Jeremy Kohler

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My cousin @jeremykohler.bsky.social is doing some incredible work at ProPublica -- a great reporter (and publication) to be paying attention to right now!

A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...

NEW from @jeremykohler.bsky.social. A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second

A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...

NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.

Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...

NEW: Trump likes to claim that his pardons are about undoing supposed Biden DOJ overreach, but @propublica.org found at least a dozen instances where Trump has granted clemency in criminal cases that originated during the first Trump term.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Kristi Noem sits on a horse wearing a cowboy hat. In the background is Mount Rushmore.

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.

It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

Really important story 👇

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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

When ICE stormed through Santa Ana, CA, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergency response system.

Recordings obtained by @propublica.org captured the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. / Story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social

How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dr...

Watch @jsmithrichards.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org News Hour: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America

On Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. ET, ProPublica reporter @andykroll.bsky.social will be on Reddit answering your questions about his investigation of Russ Vought’s rise from the Senate mail room to Trump’s “shadow president.”

Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

How a Fatal Car Crash Tested Alabama’s Justice System A 19-year-old was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal car accident in Alabama. His lawyers have come to believe that one factor changed the course of the case, starting in the first moments...

This story by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social of @propublica.org is so beautifully written. A true masterclass in weaving details and emotion into a powerful narrative. www.propublica.org/article/jorg...

4 die in wrong-way crash on I-170 near I-70 in Berkeley Patrol officials said the wrong-way driver, who also was in an SUV, was headed south in the northbound lanes of 170. He was 88 years old and driving a 2017

Four people died in a wrong-way crash on the Inner Belt but "the Missouri Highway Patrol no longer releases names of people in crashes." Make it make sense. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...

As Missouri AG, Bailey repeatedly launched headline-grabbing actions, including one which a school board said misrepresented facts: blaming the school’s “race-based policies” for an off-campus, after school fight between students.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...

Really insightful story by @jeremykohler.bsky.social: How the FBI’s New Co-Deputy Director Used His Role as Missouri’s Attorney General to Wage a Culture War

“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...

NEW: Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile.

Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.

Kudos to @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social at @stlpublicradio.bsky.social for being the first to this angle: Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum www.stlpr.org/government-p...

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Missouri legislators kick off special session on redistricting and limiting ballot amendments Members of the Missouri House are slated to hold committee hearings on the new map, which aims to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, and limiting amendments on Thursday.

Missouri Republicans unveiled a ballot item that would require some initiative petitions to pass statewide — and in all eight congressional districts. The proposal would not apply to amendments that originate from the legislature. www.stlpr.org/government-p...

Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them. In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power t...

🚨 Missouri’s legislature is moving to gut the state’s initiative petition process — the tool voters have used to pass abortion rights, Medicaid expansion & more. Earlier this year, I reported on how this crackdown has been building. www.propublica.org/article/red-...

Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are ...

Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents.

“What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

We’re holding a lunch-out today to demand that @propublica management agree to a fair discipline and performance evaluation system. Just today, a member of our Bargaining Committee and Unit Council was fired as a result of ProPublica's flawed system.

Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious The former representative from Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the IRS, has marketed himself as a certified tax and business advisor after attending only a three-day seminar.

Billy Long’s stint running the IRS lasted 2 months. Now Trump’s sending him to Iceland as ambassador. My earlier story with
@amierjeski.bsky.social looked at why he was such an unusual choice: www.propublica.org/article/bill...

Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

Despite dire weather alerts, local officials in Texas failed to warn or evacuate before flash floods killed over 100 — echoing the same inaction seen during Hurricane Helene. Why does this keep happening? @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social digs in for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detai...

The reporting of my colleagues @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and @jeremykohler.bsky.social has prompted an overhaul of how Texas funds anti-abortion centers. Previous spending reached $100 million with little oversight and lots of strange billing practices: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detai...

After our investigation uncovered waste in Texas’ anti-abortion program, state officials will now require providers to submit receipts before getting reimbursed with taxpayer dollars. Follow-up by @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and me for @propublica. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that The measure would only allow abortions in rare case of medical emergencies, fetal anomalies and rape or incest within 12 weeks of gestational age.

Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself. Great reporting as always by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/fema...

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