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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 9d

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rosebanditquinn @rosebanditquinn.bsky.social · 9d

I highly recommend Murder The Truth by @davidenrich.bsky.social . Very compelling book about freedom of speech. Read it.

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Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 10d

Qatar’s efforts to woo Trump by investing with Steve Witkoff were explicit. We reviewed a memo where the strategy was laid out, and Qatar’s lobbyist confirmed it on the record. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 11d

The Qataris ultimately invested in several Witkoff deals.

Witkoff’s son Alex recently solicited billions of dollars from Qatar and other Gulf countries for an investment fund.

After @nytimes.com asked about it, Witkoff said it had abandoned the planned fund. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 11d

NEW @nytimes.com investigation: Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was the target of a Qatari influence campaign in which Qatar would invest in Witkoff real estate projects in order to gain entree to Trump’s inner circle. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 11d

The Qataris ultimately invested in several Witkoff deals.

Witkoff’s son Alex recently solicited billions of dollars from Qatar and other Gulf countries for an investment fund.

After @nytimes.com asked about it, Witkoff said it had abandoned the planned fund. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 11d

NEW @nytimes.com investigation: Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was the target of a Qatari influence campaign in which Qatar would invest in Witkoff real estate projects in order to gain entree to Trump’s inner circle. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 12d

Senate Finance Committee opens investigation into JPMorgan in response to @nytimes.com article about how the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Continuing Epstein Investigation, Wyden Probes Major JPMorgan Chase Compliance Failures | The United States Senate Committee on Finance

Continuing Epstein Investigation, Wyden Probes Major JPMorgan Chase Compliance Failures

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 19d

I experienced this last week & refused, saying I had never before been asked to provide the names of any analysts I was planning to quote to get a comment. Spox replied that maybe they were D donors. (In that case, it was 3 retired top military JAG officers.) I guess that was not a weird oneoff.

Shannon Bond @shannonbond.bsky.social · 19d

we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.

www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...

Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 19d

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.

This is *not* normal.

I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 18d

To be clear, the judge is not ruling on the merits of Trump's legal claim. He is saying the complaint itself is improper because "a complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective — not a protected platform to rage against an adversary."

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 18d

I don't think I've ever seen a lawsuit tossed out of court this quickly. The NYT hadn't even filed a motion to dismiss.

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 18d

Trump's lawsuit accused the NYT and four reporters of defamation for their groundbreaking reporting about his finances and career, among other things. The lawsuit was widely regarded as an attempt to intimidate and harass independent media. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 18d

Federal judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against the @nytimes.com, less than four days after it was filed. The ruling calls the lawsuit "improper and impermissible." Trump is allowed to refile a new, shorter complaint if he wants.

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 20d

The cancellation of @jimmykimmel.com — under pressure from the Trump administration — is the latest indication that we are rapidly entering a new era of unprecedented government attacks on media. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 20d

Important context from @laurenhirsch.bsky.social about decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel ⤵️⤵️

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 20d

Backstory on why Democrats want to subpoena JPMorgan >> www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 20d

Senate Republicans hosted JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon for lunch today. About an hour later, House Republicans blocked efforts to subpoena JPMorgan for information about Jeffrey Epstein. www.politico.com/live-updates... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Dimon says he would comply with Epstein subpoena

"We regret any association with that man at all," said JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

NYT responds to Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit: “It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting.” www.nytco.com/press/the-ne...

The New York Times Responds to Lawsuit Filed by President Donald Trump | The New York Times Company

“This lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation…

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

The case has been assigned to Judge Merryday, a Bush appointee. www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judges/steve...

Steven Merryday | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

Shameless plug: This unfolding attack on press freedom is the exact topic of my book, “Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful.” You should read it! www.amazon.com/Murder-Truth...

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

A side note: Today’s lawsuit against the NYT was filed in federal court in Tampa. One of the judges there is Kathryn Mizelle, a Trump appointee whose husband Chad is a top official in Trump’s DOJ. Might be a coincidence — I don’t know. (Both are alums of Jones Day.) www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/m...

How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution (Published 2022)

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

The constant drumbeat of threats and libel lawsuits from Trump and his allies is increasingly worrying media lawyers at this conference. They fear that it will deter some smaller news outlets from aggressively covering Trump — which is probably the point. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/m...

Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

On Monday, JD Vance attacked @thenation.com magazine and said (falsely) that it was funded by Soros. I’m currently at a media-law conference, and his remarks struck many lawyers as an opening salvo in an attack on the funding sources for media outlets. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

Just last week, Trump threatened to sue the NYT over its Jeffrey Epstein reporting, after previously suing the @wsj.com for revealing his contribution to Epstein’s birthday book.

Until now, it was unheard of for a sitting president to sue a news outlet. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/b...

Trump Threatens to Sue The Times Over Reporting on Epstein Drawing

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 22d

Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against @nytimes.com and several reporters for articles exposing his finances. The suit is part of the Trump admin's broader and rapidly accelerating assault on press freedoms. www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/m...

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 27d

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

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“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.”

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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