Paula Reid
@PaulaReidCNN
Chief Legal Correspondent @CNN. Lawyer.
Federal judges decline to extend Alina Habba’s appointment as interim US attorney on Tuesday. cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
Today a federal judge held the first hearing since SCOTUS released its historic opinion on judicial power and birthright citizenship. I joined @jaketapper on @TheLeadCNN to talk about the hearing.
As Trump Admin struggles to confirm it’s US Attorney picks, Alina Habba tries a novel legal maneuver to remain as US Atty in New Jersey: cnn.com/2025/07/24/pol… @AnnieGrayerCNN @caseyagannon
New: a novel legal maneuver and an offer to compromise from Senate Republicans How Trump’s fraught effort to install political appointees in permanent roles as US attorneys across the country gained momentum this week W/@PaulaReidCNN cnn.com/2025/07/24/pol…
.@PaulaReidCNN with @ErinBurnett on @OutFrontCNN ***The latest on The Epstein Files with Paula reporting that Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell again tomorrow *** 7.25.25 710 pm ET
Maxwell interview will go into a second day….
Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow. The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time.
.@PaulaReidCNN with the VERY LATEST on The Epstein Files 7.24.25 225 pm ET
After federal judges declined to extend her status as interim US Atty, and named her deputy to the post, Alina Habba is resigning as “interim” before her 120 day term limit and says she has been reappointed as “Acting US Atty” which will likely block her successor from being…
Donald J. Trump is the 47th President. Pam Bondi is the Attorney General. And I am now the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. I don’t cower to pressure. I don’t answer to politics. This is a fight for justice. And I’m all in. 🇺🇸
NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits.
Statement from @DAGToddBlanche: This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was…
AG Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche argue it is in “the public interest” for judge to release additional material from the Epstein grand jury proceedings. I joined @jaketapper with more.
Ever read a high stakes court motion live on TV while a baby kicks the crap out of you? I explain to @jaketapper how DOJ is trying to convince a fed judge to try to get some Epstein grand jury material released.
Any minute: DOJ expected to ask federal judge to unseal portions of the Epstein grand jury material. I joined @DanaBashCNN on @TheArenaCNN to report what we expect.
Today DOJ expected to ask federal judge to unseal portions of the Epstein grand jury material, I joined @JohnBerman and @sarasidnerCNN to explain why this is a long shot and won’t make the Epstein controversy go away.
AG Pam Bondi faced a barrage of questions about Epstein today… I joined @jaketapper on @TheLeadCNN with more on today’s press conference.
AG Bondi says there’s no change to her position on Epstein after Trump suggests she could release more files (w/ @HBRabinowitz and @PaulaReidCNN) cnn.com/2025/07/15/pol…
Attorney General Pam Bondi would not respond to Pres Trump saying this afternoon he would like to see her release whatever material she thinks is “credible” from Epstein docs. Later in presser Bondi said her Epstein memo from last week “speaks for itself.”
Latest on Epstein fallout at DOJ - Bongino still in limbo as Trump fumes and JD Vance seeks to play mediator, sources say: cnn.com/2025/07/14/pol… w/@kaitlancollins @KristenhCNN @evanperez
I joined @kasie to break down the first court hearing since SCOTUS released its historic decision on judicial power and birthright citizenship.
I joined @jaketapper on @TheLeadCNN to report on why todays SCOTUS case on juridical power is so important to the Trump Admin.