Andy Kroll
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Andy Kroll
@andykroll.bsky.social
Investigative reporter for PROPUBLICA

Contact me: 202-215-6203 (phone/Signal)

First book: A DEATH ON W STREET

Next book: Southern true-crime epic about porn kingpin Michael Thevis, the mob, and the FBI. Imagine Goodfellas meets Boogie Nights…
The video we uncovered of Vought saying “We want to put them in trauma” has gone viral — online and off.

Senators used the word “trauma” more than 20 times at Vought’s confirmation hearing to be Trump’s budget and personnel director. 3/
August 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last fall, @propublica.org and @documented.net broke the story that Russell Vought, Trump’s current budget chief, said he planned to put career civil servants “in trauma.”

Now, we're investigating the full extent of Vought's impact on the federal government. We need your help… 🧵 1/
August 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM