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Daniel Klaidman

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Investigative producer @CBSNews, ex Yahoo and Newsweeker, send secure tips on Signal at dklaidman.73, or try [email protected]

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WATCH this powerful investigation from @CBSNews investigative reporters @Dan_Ruetenik and David Scott who reveal the surprising backstory for the exploding Fentanyl crisis hitting NM. cbsnews.com/news/dea-whistle…
DEA whistleblower says agency allowed millions of fentanyl pills on the streets

DEA whistleblower says agency allowed millions of fentanyl pills on the streets

DEA Special Agent David Howell tells CBS News the agency tasked with enforcing federal drug laws has allowed millions of fentanyl pills to hit the streets.

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Peltola camp has denied involvement in the other Sullivan's campaign. But interviews, text messages and documents show that not only did her team work with people trying to recruit Sullivan to run for Senate, the effort was much broader. @Kellen_Browning nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.

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It was once extremely rare for grand jurors to rebuff prosecutors and turn down a request for an indictment, given that the Justice Department has traditionally sought criminal charges only in cases it expects to win. But prosecutors have become increasingly convinced they will be unable to bring any indictment that is seen as political while Trump is in office. nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/po…
Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

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"In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution," this CBS News investigation finds. The lead example: One of Carlos Watson's investors cbsnews.com/projects/2026/tr…
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Sarah N. Lynch (@SarahNLynch) profile pictureSarah N. Lynch@SarahNLynchOct 27
In an extraordinary hearing, the magistrate judge struck the superseding complaint because it lacked judicial review and scolded DOJ. The hearing on the original complaint is ongoing cbsnews.com/news/hunter-bide…
Judge throws out new charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

Judge throws out new charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

The unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint comes just hours before the defendants were due to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. for a preliminary hearing.

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President Trump's pardon economy has cost crime victims at least $119 million in restitution. cbsn.ws/3UQZXvR
In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

Small businesses and retirees are left empty handed as fraudsters, some represented by Trump allies, win clemency.

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Graham Kates@GrahamKatesOct 27
In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution (@gekaminsky, @BySteveReilly & John Kelly) cbsnews.com/projects/2026/tr…
In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

Small businesses and retirees are left empty handed as fraudsters, some represented by Trump allies, win clemency.

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@gekaminskyOct 27
NEW on the pardon economy: We found Trump's clemency orders erased at least $119M in restitution owed to victims, w/ 18 recipients left off the hook who had White House ties. We spoke to several victims, from small business owners to retirees @CBSNews
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"I never donated any money to the Trump campaign expecting anything in return," Trevor Milton told CBS News. "The pardon was out of the blue and not expected and was not tied to anything." Prosecutors said Milton should owe $660.8 million to victims of his fraud. He received a pardon from President Trump two weeks later. cbsnews.com/projects/2026/tr…
In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

Small businesses and retirees are left empty handed as fraudsters, some represented by Trump allies, win clemency.

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Laura Geller TV@LauraGellerTVOct 27
NEW from the @CBSNews I-Unit: Crime victims losing -President Trump's clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution since January 2025 @gekaminsky @dklaidman @BySteveReilly @mattmosk MORE: cbsnews.com/projects/2026/tr…
In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution

Small businesses and retirees are left empty handed as fraudsters, some represented by Trump allies, win clemency.

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New: Miller's pattern of interacting directly with agents has raised eyebrows among FBI and DOJ veterans given the historical norms of insulating federal criminal investigations from political officials. W/@SarahNLynch
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White House Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller spoke to agents at an FBI training on domestic terrorism days before DOJ charged a man for cyberstalking his wife cbsnews.com/news/stephen-mil… w/ @dklaidman
Trump adviser Stephen Miller spoke to agents at recent FBI training on domestic terrorism, sources...

Trump adviser Stephen Miller spoke to agents at recent FBI training on domestic terrorism, sources...

Stephen Miller spoke at a training session at FBI headquarters just days before prosecutors criminally charged a man with making disturbing calls and texts to his wife, sources told CBS News.

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Matthew Mosk@mattmoskOct 4
FIRST ON CBS from @cbsnews @adamyamaguchi @joshtboswell cbsnews.com/news/chinese-age…
FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president

FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president

Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

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Scott Nover@ScottNoverSep 27
Wildly fascinating.
Zach Dorfman (@zachsdorfman) profile pictureZach Dorfman@zachsdorfmanSep 27
NEW, from the @washingtonpost: A previously-suppressed novel from a former deep-cover CIA officer skewers the agency—with many true-life details smuggled in under the guise of fiction. washingtonpost.com/national-…
Ex-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operations

Ex-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operations

Twelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program.

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NEW, from the @washingtonpost: A previously-suppressed novel from a former deep-cover CIA officer skewers the agency—with many true-life details smuggled in under the guise of fiction. washingtonpost.com/national-…
Ex-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operations

Ex-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operations

Twelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program.

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NEW from @CBSNews investigative reporter @JoshTBoswell on questions about Chinese influence efforts targeting California politicians. cbsnews.com/news/yin-family-…
Family tied to suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang gave $4.4 million to Newsom, other California...

Family tied to suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang gave $4.4 million to Newsom, other California...

C.C. Yin's family has donated nearly $3 million to state-level California political causes and an additional $1,455,027 to federal campaigns.

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Patrick Clancy. This Sunday. Only on 60 Minutes.
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From my interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders:
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Sen. Bernie Sanders tells CBS News’ @CHueyBurns he believes “the potential danger of AI is probably greater than nuclear weapons." Asked whether his proposed penalties of up to 20 years in prison for violating a ban on developing artificial superintelligence are comparable to penalties for illegally developing nuclear weapons, Sanders (I-VT) says, “The analogy is appropriate, exactly.”
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In response to new 60 Minutes story on pardons, Senator Chuck Schumer says: “All of this will be investigated and, if necessary, prosecuted when Democrats retake Congress in November.”
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Donald Trump is selling pardons in a scheme that amounts to bribery – something he’s very familiar with (see: buying Americans' votes for $5,000). But is anyone surprised? He will sell ANYTHING and sell out ANYONE to make himself and his family richer. This is just the latest example. All of this will be investigated and, if necessary, prosecuted when Democrats retake Congress in November.
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Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress cbsn.ws/4xqH3ZY
Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress

Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress

Senior Democratic lawmakers vowed to investigate the new market that has sprung up around President Trump's pardons, citing CBS News video that aired in a 60 Minutes report.

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UPDATE from @cbsnews investigative reporters @dklaidman and @gekaminsky - Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress cbsnews.com/news/democrats-p…
Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress

Top Democrats pledge investigation into Trump pardon brokers if party regains control of Congress

Senior Democratic lawmakers vowed to investigate the new market that has sprung up around President Trump's pardons, citing CBS News video that aired in a 60 Minutes report.

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