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Kate Briquelet is an investigative reporter at The Daily Beast covering crime and corruption and has written extensively about the Jeffrey Epstein case and other claims of sexual abuse, litigation and controversies in the tech and startup world, and right-wing and religious influences in public education. A graduate of NYU’s journalism master’s program, she has appeared on Dateline, 48 Hours, and Netflix’s Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich.

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Republican Senate Candidate’s Pastor Demands Gays ‘Repent’

PARTY FAITHFUL

Sam Brown, who is running in Nevada, is a member of a church whose pastor backs a form of conversion therapy and says “transgenderism” is proof of “demons.”

Kate Briquelet | Published Jul 12, 2024

Millionaire Realtor Brother Hits Back Against Rape Accuser

I’M THE VICTIM HERE

Tal Alexander claimed Thursday that a rape accusation leveled against him is nothing more than a shakedown.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jul 11, 2024

Teacher Sex Image Probe, Suicide at Elite School for Scandal

‘TIP OF ICEBERG’

A lawyer for the family of a student who died by suicide says the elite private school in New York has long operated under a veil of secrecy.

Kate Briquelet, Pilar Melendez | Published Jul 06, 2024

Friends Are Fundraising for a Stormy Daniels Safe House

WITNESS PROTECTION

A GoFundMe page titled “I Stand with Stormy Daniels” has now raised more than $700,000 of a $1 million goal.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jul 03, 2024

Dem Charged in Racism Hoax accused of Faking Judge's Socials

JUSSIE SMOLLETT 2?

Authorities suspect Taral Patel is behind a phony Facebook account for a criminal court judge assigned to his pending felony case.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jul 03, 2024

New Docs Reveal Grand Jury’s Victim Shaming in Epstein Case

BADGERING THE WITNESS?

“Do you have any idea deep down inside of you that you—what your [sic] doing is wrong?” a juror asked one of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage victims.

Kate Briquelet, Josh Fiallo | Published Jul 01, 2024

Steve Bannon Throws MAGA Pity Party to Begin Jail Term

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

The Trump-aide-turned-podcaster brought the a wild set of fans including a billionaire mercenary and MTG plus someone shouting "we baked you a cake with a file."

Kate Briquelet, Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jul 01, 2024
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Steve Bannon’s Going to Prison, but His Podcast Will Go On

MAGA MEGAPHONE

The MAGA demagogue will turn War Room over to guest hosts including Lauren Boebert for his four-month term.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jun 30, 2024
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Ex: He Boasted About Being a Mossad Agent

TRUTH OR LIES?

A new Jane Doe claims the sex trafficker boasted of his spy connections before violently raping her at his New York mansion.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jun 24, 2024
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GOP Candidate Is Anti-China. His Family’s Business Wasn’t.

🧐🧐🧐

The family of Trump-backed Senate candidate Eric Hovde once set up a China-related venture, records reveal. “The effort was a bust and waste of time,” Hovde’s brother claimed.

Kate Briquelet | Published Jun 22, 2024

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