Benjamin Weiser

@BenWeiserNYT

NYT reporter covering the Manhattan federal courts: justice, injustice and much in between. [email protected]

New York, NY

Joined October 2015

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Jefferson Siegel@SiegelNYDN · Mar 31

Adams Asks Judge to Speed Up Decision on Dropping Corruption Charges nytimes.com/2025/03/31/nyr… @SDNYnews @nytimes @nytpolitics @NYTMetro Reporting: @BenWeiserNYT

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michaelluongo@michaelluongo · Jul 20

Sad, important and beautifully written piece by Benjamin Weiser in the @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Jul 18

Justice Dept. Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony @lukebroadwater and I report nytimes.com/2025/07/18/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Jul 17

BREAKING: Prosecutor Fired by Trump Calls Fear the ‘Tool of the Tyrant’ nytimes.com/2025/07/17/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Maurene Comey, who helped prosecute Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs, was dismissed without a detailed explanation. She is the daughter of James B. Comey, a longtime adversary of President Trump.

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Razia Essack-Kauaria@ressackkauaria · Jul 9

“Since the day David died,” Ms. Parker said. She added: “I love my daughter. She already lost one parent to it. She didn’t need a legacy of losing both to it.” nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 9

How a Single Overdose Unraveled an Empire of Heroin nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

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Sophie Downes@sophiewdownes · Jul 9

today, Metro presents one of those projects that can accurately be called "monumental." a (very) long-awaited master class in reporting and writing by @BenWeiserNYT that really does not feel like 4,700 words! gift link: nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Jul 9

NEW: How a Single Overdose Unraveled an Empire of Heroin -- and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Jul 8

Document Casts Doubt on White House’s Claims About Deported Venezuelans by @alanfeuer nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. The document from El Salvador seems to undermine a position that lawyers for the Justice Department and top Trump officials have taken time and again in front of a judge in Washington.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · May 1

Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept. nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Behind the scenes, a top department official pressed employees to gather a list of activists and investigate them, people familiar with the matter said.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 28

Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus’ nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which appointees intend to reshape to enact President Trump’s agenda.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 26

U.S. Reverses Itself, Saying U.N.’s Gaza Agency Can Be Sued in New York nytimes.com/2025/04/26/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. The Justice Department and the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office told a judge that an immunity law did not apply. A group of Israelis had accused the agency of assisting Hamas.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 23

U.S. Says Tren de Aragua Charges Will ‘Devastate’ Its Infrastructure -- @NYTimesCramer and I report nytimes.com/2025/04/22/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Federal prosecutors charged six members of the Venezuelan gang and 21 members of a violent splinter group.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 22

3 More Prosecutors Resign Over Adams Case, Refusing to Admit Wrongdoing nytimes.com/2025/04/22/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. They had been placed on administrative leave after refusing to abandon the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” they wrote.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 21

BREAKING: Nadine Menendez Is Found Guilty of Taking Bribes and Obstructing Justice - Tracey Tully reports nytimes.com/2025/04/21/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Ms. Menendez had been charged with her husband, Robert Menendez, a former New Jersey senator convicted in July of trading his political influence for gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 17

BREAKING: U.S. Indicts Luigi Mangione in Killing of Health Insurance Executive -- if convicted, Mangione could face the federal death penalty. @HurubieMeko and I report. nytimes.com/2025/04/17/nyr…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. Attorney General Pam Bondi moved forward aggressively and ordered prosecutors to seek the death penalty. Mangione also faces state charges in the Manhattan shooting.

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Apr 10

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.

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Peter Baker@peterbakernyt · Apr 2

Judge dismisses corruption charges against New York's Adams at behest of Justice Department in a case showing how Trump is using the power of prosecution to advance his political interests rather than law enforcement. @WRashbaum @BenWeiserNYT @Jonesieman nytimes.com/2025/04/02/nyr…

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Benjamin Weiser@BenWeiserNYT · Mar 27

Federal Judiciary Creates New Task Force With Threats on the Rise nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/…

BenWeiserNYT's tweet card. The panel will be led by a federal judge from Maryland, seeking to protect against threats as President Trump and his allies single out judges that have blocked parts of his agenda.

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Maggie Haberman@maggieNYT · Mar 25

NEW: Unsealed letter in Adams case raises questions about DAG Todd Blanche's testimony before Senate @WRashbaum @Jonesieman @danarubinstein @mrothfeld @BenWeiserNYT me nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyr…

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