Lewis Kamb
@lewiskamb.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter at U.S.Right To Know;
formerly NBC News, Axios, Seattle Times
Signal: lewiskamb.206
I ❤ the #PNW 🏂 + public records #FOIA 📑
formerly NBC News, Axios, Seattle Times
Signal: lewiskamb.206
I ❤ the #PNW 🏂 + public records #FOIA 📑
ICYMI My story this week:
NIH committee greenlighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
The recentlyreleased records, obtained via our ongoing #FOIA lawsuit, reveal ad hoc review committee’s lax oversight during federal ban on risky research
usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...
NIH committee greenlighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
The recentlyreleased records, obtained via our ongoing #FOIA lawsuit, reveal ad hoc review committee’s lax oversight during federal ban on risky research
usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...
NIH committee green-lighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
Public records for the first time show the NIH "gain-of-function" review committee's informal vetting of a controversial project in Wuhan.
usrtk.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
ICYMI My story this week:
NIH committee greenlighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
The recentlyreleased records, obtained via our ongoing #FOIA lawsuit, reveal ad hoc review committee’s lax oversight during federal ban on risky research
usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...
NIH committee greenlighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
The recentlyreleased records, obtained via our ongoing #FOIA lawsuit, reveal ad hoc review committee’s lax oversight during federal ban on risky research
usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...
Claim: Trump admin promises "maximum transparency" on COVID origins records
Reality: After for weeks ignoring a federal court order to process 500 pages per month in our #FOIA suit, Trump's DIA just released 92 pages—58 of which we already had.
The rest? It looks like this...
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Reality: After for weeks ignoring a federal court order to process 500 pages per month in our #FOIA suit, Trump's DIA just released 92 pages—58 of which we already had.
The rest? It looks like this...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Claim: Trump admin promises "maximum transparency" on COVID origins records
Reality: After for weeks ignoring a federal court order to process 500 pages per month in our #FOIA suit, Trump's DIA just released 92 pages—58 of which we already had.
The rest? It looks like this...
.
Reality: After for weeks ignoring a federal court order to process 500 pages per month in our #FOIA suit, Trump's DIA just released 92 pages—58 of which we already had.
The rest? It looks like this...
.
NYT: Virginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
Virginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NYT: Virginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
WSJ: Justice Department told Trump in May that his name appears in the Epstein files
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victim...
www.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
WSJ: Justice Department told Trump in May that his name appears in the Epstein files
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Despite the Trump admin's pledge to make more COVID origins intelligence transparent & a federal law passed 2 years ago instructing U.S. intel agencies to declassify & share with the public as much info as possible, we're still getting records from the FBI that look like this:
July 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Despite the Trump admin's pledge to make more COVID origins intelligence transparent & a federal law passed 2 years ago instructing U.S. intel agencies to declassify & share with the public as much info as possible, we're still getting records from the FBI that look like this:
"It will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history."
@freedom.press's statement on CBS/Paramount's settlement with Trump
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@freedom.press's statement on CBS/Paramount's settlement with Trump
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Paramount’s capitulation to Trump is a dark day for press freedom
Freedom of the Press Foundation plans to hold Paramount directors accountable for this affront to the First Amendment
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July 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"It will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history."
@freedom.press's statement on CBS/Paramount's settlement with Trump
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@freedom.press's statement on CBS/Paramount's settlement with Trump
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NEW Posted at usrtk.org: 6.5K+ pages of docs obtained from the University of California-Davis related to PREDICT -- the USAID-funded virus hunting project (which drew scrutiny during the COVID pandemic) that collected 10k samples from bats & discovered ~120 new coronaviruses from 2009-2020 (1/2)
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July 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW Posted at usrtk.org: 6.5K+ pages of docs obtained from the University of California-Davis related to PREDICT -- the USAID-funded virus hunting project (which drew scrutiny during the COVID pandemic) that collected 10k samples from bats & discovered ~120 new coronaviruses from 2009-2020 (1/2)
Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
While Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s closest allies last year, he was consuming so much Ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, Adderall and ketamine that it was adversely affecting his bladder, per @NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
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May 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
While Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s closest allies last year, he was consuming so much Ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, Adderall and ketamine that it was adversely affecting his bladder, per @NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
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May 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
Reposted by Lewis Kamb
Yesterday, we filed an appellate brief with the North Carolina Court of Appeals in our NC Public Records Act case against the University of North Carolina for roughly 50,000 pages of documents, mostly of Ralph Baric, possibly containing clues about the origins of COVID-19.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yesterday, we filed an appellate brief with the North Carolina Court of Appeals in our NC Public Records Act case against the University of North Carolina for roughly 50,000 pages of documents, mostly of Ralph Baric, possibly containing clues about the origins of COVID-19.
usrtk.org/wp-content/u...
usrtk.org/wp-content/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner, via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner, via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
ICE agents last week began showing up in immigration courts across the US to detain certain migrants who are appearing for scheduled hearings, targeting them shortly after their cases were dismissed by judges www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/n...
ICE, Shifting Tactics, Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
ICE agents last week began showing up in immigration courts across the US to detain certain migrants who are appearing for scheduled hearings, targeting them shortly after their cases were dismissed by judges www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/n...
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes apnews.com/article/boei...
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the pl...
apnews.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes apnews.com/article/boei...
U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar; Trump Administration asks Air Force has been asked to figure out a way to upgrade it so it can be put into use as a new Air Force One for the president, per NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar; Trump Administration asks Air Force has been asked to figure out a way to upgrade it so it can be put into use as a new Air Force One for the president, per NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
For two years, New Orleans police secretly used facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects, per @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras
Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
For two years, New Orleans police secretly used facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects, per @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...
www.propublica.org
May 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
For sale: Portland’s NBA franchise
May 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For sale: Portland’s NBA franchise
Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One. The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly appointed plane and that Trump intends to take ownership of it after he leaves office, via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One. The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly appointed plane and that Trump intends to take ownership of it after he leaves office, via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/s...
Genetic Study Retraces the Origins of Coronaviruses in Bats
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/s...
The Nat’l Archives and Records Administration just released another big batch of records on the assassination of RFK
archives.gov/rfk
archives.gov/rfk
Records Related to the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
On This Page The National Archives’ Role in Fulfilling Executive Order 14176 How is the National Archives Making These Records Available? 2025 Release Release Notes Other Records Related to RFK C...
archives.gov
May 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Nat’l Archives and Records Administration just released another big batch of records on the assassination of RFK
archives.gov/rfk
archives.gov/rfk
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing new ventures involving billions of dollars that directly benefit their father, the president, via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing new ventures involving billions of dollars.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing new ventures involving billions of dollars that directly benefit their father, the president, via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Congress’s Fight Over Trump’s Agenda Runs Through Alaska, via @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Congress’s Fight Over Trump’s Agenda Runs Through Alaska
Republicans in Congress are clashing over whether to repeal Biden-era clean energy tax credits that are a lifeline for some of their constituents.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congress’s Fight Over Trump’s Agenda Runs Through Alaska, via @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
A day before Trump ousted him as national security adviser, Michael Waltz checked his phone during a White House cabinet meeting. A Reuters photographer captured his phone screen with a list of his chats on what appears to be the messaging app Signal. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
Photo Shows Waltz’s Conversations on a Version of Signal
A Reuters photographer captured an image of Michael Waltz’s phone screen during a White House cabinet meeting, a day before he was ousted from his job as national security adviser.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A day before Trump ousted him as national security adviser, Michael Waltz checked his phone during a White House cabinet meeting. A Reuters photographer captured his phone screen with a list of his chats on what appears to be the messaging app Signal. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...