January 8th, 2010 By Peter Lance The French have a phrase they use to explain the vagaries of life: “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” — The more things change, the more they stay the same. In light of Donald Trump’s incitement of Wednesday’s insurrection and assault on our democracy I ask you […]
vanityfair.com By Peter Lance July 18th, 2020 For the last two years I’ve been investigating an infamous homicide that took place on the late afternoon of October 7th 1966 in my hometown of Newport, RI., the historic summer colony of America’s robber barons. It happened just eight months before I started my journalism career as a […]
Half a decade after a spate of officer-involved deaths inspired widespread protest, many police unions are digging in to defend members. By Noam Scheiber, Farah Stockman and J. David Goodman June 6, 2020, 12:29 p.m. ET Over the past five years, as demands for reform have mounted in the aftermath of police violence in cities like […]
Lisa Lerer December 18th, 2019. The House of Representatives voted tonight to impeach President Trump, a truly historic moment in what has been an unconventional and polarizing presidency. During an epic debate today, Democrats and Republicans clashed on the House floor, delivering hours of speeches before casting largely party-line votes on two articles of impeachment. To get some […]
The inside story of President Trump’s demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda. By Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and Mark Mazzetti Dec. 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — Deep into a long flight to Japan aboard Air Force One with President Trump, Mick Mulvaney, […]
By Peter Lance September 29th, 2019. While most of the coverage of Robert DeNiro’s appearance this morning on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” focused on his use of “the F-bomb,” in the course of a two-segment interview with Brian Stelter, he thoughtfully endorsed the House Impeachment Inquiry, compared Trump to “a gangster” and said he’s talking to SNL […]
By Peter Lance. September 29th, 2019. In light of what Kevin Poulsen of The Daily Beast calls “Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy,” I’m reposting my piece for The Huffington Post on the President’s continued use of what Josef Goebbels called “The Big Lie.” January 15th, 2017. It’s been a month since we launched investigatingtrump.com dedicated to curating the best reporting on […]
By NOAH WEILAND, EMILY COCHRANE and TROY GRIGGS Dec. 2nd, 2018 Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has marshaled prosecutors, F.B.I. agents and other lawyers to investigate Russia’s 2016 election interference and whether any Trump associates conspired. The team has secured indictments against dozens of people and three companies, one trial conviction and a handful […]
By Benjamin Weiser Dec. 3, 2018 Of all of President Trump’s former associates who have come under scrutiny in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, his former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, has undertaken perhaps the most surprising and risky legal strategy. CLICK HERE for direct link to NYT story. Mr. Cohen has twice pleaded guilty in federal […]
By The New York Times Sept. 9, 2018 The New York Times’s Opinion desk published an Op-Ed by an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration on Wednesday. By Friday, nearly 23,000 readers had submitted questions to us about the vetting process and our thinking behind publishing the essay. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to NYT […]
