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Devlin Barrett @DevlinBarrett

NYTimes reporter covering Department of Justice and FBI. Author, "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice" signal (202) 617-6330

Joined April 2009
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Great talk with @harrylitman about my new book, "Department of Revenge," about the cascading crises inside the Justice Department youtu.be/96PUmtFCK3M?si=Q_2H… via @YouTube

Inside the DOJ’s Downward Spiral

Veteran reporter Devlin Barrett takes Harry inside the secret negot...

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An excerpt from my new book, "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice" nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/po…

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.

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Josh Gerstein
@joshgerstein
Jun 3
JUST IN: DOJ's No. 3 official @ASGWoodward signals dept will take up an option we raised here and pay off many J6ers using ordinary DOJ procedures politico.com/news/2026/06/02…
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Judge explains dismissal of charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia: “Absent (Todd) Blanche's tainted investigation, Agent Saoud would not have called McGuire, Singh would not have brought him into the fold, and McGuire would not have sought an indictment against Abrego.”
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May 21
JUST IN: The transcript of Judge April Perry's comments in the Broadview Six hearing is in, and it is as described. "I have never seen the types of prosecutorial behavior before a grand jury that I saw in those transcripts."
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The U.S. attorney said that conduct by prosecutors during the grand jury process had led to the dismissal. nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/ch…

Federal Prosecutors in Chicago Drop Charges Against ICE Protesters

For months, the prosecutors had pursued charges against several people who demonstrated outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, Ill. On Thursday, the cases were dismissed.

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Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against Comey Over Social Media Post nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/po… via @NYTimes

Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against Comey

The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a North Carolina beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president.

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Michael S. Schmidt
@nytmike
Apr 22
NEW and BREAKING: The FBI began investigating New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson earlier this year after she published a story about how Kash Patel was using FBI personnel to provide his girlfriend with govt security and transportation. FBI agents interviewed Patel's girlfriend about Williamson, queried databases for info on the reporter and recommended moving forward to determine whether the reporter broke federal stalking laws. nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/po…

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.

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Alex Mallin@alex_mallin
Apr 21
“Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent,” @chad_mizelle tells CNN.
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"national security is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity" - Judge Leon ruling today
Maxine Joselow@maxinejoselow
Apr 15
Trump's go-to justification for contentious decisions: national security. Story w/ @DevlinBarrett nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/wh…
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An opinion that begins, "After throwing off the fetters of despotism, this nation's founding fathers..."
Josh Gerstein
@joshgerstein
Mar 9
BREAKING: Judge rules that Trump admin acted illegally, again, by installed triumvirate to run U.S. Attorney's office in NJ after Habba's acting appointment was ruled illegal. Judge Matthew Brann doesn't immediately void actions by the trio, though. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Now it's on again!
Matt Zapotosky@mattzap
Mar 4
Sounds like a great new book is coming from my friend, former colleague and on-again, off-again X follower @DevlinBarrett axios.com/2026/03/04/sneak-p…
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NEWS, PERSONAL. Sneak peek: Devlin Barrett book, "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice" axios.com/2026/03/04/sneak-p…

Sneak peek: Devlin Barrett book, "The Department of Revenge"

Trump has turned the DOJ into one of his most aggressive weapons in his second term — and Barrett delivers the first detailed account of how it happened.

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Andy Kim
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Mar 3
Lies. Roll the tape.
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Acyn
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Mar 3
Noem on Alex Pretti: I did not call him a domestic terrorist. I said it appeared to be an incident of.
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Josh Dawsey
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Feb 18
Congrats to @NickMiroff -- a GREAT guy and reporter -- on winning the Polk for his immigration coverage!
Katie Robertson@katie_robertson
Feb 18
Polk Award winners announced: nytimes.com/2026/02/18/busin…
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Eagle Ed Martin
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Feb 9
Amazing admission. FakeNews is fading away.
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the penny drops - they fired something close to half the WaPo's reporters, much more than a third
Paul Farhi@farhip
Feb 8
For the record: It’s been widely reported that the @washingtonpost laid off the equivalent of a third of its newsroom last week. Terrible enough, but this appears to understate what happened.  More…
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When even 5 Margs Management Consulting LLC thinks you drink too much, you drink too much
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Does @NickiJhabvala take requests?
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