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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 LeopoldĀ·3d

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

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Jason LeopoldĀ·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...

ā€œQuestion,ā€ Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. ā€œWhich one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.ā€

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 LeopoldĀ·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 ā€œno further disclosureā€ of the files ā€œwould be appropriate or warranted.ā€ www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Jason LeopoldĀ·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 rĆ©sumĆ© that "didn’t pass musterā€ NO PAYWALL! www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Luke Farritor. Portrait of a Young DOGE Coder Dismantling America’s Institutions
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Another document in the Epstein files shows that in September 2016, the FBI alerted its legal attaché in Paris that Epstein planned to travel there, underscoring how federal authorities continued to track his movements after his 2008 guilty plea in Florida.

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It's not all bad though. Fugazi has officially released the Steve Albini sessions for In On The Killtaker fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

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Happy #FOIA Friday? Not really

Happy FOIA Friday! I’ve been deep in the muck working on another story. But I don’t want to leave you empty handed so I’m sharing an inspector general report I received this week from the National Security Agency. The documents arrived via snail mail. I was excited when I saw the manila envelope in my mailbox. It had some weight. I immediately tore it open and read the letter: ā€œThis responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated 13 February 2014 ... I apologize for the delay in getting this document to you.ā€
ā€œThis responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated 13 February 2014 ... I apologize for the delay in getting this document to you.ā€
Cover sheet to NSA report on overclassification
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CHICAGO FOIA filers! I'm going to be in the city for FOIA Fest on March 21 doing a live taping of my podcast, Disclosure, with my co-host and FOIA attorney, @mvtopic.bsky.social. Do you have Q's about local and federal public records? Send em over in the comments! headlineclub.org/2026/02/13/f...

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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 27

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! The FBI just turned over nearly 100 pages of emails to me that provides additional context and color related to the FBI's resistance to searching Trump's Mar-a-Lago for classified & other docs he took after he left office in 2021 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

An FBI form memorializing the creation of a "call script" for bureau officials to use when they contacted Trump's attorney ā€œasking for their future cooperation and a consent search of Mar-a-Lago."
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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 27

Some cool #FOIA Friday news! The American Society of Magazine Editors named my newsletter, FOIA Files, as a finalist for this year's National Magazine Awards!! Sign up for a FREE subscription to FOIA Files @bloomberg.com. New installment dropping in 30 minutes! www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

The list of finalists for the National Magazine Awards in the newsletter category. In addition to FOIA Files, the other finalists are: Harper's, New York Magazine, The Spread and Today in Tabs
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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 19

Hey FBI I have a question about one of my FOIA requests

Response to my question from FBI 

Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:

FOIPAQUESTIONS (foipaquestions@fbi.gov)
The recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly.
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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 19

NEW: Kathy Ruemmler shared nonpublic details with Jeffrey Epstein about the White House probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel, emails show www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 13

NEW in my newsletter FOIA Files: A document I found in the Epstein files explains the FBI’s justifications for redactions in the massive trove while bureau personnel were reviewing the documents between February and May 2025 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Jason LeopoldĀ·Feb 10

NEW: One of Dubai’s Most Powerful Executives Discussed Sex, Business With Epstein Among an elite network that corresponded with Epstein, few kept in communication with him as long as Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. Here’s what the emails reveal šŸŽ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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