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Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files and my FOIA podcast, Disclosure. Signal: JasonLeopold.666 http://swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsGWpqLtjzLSF https://www.bloomberg.com/foiafiles

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Jason Leopold·Mar 6

NEW from me: Ketamine, Prostitution and Money: Here Are The Details of a Secret DEA Probe of Jeffrey Epstein 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Jason Leopold·Sep 11

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role FREE to read www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.”

At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact:

From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]>
To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re:
I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible
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Jason Leopold·Aug 1

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Jason Leopold·Jul 29

NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a rĂ©sumĂ© that "didn’t pass muster” NO PAYWALL! www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Luke Farritor. Portrait of a Young DOGE Coder Dismantling America’s Institutions
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NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! The Memo That Killed the Penny Previously undisclosed documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal how the Trump administration found a way to halt penny production and why officials considered the decision “critical.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Jason Leopold·Jul 6

BIG EXCLUSIVE by my @bloomberg.com colleague Olivia Carville: At 17, She Sued Meta & Google, and Won. Now She’s Ready to Tell Her Story Kaley Glenn-Mills’ lawsuit reshaped the fight to protect children from social media. She says she still can’t stop scrolling 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Jason Leopold·Jul 4

Happy 60th birthday to the #FOIA, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on this day in 1966! Subscribe to FOIA Files! It's FREE! bloomberg.com/foiafiles

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Jason Leopold·Jul 1

NEW #FOIA artwork, courtesy of DHS

A document I obtained from the Department of Homeland security that is entirely redacted except for two words: the Relator
A document I obtained from the Department of Homeland security that is entirely redacted except for two words: the Relator
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Jason Leopold·Jun 26

Documenting DOGE’s work across the executive branch through the #FOIA will take years. Not deterred, I submitted FOIA requests for a wide range of records, fully expecting a long wait. Some of my requests have are now beginning to chip away at some of the secrecy.

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Jason Leopold·Jun 26

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Internal SEC Emails Reveal Growing Concern Over DOGE’s Reach The emails I obtained provide a peek behind the scenes as DOGE entered the SEC last year and sparked fears among employees about the group’s access to data www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

An email that sent to Danae Serrano, the SEC’s ethics lawyer, on March 28, 2025 by an employee who asked whether DOGE was granted “unfettered access to our confidential financial data.”
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Jason Leopold·Jun 18

NEW #FOIA artwork courtesy of the Small Business Administration.

A completely redacted page from a set of documents from the Small Business Administration. The redactions, which include comments that are redacted cite multiple exemptions under the FOIA.
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Jason Leopold·Jun 12

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! SEC report I obtained via #FOIA: ‘Golf is Great on the Taxpayer’s Dime’ www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The summary of a securities and exchange commission inspector General investigation into three employees who played golf instead of working from home. The details of the investigation say the SEC was tipped off by an anonymous complainant who overheard a conversation at a golf course where one of the employees said "golf is great on the taxpayers dime."
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Jason Leopold·Jun 6

Congratulations to @emma.best and @ddosecrets.org for continuing to do the crucial work in the public interest! @bloomberg.com's award-winning Zombie Debt series would not have come together without Emma and DDoS contributions 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Jason Leopold·Jun 6

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! In the Jan. 31, 2025 edition of FOIA Files, I published internal docs I obtained from the Treasury Dept OIG in response to my FOIA lawsuit. 1/

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