Aaron C. Davis

• Investigations

Pete Hegseth was barred from protecting President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 after enlisted soldiers complained that Hegseth’s chest tattoo might signify that he was a white supremacist. The D.C. National Guard’s top legal affairs officer at the time tells The Washington Post it was an “overreaction” in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

• National

Executives at companies founded by the billionaire Post owner have sought contact with Trump. He argues he didn’t end presidential endorsements out of self-interest.

• Investigations

The request comes after a Washington Post article revealed how a secret Justice Department investigation was closed despite prosecutors and FBI agents having sought to take additional steps.

• Investigations

The inquiry came in response to a Washington Post article detailing a Justice Department investigation into intelligence from 2016 indicating that the Egyptian president sought to give Trump $10 million.

• Investigations

Then political appointees shut the case down.

• Investigations

Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown calls for William Lewis to be criminally investigated. Lewis says he “did nothing wrong.”

• Investigations

Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett’s journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.

• Europe

Judge rules, however, that plaintiffs may air allegations involving some of his former top executives, including Washington Post CEO William Lewis.

• Investigations

In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit.