Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files and my FOIA podcast, Disclosure. Signal: JasonLeopold.666 http://swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsGWpqLtjzLSF https://www.bloomberg.com/foiafileshttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mkdpqzzxjs2fThis week's letter is a must read! Click the link to read the full story @bloomberg.com and to access the documents. And please subscribe if you're not already on my email list! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdpqzzxjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mkasknncfc2cNEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Check out these crazy emails I obtained! Last May, ODNI took down its #FOIA page and removed hundreds of documents from its FOIA reading room released over the years in response to FOIA requests 🧵 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-24/foia-documents-scrubbed-from-intelligence-agency-website?srnd=undefined24 Apr 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasknncfc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mjpamoj3bs24NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! In Feb 2025, Russ Vought, CFPB's acting director, announced a tipline to encourage companies to report CFPB enforcement/supervision staff who violated a work stoppage order. I filed a #FOIA request for a few days’ worth of tips. Let’s just say they weren't credible17 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpamoj3bs24https://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mj5m7xnsss2pNEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! On April 1, the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel publicly released a bombshell 52-page opinion. It said that the Presidential Records Act is “unconstitutional” and that Trump “need not further comply with its dictates.” 🧵 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-10/doj-trump-not-subject-to-presidential-records-act?srnd=undefined10 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5m7xnsss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mimj5cbntk2lLike many other #FOIA requesters, I routinely receive letters from federal agencies questioning whether I am still interested in my older FOIA requests (yes I am) This is the 1st time I rec'd a letter asking if I am still interested in my FOIA appeal The FOIA struggle is real03 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimj5cbntk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mi2sskbkh22tDHS forgot to apply the redactions in this doc released to @weareoversight.bsky.social via #FOIA BUT this is also an example of how DHS intended to use one of FOIA's most abused exemptions, b5, to hide embarrassing info in violation of the law https://americanoversight.org/featureddocument/dhs-communications-related-to-national-guard-deployment-against-protesters-in-los-angeles/27 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2sskbkh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mi2fneh4is2qNEW FOIA Files newsletter: Docs Reveal Details About ICE Surge in Minneapolis Police logs say an ICE agent was “trapped in his car” and pelted with snowballs. Police also logged numerous calls about ICE agents patrolling schools and allegedly “harassing children” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-27/minneapolis-ice-surge-details-revealed-in-police-emails27 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2fneh4is2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhta4tens22wA FOIA Files flashback: Dozens of pages of emails I obtained via #FOIA reveal how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page Project 2025 manifesto when he was a commissioner https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-28/how-fcc-chairman-carr-was-cleared-by-ethics-to-write-for-project-2025?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDM3NzYzOSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0OTgyNDM5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTU0VHRTlUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.b4zfLfPtzoTLQE132xhFLypMQY1cd26PvR4IMTtv4wM24 Mar 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhta4tens22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhltycw2g22iGreatest hits from my yearslong #FOIA pursuit of documents from Robert Mueller's Trump/Russia investigation, including my epic win (thx @mvtopic.bsky.social) to unredact the Mueller report.21 Mar 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhltycw2g22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhizmya3x223NEW/DEEP DIVE by @davidvoreacos.bsky.social Prosecutor Pushed Her Bosses for Epstein’s Arrest Multiple Times Marie Villafana was ready to charge Jeffrey Epstein with 60 counts of sex trafficking and other crimes in 2007. Her bosses’ reaction: What’s the rush? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/prosecutor-pushed-her-bosses-for-epstein-s-arrest-multiple-times-in-2007?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDAyNjk3NywiZXhwIjoxNzc0NjMxNzc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzdEVDVLR0lGUk4wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.d1ftDisa18cJT-gm4cQSmrOhyo58srh0byoMtRSYegk20 Mar 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhizmya3x223https://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhecup6uzs2ySCOOP from @anthonycormier.bsky.social & team As Lutnick Sold Cantor to His Children, Tether Gave Them a Loan Reps for Tether and Lutnick's family declined to reveal the amount. An ethics expert said the loan may be ‘another favor his family owes Tether.’ 🎁 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-18/tether-made-loan-to-lutnick-s-children-as-they-bought-his-assets?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3Mzg2NTI2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzc0NDcwMDYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzQwTTdLR1pBSkMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.bBCHkCG2gWo2JLDuVmord-NvVGbkYNQk9xoX915KNCw18 Mar 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhecup6uzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhdoglg2ec2yHappy #SunshineWeek #FOIA18 Mar 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdoglg2ec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mhdmyb7f4c2yNEW: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is blocking the DEA from releasing an unredacted document from the Epstein files about an investigation involving drug trafficking & money laundering, according to a letter @wyden.senate.gov sent to Blanche Tuesday https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/senator-accuses-blanche-of-blocking-release-of-unredacted-epstein-document?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3Mzg0MTYxMiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0NDQ2NDEyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzNLVlFLSVVQU0wwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.VvhO_dEu9sqErTf1GjyMf15r3nPw3C9JpaHnO2iFiYM18 Mar 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdmyb7f4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mh2nmi5p2c26A FOIA Files flashback from last April: Trump’s Special Envoy Richard Grenell Was Subject of Leak Probe In 2020 Based on docs I obtained from the State Department via #FOIA https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-25/trump-s-special-envoy-richard-grenell-once-subject-of-leak-probe?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzUzMzIzOSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MTM4MDM5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVkEyWVdEV0xVNjkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.BdvnPwOKf1uXRDobX2xrpn73yg4IWs2fegr8lMLFapM15 Mar 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2nmi5p2c26https://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mgxbtbv52c25NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Happy forthcoming #SunshineWeek, an annual celebration (and a time to vociferously complain) about transparency (or lack thereof) and open govt (debatable). The occasion also marks the second anniversary of my newsletter! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-13/the-secrets-revealed-by-foia?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzQxNzUwNCwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MDIyMzA0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlVETTFLR0lGUFkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.Y4idofZHME-YMjy_X__LL35OwhjSjy0WiI5p9J_jpH413 Mar 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxbtbv52c25https://bsky.app/profile/jasonleopold.bsky.social/post/3mgspp5cric2uNEW: Internal UK government email released today further confirms that Ambassador to US Peter Mandelson was fired after my @bloomberg.com colleagues & I published a cache of previously undisclosed emails last Sept that revealed new details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein11 Mar 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgspp5cric2u