Andy Kroll
I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.
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What I Cover
I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorney’s offices and the courts. I plan to focus on the use and abuse of executive power, wielding government resources to seek retribution against critics and what happens to the civil service during the Trump administration.
My Background
Since joining ProPublica in 2022, I have reported on dark money, Christian nationalism, Project 2025’s plans to remake American society and the conservative movement’s takeover of the U.S. Supreme Court.
I was previously the Washington bureau chief for Rolling Stone, where I wrote about foreign influence campaigns, corporate influence and the judiciary. My reporting there about a series of cyberattacks on congressional campaigns helped lead to the indictment of a California political operative. Before that, I was a senior reporter at Mother Jones, where my work on self-dealing during the Trump presidency sparked congressional investigations.
In 2022, I published my first book, “A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy,” a true-crime investigation about modern politics, media, conspiracy theories and one family’s fight for truth.
Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo
More than two months after authorizing subpoenas for two key figures in the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis, Senate Democrats have yet to issue them.
“Disenfranchisement and Chaos”: The Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Case on Whether Trump Is Eligible to Run for President
Scholars say the case could have far-reaching consequences, even if the justices don’t throw Trump off the ballot.
Senate Committee Authorizes Subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as Part of Supreme Court Ethics Probe
The subpoenas ask for details on gifts, travel and other perks the two men provided or helped arrange for Supreme Court justices and their relatives, but Senate Democrats will need help from their GOP colleagues if Crow and Leo defy the subpoenas.
Trump’s Court Whisperer Had a State Judicial Strategy. Its Full Extent Only Became Clear Years Later.
Conservative activist Leonard Leo helped elect a judge in Wisconsin. Without him, the GOP feared their agenda would be “toast,” according to an email.
We Don’t Talk About Leonard
The conservative legal movement in the United States is more powerful than ever. One largely unknown man has played a significant role in pushing the American judiciary to the right: Leonard Leo.
DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up”
In previously unreported videos from a closed-door Teneo Network conference, Florida's Republican governor takes his anti-big tech rhetoric beyond what he has said publicly.
Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo Network, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.
Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court
Newly obtained records show how Leonard Leo, an architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts, has been funding groups pushing to change elections and anti-discrimination laws.
How a Billionaire’s “Attack Philanthropy” Secretly Funded Climate Denialism and Right-Wing Causes
Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold.
How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts
In the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme Court picks and helped end federal abortion rights.