Spencer Hsu

Washington, D.C., United States

Legal Reporter at The Washington Post

Legal reporter for the Washington Post. Author of Forensic Science, winner of 2012 Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Prize for investigative reporting.

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Articles

Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Martine Powers |Spencer Hsu

It was mid-April, and Ed Martinknew his nomination was in danger. The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia had been in the job for about three months. But a cascade of revelations - about his actions in office, his ties to the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and his sketchy Senate disclosures, among others - had left some Senate Republicans in doubt as to whether they could stomach a vote to install him permanently in the role.
Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers |Spencer Hsu

Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power (washingtonpost.com) Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power By Martine Powers; Spencer S. Hsu 2025052209000000 It was mid-April, and Ed Martin knew his nomination was in danger. The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia had been in the job for about three months.
El almirante retirado de cuatro estrellas Robert P. Burke fue declarado culpable de soborno

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Spencer Hsu

El exsegundo oficial de mayor rango de la Marina fue declarado culpable de soborno y otros cargos el lunes 19 de mayo, convirtiéndose en el miembro de mayor rango de las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos en ser condenado por cometer un delito federal mientras estaba en servicio activo. El almirante retirado de cuatro estrellas Robert P.
Retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke convicted of bribery

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Spencer Hsu

The Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer was convicted of bribery and other counts Monday, becoming the senior-most member of the U.S. military ever convicted of committing a federal crime while on active duty. Retired four-star Adm. Robert P. Burke, former vice chief of naval operations, was found guilty of steering work to a New York company in 2021 in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job after leaving the Navy.
U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Spencer Hsu

President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of the Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police when she tried to storm the House Speaker’s Lobby during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to two people familiar with the matter. Babbitt’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in early 2024, seeking $30 million.
Retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke guilty of bribery

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

Retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke guilty of bribery (washingtonpost.com) Retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke guilty of bribery By Spencer S. Hsu 2025051918311300 The Navy's former second-highest-ranking officer was convicted of bribery and other counts Monday, becoming the senior-most member of the U.S. military ever convicted of committing a federal crime while on active duty. Retired four-star Adm. Robert P.
U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt (washingtonpost.com) U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt By Spencer S. Hsu 2025051917234000 President Donald Trump's administration is set to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of the Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police when she tried to storm the House Speaker's Lobby during the Jan.
Trump administration faces court pressure to return deported migrants

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Steve Thompson |Spencer Hsu

Trump administration faces court pressure to return deported migrants (washingtonpost.com) Trump administration faces court pressure to return deported migrants By Steve Thompson; Spencer S.
Ed Martin publicizes an ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed

3 weeks ago | adn.com | Spencer Hsu

Justice Department official Ed Martin, whose nomination to serve as U.S. attorney in D.C. stalled in the Senate, is under investigation by an ethics office that handles attorney discipline in Washington, he said in an office-wide goodbye email Wednesday. On his last day as interim U.S. attorney before heading to the Justice Department, Martin alerted his office’s roughly 350 attorneys and 400 staff members to the matter while claiming his confidentiality had been violated.
Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed (washingtonpost.com) Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed By Spencer S. Hsu 2025051516084100 Justice Department official Ed Martin, whose nomination to serve as U.S. attorney in D.C. stalled in the Senate, is under investigation by an ethics office that handles attorney discipline in Washington, he said in an office-wide goodbye email Wednesday.