
Sadie Gurman
Justice Department Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
I cover the Justice Department and federal law enforcement for @WSJ. I’m from Denver. Story ideas welcome: [email protected] #IStandWithEvan
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |C. Ryan Barber
President has chosen a longtime ally and popular Fox News host to lead one of the most politically important prosecutor’s offices in the countryThe New York Yankees in 1996 were about to win their first World Series in nearly two decades when Donald Trump rushed out of the ballpark to attend a costume ball fundraiser he was hosting for his friend, Jeanine Pirro.
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6 days ago |
wsj.com | Sadie Gurman
Ed Martin’s nomination failed to clinch sufficient support in the Senate in part because of his advocacy for Jan. 6 riotersWASHINGTON—President Trump said he was dropping his controversial nominee to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, Ed Martin, after several Republican senators signaled they couldn’t support him.
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6 days ago |
wsj.com | Joseph Pisani |Sadie Gurman
The New York Police Department took into custody several individuals who didn’t comply with verbal warnings to disperse, a spokeswoman said. The protest comes as Columbia is under pressure from the Trump administration. In March, the administration threatened to cut $400 million in federal funding for what it said was a failure to protect Jewish students during protests last year.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |Lindsay Wise |Jess Bravin
“The U.S. attorney that I want to support in D.C. needs to send a message that if you ever come into this building illegally, you are going to be prosecuted. Period, full stop, no rationalization,” Tillis said Tuesday after meeting with Martin the night before. Without the senator’s support, it is unlikely Martin’s nomination can secure approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. At least a half-dozen other GOP senators have privately expressed opposition, people familiar with the discussions said.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Aaron Zitner |Nancy Youssef |Sadie Gurman
April 26, 2025 5:00 am ETOn any given day, Americans on social media can hope to glimpse Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pounding push-ups with the troops. They might catch FBI Director Kash Patel alongside agents as they cinematically repel from helicopters and blast their way into a building. Or they’ll find Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, dairy cows pacing behind her, pledging to rescind a government ban on whole milk in schools.
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Trump’s appointment gives him an ally at one of the most politically important U.S. attorney’s offices in the country. And it gives Pirro—also known as Judge Jeanine —a new law-and-order platform that brings her back to the prosecutorial roots that made her famous. W @cryanbarber

Jeanine Pirro is the latest in a line of Fox hosts who President Trump, a constant consumer of cable news, has tapped to fill top jobs in his administration https://t.co/JQZCY3OiYg

Trump dropped his controversial nominee to be the top federal prosecutor in D.C., Ed Martin, after several Republican senators signaled they couldn’t support him. Martin posted a picture of himself on X dressed as the pope with the message, “Plot twist…” https://t.co/c5Zn9Gu7SS

RT @KFaulders: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel just held a "press conference" on arresting child sex predators and t…