Mike Spector
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Investigative Reporter @Reuters. Formerly @WSJ. Long-suffering D.C. sports fan. [email protected]. *47019828
New York, NY
Joined September 2009
NEW: Law firms have scaled back pro bono work, diversity initiatives + litigation that could place them in conflict w/ Trump, a @Reuters investigation found. @bradheath Kristina Cooke @JTanfani @DaveThomas5150 @SaraMerken @MikeScarcella @ChrisPrentice
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Dozens of major law firms, wary of retaliation, have scaled back pro bono work, diversity initiatives and litigation that could place them in conflict with Trump, a Reuters investigation found.
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Exclusive: Boeing near deal to avoid guilty plea, prosecution in fatal crashes case, sources say
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Boeing has reached a tentative nonprosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, people familiar with...
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As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment. https://t.co/Ean8zqqrAK
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As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.
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NEW: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. https://t.co/Ean8zqqrAK w/ @nedmparker1 @byPeterEisler @lindasoreports @nateraymond
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As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.
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Exclusive: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown - w/ @bradheath @jschney @marisaataylor + @SarahNLynch
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Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.
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Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as @elonmusk blasts them over rulings w/ @byPeterEisler @nedmparker1 @nateraymond and @JTanfani
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U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way...
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Exclusive: Merck vaccine case linked to HHS Secretary @RobertKennedyJr delayed, company says. w/@FedcourtJunkie
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Merck and a woman suing the drugmaker agreed to halt a trial over alleged injuries from the drugmaker's human papillomavirus vaccine in a case with ties to U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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“The resignation illustrated tensions between the traditional U.S. conservative legal movement and Trump's desire to control the federal government.” Latest on the Eric Adams fallout w/ @jackqueen_ @mike_d_spector @SarahNLynch https://t.co/nER8RWUM73
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Danielle Sassoon resigned rather than going along with an order to drop charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, illustrating the tensions between the traditional conservative Republican legal...
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NEW: A career prosecutor in DOJ's public integrity section volunteered to sign the Adams motion, in a bid to spare colleagues from being possibly fired. The person is viewed by them as a hero, and the decision came after Emil Bove gave them one hour to decide who will file it.
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NEW: With blitz of policies, Trump goes beyond Project 2025's goals. w/ @bradheath
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s early actions in office have in many cases expanded upon proposals from Project 2025's conservative policy blueprint that the Republican tried to distance himself from...
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NEW: With Eric Adams dismissal order, Trump's DOJ tests office that challenged him. w/ @cohenluc + @jackqueen_
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The Justice Department's order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams will test whether a fiercely independent federal prosecutor's office can resist efforts by President...
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US consumer watchdog cases in limbo following agency's idling. w/ @douglasgillison
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The Trump administration's idling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) left in limbo significant cases the agency brought against companies and large financial firms in the waning days...
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NEW: Trump files formal notice of plan to appeal hush money conviction. w/ @cohenluc
https://t.co/wOGrRgyBc4
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U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers on Wednesday formally notified a New York state court of Trump's intent to appeal his criminal conviction on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.
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Exclusive: Kennedy played key role in Gardasil vaccine case against Merck. w/ @fedcourtjunkie
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who awaits confirmation as Donald Trump's Health and Human Services secretary, helped organize mass litigation over the HPV vaccine, which the CDC recommends as a routine...
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NEW: As Musk gains influence, questions hover over US probes into his empire w/ @rachael_levy @marisaataylor @ChrisPrentice @c_kirkham
https://t.co/lltHk3ElFf
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Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink face an array of investigations.
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Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $650 million to resolve US criminal opioid probe w/ @nateraymond
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McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve charges over advice it provided Purdue Pharma on how to "turbocharge" sales of its addictive painkiller OxyContin, the U.S. Department of...
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Exclusive: Trump transition recommends scrapping car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla by @JarrettRenshaw @rachael_levy @c_kirkham
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The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple...
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America's culture wars upend white-collar case: US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal 737 MAX crashes, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision in the agreement. w/ @ReutersMontreal @davidshepardson @chrisprentice
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A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Boeing's agreement to plead guilty to fraud in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision in the deal.
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Lots of compelling details in this special report on the criminal probe scrutinizing internal transactions inside food giant ADM by @ChrisPrentice + @jschney
Internal transactions at food giant ADM spark a sprawling criminal probe @specialreports @ChrisPrentice @jschney
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New: Musk uses X to push his preferred political picks. Trump isn't always swayed. @alexandraulmer and I spoke to sources close to Trump and Musk and reviewed 2,000 Musk X posts to understand how the world's richest man is wielding his influence. https://t.co/alcI7fvkNn
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Billionaire Elon Musk has been using his social media platform X to go to bat for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks and promote his own preferred candidates, advocating for choices he...
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