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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Five Proud Boys leaders sue Justice Department over Jan. 6 prosecutions

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellie Silverman |Spencer Hsu |Rachel Weiner

Five Proud Boys leaders sue Justice Department over Jan. 6 prosecutions (washingtonpost.com) Five Proud Boys leaders sue Justice Department over Jan. 6 prosecutions By Ellie Silverman; Spencer S. Hsu; Rachel Weiner 2025060618061400 Five leaders of the Proud Boys, four of whom were found guilty of engaging in a seditious conspiracy to keep President Donald Trump in power on Jan.
Judge: FBI surveillance records on MLK may take years to release

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

Judge: FBI surveillance records on MLK may take years to release (washingtonpost.com) Judge: FBI surveillance records on MLK may take years to release By Spencer S. Hsu 2025060423571400 A federal judge on Wednesday began what he said could be a "long journey" toward releasing FBI surveillance records of the Rev.
Justice Dept. abandons suit to recover Navarro White House emails

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

Justice Dept. abandons suit to recover Navarro White House emails (washingtonpost.com) Justice Dept. abandons suit to recover Navarro White House emails By Spencer S. Hsu 2025060418554600 The Justice Department has abandoned an effort to recover up to hundreds of White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's emails from President Donald Trump's first term, messages that a federal judge had ruled were presidential records that belonged with the National Archives.
U.S. judge halts Trump ban on treatment for 1,000 transgender prisoners

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

U.S. judge halts Trump ban on treatment for 1,000 transgender prisoners (washingtonpost.com) U.S. judge halts Trump ban on treatment for 1,000 transgender prisoners By Spencer S.
Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.