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Kurt Eichenwald

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Kurt Eichenwald is a New York Times bestselling author of three books. He previously worked for twenty years at the Times as a investigative reporter, columnist and senior writer.  He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2000 and 2002.  His second book, The Informant, was...

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Articles by Kurt Eichenwald

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Trump’s Tax Cuts Ignore History and Arithmetic to Make the Rich Richer

The Laffer Curve is back, as GOP politicians trot out the same old argument that decreasing rates will bring down deficits.

14 min read

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The Scoop

Why Donald Trump Can’t Save the Coal Industry

There is no war on coal. But there is a war on coal workers, and the only way to end it is to shift them into the modern world.

7 min read

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How Donald Trump Is Fueling ISIS

From his clumsy comments to the travel ban, the president is giving jihadis exactly what they want.

17 min read

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Why the Flynn-Russia Affair Is So Troubling for Donald Trump

To reach the desk of the FBI director, the phone calls between Flynn and the Russian ambassador had to clear high counterintelligence hurdles.

12 min read

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U.S. Allies Conduct Intelligence Operation Against Trump Staff and Associates, Intercepted Communications

Sources said the interceptions include at least one contact between former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and a Russian official based in the U.S.

7 min read

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The Scoop

Trump’s Claims About Media Coverage of Terror Attacks Are Bogus

In its relentless effort to delegitimize the press, the Trump administration has issued a long, long embarrassing list of lies.

6 min read

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Opinion

Eichenwald: Kellyanne Conway Throws Gutter Ball, Massacres Facts

The horrifying question: Is Conway just a liar or is she so uninformed that she doesn’t know everything she said was untrue?

12 min read

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The Scoop

Eichenwald: Can Trump Tell the Difference Between Truth and His Lies?

The president issues so many plainly untrue statements that one must wonder if he’s divorced from reality.

8 min read

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Opinion

Eichenwald: Neil Gorsuch Is Supremely Qualified, and Must Not Be Confirmed

Temper tantrums designed to undermine the Constitution for naked political purposes cannot be rewarded.

13 min read

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America’s Grand Experiment in Government by Twitter Begins January 20

We sorted all of Trump’s tweets since the election into 16 categories, from domestic policy to self-congratulations.

16 min read

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Trump, Putin and the Hidden History of How Russia Interfered in the U.S. Presidential Election

Western European and American intelligence agencies agree that the Kremlin meddled in the 2016 presidential campaign. But subtle disagreements remain about why.

13 min read

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How Donald Trump’s Business Ties Are Already Jeopardizing U.S. Interests

The president-elect is issuing statements to world leaders that radically depart from U.S. foreign policy, and benefit his family’s corporate empire.

23 min read

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The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them the Presidential Election

Awash in false conspiracy theories, protest voters and angry non-voters put Trump in the White House.

15 min read

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Opinion

FBI Director James Comey Is Unfit for Public Service

America has just witnessed one of the most—if not the most—egregious abuses of power in the service of one man’s ego in its history.

13 min read

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Here’s What the FBI Found in the Emails on Anthony Weiner’s Laptop

Almost every email reviewed in the latest FBI probe were duplicates of emails already investigated or personal emails, a source says.

5 min read

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Why Vladimir Putin’s Russia Is Backing Donald Trump

Inside Vladimir Putin’s complex gambit to weaken NATO.

18 min read

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Donald Trump’s Companies Destroyed Emails in Defiance of Court Orders

The Trump strategy was deny, impede and delay, while destroying documents the court had ordered them to hand over.

17 min read

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Hillary Clinton’s Emails: The Real Reason the FBI Is Reviewing More of Them

The new evidence that has emerged relates to how Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide, managed her email accounts.

7 min read

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A People’s History of Donald Trump’s Business Busts and Countless Victims

The Republican nominee’s destructive behavior has victimized cities, businesses, investors, partners and even members of his own family.

26 min read

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The Scoop

How Donald Trump Supporters Attack Journalists

A Trump supporter sent Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald an epileptogenic video that triggers seizures.

7 min read

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Donald Trump’s Tax Records: A Tale of Business Failures

He is not a self-made man.

8 min read

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