tennessee_jedi

Ah so you utilize open records and FOIA requests in most cases i assume?

Again forgive for not having read the whole thread; but what you're doing is, imo, more impressive than compiling information given to you by high placed sources. More than that though you've set an example that anyone with the will to can make a meaningful contribution to our democracy. Hopefully that's the message that a lot of people take from this thread (after buying your book, ofc).

First off, congrats on the book - I'll definitely check it out; and thank you for serving the good of our country in your own way.

My number one question I guess would be how were you able to accomplish what you've done at such a young age? My interpretation of journalism as an institution, and especially investigative journalism, is that success is largely dependent on your sources. The more/better sources a reporter has, the more access they have to information that would otherwise be unavailable to them. That said, I guess my question then is has the work you've done been dependent on highly placed sources? If so, how were you able to cultivate these relationships and the requisite trust so early in your career? And if not, where/how did you get the majority of your information from? Given that your work ended up leading to subpoenas, action from Congress, and in the hands of the Special Counsel I assume you either beat other reporters from more established outlets (ie the NYT, WaPo, etc.) to the punch, or had knowledge they didn't.

Either way I cant wait to check out your book!

(Please forgive me if you've answered this elsewhere or in your writing, I only read your OP)