Tom Dreisbach
Tom Dreisbach is a correspondent on NPR's Investigations team focusing on breaking news stories.
His reporting on issues like COVID-19 scams and immigration detention has sparked federal investigations and has been cited by members of congress. Earlier, Dreisbach was a producer and editor for NPR's Embedded, where his work examined how opioids helped cause an HIV outbreak in Indiana, the role of video evidence in police shootings and the controversial development of Donald Trump's Southern California golf club. In 2018, he was awarded a national Edward R. Murrow Award from RTDNA. Prior to Embedded, Dreisbach was an editor for All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon news show.
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Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking. -
President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 police officers.
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Former Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell was repeatedly assaulted during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Since Donald Trump's reelection, he says he feels "betrayed."
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Donald Trump often misrepresents what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, even referring to convicted rioters as "hostages. -
An NPR investigation has found that former president Donald Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived opponents.
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NPR investigates allegations that former Los Angeles mayor and current U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti lied under oath to protect a friend and adviser from harassment claims.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the reason an upside down U.S. flag was flying at his house, was that his wife put it up because of a beef with a neighbor. We’ll hear from that neighbor.
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Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got. -
A California judge has recommended that attorney John Eastman be disbarred and pay a $10,000 fine for his role in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Earlier this month while speaking to the auto industry, former President Trump predicted a "bloodbath" if he loses the November election. How might his rhetoric apply to Jan. 6 cases?
