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About
Investigative journalist focused on national security and war. He is known for reporting on documents leaked by Edward Snowden and he secured the first American television interview with Snowden. He has also reported on Blackwater's covert work with the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command, the death of Osama bin Laden and missing Libyan surface-to-air missiles after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. He wrote the 2021 book Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team 6.
Before Fame
He has a Bachelor of the Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. He earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Trivia
He reported extensively on the CIA's post-9/11 transformation, including a secret CIA prison in Lithuania used to interrogate Al Qaeda detainees. He traveled in Afghanistan and Pakistan to cover conflict and investigate U.S. intelligence operations. For six years, he worked as an investigative producer for ABC and NBC News.
Family Life
He lived in New York with his family.
Associated With
He collaborated with Glenn Greenwald on reports about Edward Snowden.