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Isaac Arnsdorf
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Isaac Arnsdorf
@iarnsdorf
@washingtonpost White House bureau chief. Author of FINISH WHAT WE STARTED (@littlebrown, April 2024), Co-author of 2024 (@penguinpress, July 2025)
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Mar 5, 2020
    Secret Service agents are exempt from federal limits on hotel room spending. So Mar-a-Lago charged them twice as much as a regular gov't employee — for the same night!
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    David Fahrenthold
    @Fahrenthold
    Mar 5, 2020
    NEW: We've identified another $157,000 in payments from taxpayers to @realdonaldtrump's company, as Trump Org. charged $396/night to house Trump's own Secret Service agents. We know about it b/c @Public_Citizen won a 3-year battle for public records. washingtonpost.com/politics/newly…
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Dec 23, 2020
    I wanted to understand who was responsible for the Trump admin’s record string of executions. I got 1000s pages of govt records & court docs. They showed officials trampling over legal & practical barriers. Here’s what I learned:
    Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree
    From propublica.org
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Jun 10, 2023
    Kari Lake speaking in Georgia tonight says to get Trump Merrick Garland will have to go through 75 million Americans “and most of us are card-carrying members of the NRA. That’s not a threat, that’s a public service announcement.” Standing ovation.
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Dec 23, 2020
    Replying to @iarnsdorf
    1. The govt is using a lethal injection drug from a secret source that failed a lab test. 2. Barr & aides picked who to execute. Reasons they gave were factually inaccurate. 3. DOJ outsourced executions to private contractors paid in CASH. More details below.
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Mar 8, 2023
    BREAKING: The Republican campaign staffer who accused CPAC chief Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct is coming forward today after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with his lawsuit. W/ @bethreinhard @washingtonpost
    GOP operative comes forward as accuser in sexual misconduct claim against CPAC head
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Jan 12, 2021
    BREAKING: Federal judge in Indiana blocks Tuesday's execution of Lisa Montgomery, based on evidence she is "unable to rationally understand the government's rationale for her execution." Full story on this week's executions: propublica.org/article/trump-…
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Aug 9, 2018
    UPDATE: By popular demand, @ProPublica is publishing the #FOIA documents used in my investigation of the VA Shadow Rulers. DOCS: documentcloud.org/search/project… STORY:
    The Shadow Rulers of the VA
    From propublica.org
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Apr 28, 2023
    BREAKING: Trump tonight stopped at a diner, met a woman convicted in connection to Jan. 6, hugged her and signed the backpack she carried to the Capitol
    In N.H. stop, Trump embraces woman convicted in Jan. 6 case
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    May 6, 2021
    Dozens of Trump’s biggest donors previously showed no major interest in politics. I took a hard look at newcomers who gave at least $1M and could now shape the future of the GOP and American democracy. Let's meet the MAGA Money... (THREAD)
    Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
    From propublica.org
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Jul 29, 2023
    Replying to @iarnsdorf
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Aug 7, 2018
    NEW: Who’s in charge at the VA? There are three guys at Mar-a-Lago who you should meet.
    The Shadow Rulers of the VA
    From propublica.org
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Jan 26, 2023
    Kari Lake at RNC says she’s supporting Mike Lindell for chair: “vote for change”
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    Apr 21, 2023
    Mandatory stop-and-frisk. Deploying the military to fight street crime, break up gangs & deport immigrants. Purging the federal workforce & charging leakers. Trump is rolling out his proposed second-term agenda. “We need to take it very seriously.”
    Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Isaac Arnsdorf
    @iarnsdorf
    May 24, 2023
    NEW: Trump has always said controversial things. But if you look at clips from a few years ago compared to now, you'll notice something striking: he's gotten a lot more extreme. My latest w/ @jdawsey1 @AdriUsero
    The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump
    From washingtonpost.com
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