Takeaways from the Pegasus Project
Here are key takeaways from the Pegasus Project, which found that spyware leased by the NSO Group was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and the two women closest to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
By Washington Post StaffDecember 21, 2021A UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on phone of Jamal Khashoggi’s wife months before his murder, new forensics show
The new analysis challenges NSO claims that the murdered journalist's wife, Hanan Elatr, 'was not a target'
By Dana PriestDecember 21, 2021'I lost my life’: Jamal Khashoggi’s widow shares her story
Hanan Elatr is haunted by the killing of her husband. Now, she has learned that a UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on her phone months before his murder.
By Jon GerbergDecember 21, 2021Inside a district attorney’s campaign to reform the Austin police department
In just 10 months, the new prosecutor won indictments against nine law enforcement officials. Now he is in a showdown with police.
By Neena SatijaDecember 17, 2021Astroworld victims died of compression asphyxia, medical examiner says
Most of the Astroworld concertgoers who died were in one highly packed area, a Washington Post video timeline previously revealed.
By Shawn BoburgDecember 16, 2021Phil Waldron, backer of Jan. 6 PowerPoint, is invited to speak to Louisiana voting panel
The decision to invite Waldron shows how proponents of election fraud falsehoods are cementing a place in public discussion about the future of voting in America.
By Emma BrownDecember 14, 2021Election denier who circulated Jan. 6 PowerPoint says he met with Meadows at White House
Philip Waldron, a retired U.S. Army colonel, attended an Oval Office meeting with Trump and had multiple conversations with the White House chief of staff, he said in an interview.
By Emma Brown and Jon Swaine and Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey and Tom HamburgerDecember 11, 2021Low-profile heiress who ‘played a strong role’ in financing Jan. 6 rally is thrust into spotlight
Julie Fancelli, 72, a daughter of the Publix supermarkets founder, said she did not expect or support violence at the U.S. Capitol that day.
By Beth Reinhard and Jacqueline Alemany and Josh DawseyDecember 8, 2021Sidney Powell group raised more than $14 million spreading election falsehoods
Records also detail acrimony between Powell and her top lieutenants over how the money — now a focus of inquiries by federal prosecutors and Congress — was being handled.
By Emma Brown and Rosalind Helderman and Isaac Stanley-Becker and Josh DawseyDecember 6, 2021ICE’s deportation ‘force-multiplier’: Local sheriffs
Today on Post Reports, a deep examination of the sheriffs involved in the controversial 287(g) program. Plus, how the new republic of Barbados signals a changing tide for the British crown.
By Maggie Penman and Alexis Diao and Reena Flores and Jordan-Marie Smith and Linah Mohammad and Rennie Svirnovskiy and Ariel Plotnick and Emma Talkoff and Savannah Robinson and Sean CarterDecember 1, 2021- Exclusive
Most of the dead Astroworld victims were in one highly packed area, video timeline shows
Using exclusive video, interviews with witnesses and expert crowd analysis, The Post reconstructed the chaos in one section of the audience at rapper Travis Scott’s music festival.
By Shawn Boburg and Sarah Cahlan and Joyce Lee and Atthar Mirza and Elyse SamuelsNovember 24, 2021 Police reported ‘multiple people trampled’ at Astroworld festival at 9:30 p.m., log shows. The performance went on for another 41 minutes.
A log summarizing radio communications transmitted from inside the festival provides an accounting of the emergency response at the concert that ended with nine dead and dozens injured
By Shawn BoburgNovember 11, 2021Astroworld venue filed some plans to city only days before festival, records show
Festival was called ‘fluid event’ in discussion between county-owned site and Houston city officials.
By Jon SwaineNovember 10, 2021Trump campaign payments for ‘command centers’ at D.C. hotels could undermine executive privilege claim in Jan. 6 investigation
Some lawyers say that protection doesn’t extend to campaign matters.
By Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey and Emma Brown and Tom HamburgerNovember 3, 2021During Jan. 6 riot, Trump attorney told Pence team the vice president’s inaction caused attack on Capitol
In email exchange that day, a Pence adviser blamed the unrest on the Trump attorney’s “bull----” legal advice.
By Josh Dawsey and Jacqueline Alemany and Jon Swaine and Emma BrownOctober 29, 2021Ahead of Jan. 6, Willard hotel in downtown D.C. was a Trump team ‘command center’ for effort to deny Biden the presidency
New details about the operation underscore the extent to which Trump and a handful of true believers were working until the last possible moment to subvert the will of the voters, seeking to pressure Vice President Pence to delay or even block certification of the election.
By Jacqueline Alemany and Emma Brown and Tom Hamburger and Jon SwaineOctober 23, 2021Navy contractor voluntarily returns to U.S. to face bribery charge
Frank Rafaraci, the chief executive of Multinational Logistics Services, pleaded not guilty to giving Navy official envelopes stuffed with cash.
By Craig Whitlock and Spencer HsuOctober 18, 2021