My new #FOIA podcast, Disclosure, that I co-host with my attorney, @mvtopic.bsky.social made @theguardian.com's best podcasts of the week list! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

DISCLOSURE, the new podcast from @jasonleopold.bsky.social and Loevy's own Matt Topic, makes The Guardian's "Best Podcasts of the Week" column. Check it out today, wherever your pods are cast...

This is so good and listening to it has been giving me flashbacks to when everything went down. The best part is I think the podcast is niche enough for #FOIA nerds like me, but it still seems accessible for folks who are new to it. Major kudos to @jasonleopold.bsky.social and @mvtopic.bsky.social

On this week's episode of Disclosure, my new #FOIA podcast co-hosted with @mvtopic.bsky.social ... Please subscribe, leave a review, tell your friends, your families, your enemies This is our third episode! Check it out! From @bloomberg.com & No Smiling swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsG...

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Anti-Drug Unit Officially Shut Down by DOJ The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces responsibilities, including 5,000 existing case, have been transferred to a new set of task forces under DHS www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

🎙️NEW EPISODES of my podcast, Disclosure are out! @mvtopic.bsky.social and I discuss my latest investigation: the revelation that federal prosecutors spent 18-months probing Jeffrey Epstein for money laundering PLUS How Russian pranksters tricked Fed Chairman Jerome Powell swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsG...

🎙️Please check out my NEW #FOIA podcast, Disclosure, co-hosted with First Amendment atty, Matt Topic, who also doubles as my FOIA atty! Every week, we'll take listeners on a wild ride through the FOIA trenches as we go to battle with govt agencies over the release of docs swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsG...

Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.

NEW investigation: A Silicon Valley startup called Oklo is leading the charge to bring nuclear power back to the US with small reactors. Its backers have wealth and political connections that could undermine nuclear safety By Michael Riley @bloomberg.com 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Another previously undisclosed detail about the money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007. On Dec 13, 2007, the lead prosecutor on the case, then-AUSA Marie Villafaña, sent a letter to Epstein's atty Jay Lefkowitz and cc'd then-US Atty Alex Acosta. 🧵

In Nov 2007, Jeffrey Epstein sent himself an email with a document attached titled, “Acosta challenge.” It was intended for his attorneys to send to Alex Acosta after they met with him. The letter criticized the federal prosecutor who pursued his alleged money laundering.

The details my colleagues and I uncovered of this money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein between 2007 and 2008 has been shrouded in secrecy for nearly two decades.

If you don't have time to read our 3k+ word story on the previously undisclosed Jeffrey Epstein money laundering investigation here are the key takeaways as featured in this week's FOIA Files newsletter! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Here is the suspicious activity report that JPMorgan filed after Epstein's death, with some pretty prominent names included. (Leon Black, Les Wexner, Glenn Dubin, Alan Dershowitz, etc.)

Newly unsealed documents show that JPMorgan alerted federal regulators to potentially suspicious transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein and top Wall Street figures. [These documents were unsealed because @nytimes.com and @wsj.com fought together in court.] 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b...

This @jasonleopold.bsky.social story is really interesting. The sealed court documents that @nytimes.com received last night provide more detail on the scope of this 2007 money laundering investigation. Here, for example, is Bear Stearns' internal record about the subpoena it received.

NEW: The Republican chairman of the House oversight committee on Friday asked Alex Acosta, the former US Attorney who signed off on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2007 plea deal, if he wanted to clarify his recent testimony to the panel. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Hello Bluesky! Please check out the latest from Bloomberg's data investigation team: With the Trump administration, led by Russ Vought, gutting the CFPB, homeowners are left to fend for themselves in fighting off zombie debt collectors. Here's a temp gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

🔍 BIG NEW investigation: Zombie debt collectors are taking advantage of Russ Vought's decimation of the CFPB and going after homeowners who are now alone fighting to fend off massive interest charges in hopes of saving their homes 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

I'm very excited to announce that I am co-hosting a snarky new #FOIA and government transparency podcast on Bloomberg with my good friend @jasonleopold.bsky.social. Check it out! swap.fm/l/SPV6gC1hPD...

🎙️ Welcome to Disclosure, my NEW podcast co-hosted with @mvtopic.bsky.social about our adventures with the #FOIA! First episode is up NOW! Listen here swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsG... (From @bloomberg.com and No Smiling)

Two FOIA superstars—journalist @jasonleopold.bsky.social and Loevy partner Matt Topic—are joining up for a new podcast! Launching this Tuesday, DISCLOSURE will explore the pursuit of government records—and the stories they tell that someone didn't want you to know. Listen to the trailer here:

Newsletter | FOIA Files ‘Disclosure’: New Podcast About the Fight for Govt Records Each episode will delve into wild backstories behind FOIA requests, lawsuits that ensued & document dumps that made it all worth it. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @bloomberg.com @jasonleopold.bsky.social

🎙️Some NEWS! Introducing Disclosure, a new @bloomberg.com podcast I'm co-hosting w/my atty @mvtopic.bsky.social about the #FOIA & the wild backstories behind my FOIA requests & lawsuits. Produced by the great Heather Schroering & Sean Cannon Check out the trailer! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

A FOIA Files flashback: Documents I obtained via #FOIA reveal that the IRS took the extraordinary step of seeking a legal opinion on whether it was appropriate to emblazon President Donald Trump's name on millions of Covid stimulus checks in 2020. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! I squeezed out a handful of emails from ODNI about the "damage assessment" lawmakers asked the agency to conduct after FBI found that Trump stockpiled classified docs at Mar-a-Lago This is what was discussed behind the scenes www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Tomorrow, SCOTUS will review Ghilaine Maxwell's cert petition in which she appealed her 2021 conviction Check out the @bloomberg.com story from a couple of weeks ago, which sheds new light on Maxwell's partnership w/Epstein and undercuts her claims that she diassociated herself from hin in 2008

NEW special edition of my newsletter, FOIA Files, is out! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

NEW: Meet Mitch Webber, formerly an associate counsel & special assistant to President Trump (during his 1st term). In 2006, Webber was a Harvard Law School student & research assistant to Alan Dershowitz when he defended Jeffrey Epstein Webber sometimes fielded sensitive questions from Epstein...

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW report based on the 18K emails @business obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account: new details about the academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Reporting on this latest installment by Max Abelson, @suryamattu.com me, Ava Benny-Morrison, Harry Wilson, @jeffkao.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW report based on the 18K emails @business obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account: new details about the academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal Homan worked to move immigration detention contracts through the Department of Defense. Via Fola Akinnibi, Rachel Adams-Heard, and Sophie Alexander @bloomberg.com 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

☀️Congratulations to the 2025 Sunshine Award Winners! - Jason Leopold, Bloomberg - The Chicago Headline Club - St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project 🔗Read the full press release: www.spj.org/spj-announce...

From the Feb 28 edition of my newsletter, FOIA Files The Story Behind FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s Role in Project 2025 Docs provide a behind-the-scenes look at how Carr was tapped for the chapter on “FCC priorities”—and the swift ethics review that preceded it www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

FOIA Files Documents Reveal a Deluge of Threats Directed at FEMA Deadly hurricanes in Florida & North Carolina sparked an influx of online conspiracies, threats vs fed emergency workers, doxxing of govt officials @jasonleopold.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @bloomberg.com

NEW: More than 500 pages of #FOIA docs @zhirji.bsky.social @davey.bsky.social & I obtained from FEMA detail previously unreported threats against personnel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton, including the swatting of then-FEMA Director Deanne Criswell 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In @melissaryan.bsky.social's view, this political climate—in which public officials who try to provide transparency are politicized and attacked—is an even bigger obstacle than budget cuts in the fight against false claims. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FEMA even hired cybersecurity firm ZeroFox to take down misinfo on social media, but the effort was cut short. House Republicans, led by Jim Jordan, were investigating tech companies for alleged censorship; after internal discussions, FEMA quickly ended all social media content removal requests

The new docs on hurricanes Helene and Milton reveal unreported details, including the doxxing of at least 7 senior FEMA staffers. The records also highlight how misinformation remains a major threat to the agency amid recent cuts to its staff and funding www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Bloomberg obtained 100s of pages of agency emails & other docs via FOIA, shedding new light on how disaster-related misinfo affects the govt's emergency response, sucks up resources & puts staff at risk. with @zhirji.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOOP by @anthonycormier.bsky.social & Zach Mider Bessent once agreed to occupy 2 different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges thatTrump has been using to try to oust Lisa Cook. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FOIA alert 🚨🚨🚨 USAID (like DOE some months ago), is due to publish a notice that claims to mass cancel all #FOIAs submitted before Jan 20, unless the requester emails them. This is, once again, wildly illegal. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17820.pdf H/T Michael Ravnitzky

TONIGHT: @jasonleopold.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Weekend Read Epstein’s Inbox A trove of emails reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s secrets. 🎁 LINK www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: A day before Jeffrey Epstein reported to jail in 2008, Ghislaine Maxwell sent him this email (it was sent by Maxwell when she said her role in his life at this time as “very, very diminished.”) Here's a 🎁 link to our investigation www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! This week's edition is about the Jeffrey Epstein emails @bloomberg.com obtained. Although the emails weren't obtained through a #FOIA request sharing some of the contents is in keeping with the spirit of my newsletter: transparency www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Want a peak behind the curtain related to our exclusive @business story on Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein's emails and what happened after @harrynwilson.bsky.social reached out to him? Read this 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How @bloomberg.com Vetted the Epstein Emails Methods included cryptographic analysis, metadata analysis and corroboration with external sources. By the brilliant trio @jeffkao.bsky.social @suryamattu.com & @dhruvm.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...