Jonathan Karl

ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar. It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029. DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

"Don’t believe those who tell you there is no real truth. That’s a lie." It was a high honor to give the speak to the @washcoll Class of 2025. Here's my speech. I promise you: It isn't long. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBs8...

As one of his final acts as President, Joe Biden just issued pardons for General Milley, Fauci and the J6 committee. Biden: “These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.”

"Don't buy the book." — Donald J. Trump

My latest book: “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America” was published on October 28, 2025 sites.prh.com/jonathankarlbo…

This is one hell of a story www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Orwell’s warning about lies lurking behind vague, bloated language feels almost quaint today. Today, the lies are in bright neon lights, declared by people in positions of power and authority. The lies are loud and brazen. My keynote at the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books youtu.be/XLsLxcYNfc0

'Today the lies are in bright neon lights' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson book festival audience tucson.com/news/local/a...

"I got him before he got me," Trump told me Sunday night, shortly after he announced Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. "They tried twice. Well, I got him first." abcnews.com/Politics/ira...

In phone call tonight, President Trump told me this about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei: "I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first." That’s a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024.

“He loved his country, but he hated what people were doing to it.” How I started @ThisWeekABC this morning

As it happened five years ago tonight. My report at 6:30pm on January 6, 2021 youtu.be/J_UbOrAxtAI

What really happened on Jan 6 This was the report I filed for ABC News at 6:30 pm on January 6, 2021. youtu.be/0c8LKT2Uzjg