Robert O'Harrow Jr.

I am a veteran contributing writer at The Washington Post and author of books about privacy, cybersecurity and M.C. Meigs. Ideas? Signal: 703-473-5005

[Robert O'Harrow Jr. @robertoharrow]

Dear all: After nearly 32 years at the Washington Post, most of them on the investigations unit, I have stepped down as a full-time reporter. I'm filled with gratitude, and I'm looking forward to my new position as a Post contributing writer.

[Robert O'Harrow Jr. @robertoharrow]

@duboo Nice

[Elyse Samuels @ElyseSamuels]

As Kyle Rittenhouse's trial begins this week, watch our video (w/ @joyceslee and @robertoharrow) from last year, reconstructing the incident and the days leading up to it, with exclusive interviews from Kyle Rittenhouse and Joseph Rosenbaum's fiancee. https://t.co/zRlCq8Sim3

[Washington Post Communications @WashPostComms]

The Washington Post releases “The Attack: Before, During and After,” an investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath https://t.co/RRby4HvYQl

[Rosalind Helderman @RozHelderman]

NEW: D.C. officials were so concerned about violence before Jan. 6 that they instructed local hospitals to empty ERs and stock up blood banks. One of a cascade of unheeded red flags found in chapter 1 of new Post investigation. https://t.co/2Tt7fGtKJr

[Robert O'Harrow Jr. @robertoharrow]

CNP members helped elect Trump -- after opposing him as unqualified. Some members have promoted far-right conspiracy theories, including that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. They collaborate on messages opposing abortion rights, expanded voting and pandemic controls.

[Robert O'Harrow Jr. @robertoharrow]

An inside look at the closed-door Council for National Policy -- based on internal recordings and docs -- reveals new details about how far-right Christian activists promoted Trump and Trumpism. https://t.co/XynNmP1vIv

[Robert O'Harrow Jr. @robertoharrow]

"What the CNP has done is convene these forces in a highly strategic way and create an environment in which they can collaborate and leverage each other’s work off the radar,” Nelson told me.

[Washington Post Investigations @wpinvestigates]

During Jan. 6 riot as VP Pence was being protected, an attorney for Trump told Pence’s team the vice president’s actions caused attack on the Capitol https://t.co/UJLEBa2cV4

[David Corn @DavidCornDC]

They don’t care.

[NDG Longreads & Longform @NDGlongreads]

From @wpmagazine: God, Trump and the Closed-Door World of a Major Conservative Group
by @robertoharrow

What internal recordings & documents reveal about the secretive Council for National Policy — & the future of the Republican Party

#Longreads #Longform
https://t.co/v4UueGSpSH