris are such shit people they have to pay and bribe everyone for everything. Truly the biggest miscreants on planet earth aside from the Palestinians.

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U.S. attorney investigating three groups reportedly 'registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona' https://t.co/LeJto9utQP

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Trump says he rescheduled rallies after urging from GOP campaigns in area: 'Thought I could relax' https://t.co/ssK7hNbkWT

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Trump admin approves $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine https://t.co/5jS02FKSNj

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Authorities are still working on Nancy Guthrie case, Pima County sheriff confirms https://t.co/qdmhYvszxZ

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Amid constitutional crisis in Poland, U.S. ambassador urges 'everyone' to 'take a deep breath' https://t.co/aQAFnAjvsX

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Appeals court reinstates First Amendment challenge to California restrictions on workplace meetings https://t.co/yX27wJjhp5

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DOJ asks federal judge to separate certain ballots in Alaska Senate race, halt certification https://t.co/aKmATrydZb

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Election BOMBSHELL: Alaska Investigation, Comey's Legal Troubles & Michigan Senate Showdown! https://t.co/Wjq7qkbhpA

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Watch Live: Trump speaks at Florida rally in final sprint to midterms https://t.co/uXc3nMclb4

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Department of Justice charges fifth foreigner with voting illegally in Nevada https://t.co/ttJTQdUjkA

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Federal appeals court rules Idaho can enforce pro-life laws while appeals process plays out https://t.co/5nKoC1urDa

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Federal prosecutor in Alaska confirms criminal investigation into Senate Dem nominee is underway https://t.co/JwEzdiKr4f

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TN death row inmate Christa Pike describes constant pain in first statement since failed execution https://t.co/RqplrRwIYz

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Constitutional crisis in Poland as PM sends police to storm top court https://t.co/iqXI43PdAo

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Federal judge ordered into psychiatric testing after racial rant accusing lawyer of being white https://t.co/ixQ82ThQuk

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Breaking: Appeals court again rejects Trump admin's bid to separate 20K CA ballots https://t.co/WR25pMAvPH

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Trump admin closes Biden-era disability law loophole used to let males inmates in women's prisons https://t.co/Rh9cWyZbOu