Brandi Buchman

Legal/Justice Reporter HuffPost.
Writing a book. Bylines; Law&Crime.
Proud Boys trial for emptywheel. Former senior staff writer Daily Kos covering Jan. 6. Chief White House & Congressional Correspondent @ Courthouse News. Reporter/feature writer at The Southampton Press/27east
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2025-12-09 17:42:35 UTC

Trump has so far evaded responsibility for the events of Jan. 6 — namely, allegations he conspired to intimidate lawmakers to keep them from certifying results of the 2020 election.
But a civil case brought by lawmakers has survived every bid Trump has made to bury it for 4 years. Soon, the judge presiding over the case will make a critical decision that could be the very last chance the country will ever have to hold Trump to account in a court of law for Jan. 6.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawmakers-try-to-hold-trump-accountable-jan-6_n_69371007e4b013f1f7d26592?vc

2025-01-18 13:06:05 UTC

There are a lot of things that Donald Trump wants to rewrite about his past. But as he prepares to resume power, I have put together a story that I hope you will find useful to combat dis/misinformation and propaganda.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3-things-trump-wants-you-to-forget-before-he-takes-power_n_678afd67e4b0aa5a1d95d32f

2025-01-17 18:41:37 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oath-keepers-lawyer-jan-6-capitol-attack-trump_n_678a937ae4b097ab569773a9

2025-01-15 17:16:28 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings_n_67866033e4b09287938ba352/liveblog_6787da80e4b086654c6e8aac

2025-01-15 00:02:55 UTC

So, WHY wasn't Trump charged with insurrection?
I wrote an explainer for HuffPost to answer that exact question.
Have your opinions but arm yourselves with facts:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-insurrection-jack-smith_n_6786db14e4b0a673540f9292?dbj

2025-01-14 14:55:06 UTC

Story fully updated:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-releases-special-counsel-jack-smiths-findings-in-trump-jan-6-probe_n_677fd5dae4b09fe8a981d328

2025-01-14 11:14:41 UTC

Smith's report is the end of a years long probe that followed the law faithfully and dutifully. No matter what Trump says or does about this report or the people who lawfully investigated him, it doesn't change the evidence the world saw with its own eyes.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-releases-special-counsel-jack-smiths-findings-in-trump-jan-6-probe_n_677fd5dae4b09fe8a981d328

2025-01-12 11:38:32 UTC

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2025-01-08 18:44:38 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-release-jack-smith-report-trump_n_677e9177e4b018662a3b6ea3

2025-01-06 22:49:47 UTC

NEW: Judge DENIES Trump’s request to stop his sentencing hearing from unfolding on Friday in the criminal hush money case.
LINK to order INSIDE:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-judge-sentencing-hush-money-case-must-be-stopped_n_677c0351e4b052d55d9f6039

2025-01-06 17:52:08 UTC

After the Capitol was attacked, it was Henry Tarrio who took credit.
Easy to forget that if you aren't paying attention.
"Make no mistake,” Tarrio wrote to members of Proud Boys leadership. “We did this."
Now he wants a pardon.
DETAILS inside:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-trump-pardon_n_677bfaa4e4b052d55d9f5a74

2025-01-06 12:47:19 UTC

Cowards, Liars And Jan. 6: Former Officer Michael Fanone Speaks Out As Trump’s Return Looms
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-fanone-jan-6-anniversary-donald-trump-immunity_n_6778641ce4b03c84a28dacc5

2024-12-23 16:36:10 UTC

NOW: Corrupt former police officer Shane Lamond found guilty on all counts:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corrupt-cop-with-ties-to-proud-boys-leader-found-guilty_n_67572eb9e4b0c2b47b1d3073?nwm

2024-12-23 16:01:57 UTC

The House Ethics Committee Report on Matt Gaetz available at link here:
https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf

2024-12-23 15:21:16 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2024-election-latest-updates_n_674db8eee4b0000e03e13045/liveblog_67697e49e4b0663e2e537d91

2024-12-20 23:01:10 UTC

NEW: Former Oath Keeper Joshua James, who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, has been sentenced tonight to 2 years incarceration thanks to his extensive and EARLY cooperation. James was the first of those charged w/sedition to plead guilty.
DETAILS:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seditious-oath-keeper-roger-stone-security-guard-sentenced-capitol-riot_n_6765e746e4b018cc06076aeb?92

2024-12-19 22:20:32 UTC

Possible Oath Keeper Pardon Haunts Judge At Sentencing Hearing
A federal judge who oversaw the seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers led by Stewart Rhodes issued a bleak warning.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/possible-oath-keeper-pardon-haunts-judge-at-sentencing-hearing_n_676443a1e4b00aa16adf143c

2024-12-19 21:25:15 UTC

On this day four years ago, Donald Trump sent, arguably, his most notorious and destructive tweet to date: his Jan. 6 invite.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/681/596/307/101/804/original/61a2127e82c2e091.jpg

2024-12-16 19:43:23 UTC

‘There’s Not A Darn Thing Anybody Can Do’: Rash Of Jan. 6 Pardons Will Mean Trouble, Former Prosecutor Says
No president before has pardoned people who were “essentially his co-conspirators in crime," one legal expert said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-jan-6-pardons-prediction_n_67506447e4b0c23471385bc6?6om

2024-12-05 19:15:32 UTC

IT HAS BEEN TENSE in court today as seditious conspirator Henry "Enrique" Tarrio takes the stand, with threats to strike his testimony or hold him in contempt if he refused to answer questions about Jan. 6 in the Shane Lamond case.
STORY WILL UPDATE. DO REFRESH!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-leader-testifies-in-trial-of-accused-corrupt-cop_n_675064a7e4b033802ee459a3

2024-12-03 00:42:35 UTC

Prosecutors Say D.C. Cop Was ‘Double Agent’ For Seditious Proud Boys Ahead of Jan. 6
The trial of Shane Lamond, accused of exchanging hundreds of text messages with the leader of the far-right group, began Monday in Washington.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prosecutors-say-dc-cop-acted-as-double-agent-for-seditious-proud-boys-ahead-of-jan-6_n_674e427be4b0e6ca54e3d496?d_id=8443194&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000050&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_women

2024-11-25 20:55:54 UTC

A sad day for those who nearly died -- and did die -- defending our Capitol and our democracy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-smith-motion-dismiss-jan-6-trump-charges_n_673df48de4b024f8391f38ff

2024-11-23 00:07:37 UTC

NEW TONIGHT: Judge Tells Giuliani To Give Defamed Election Workers What They Want In Storage Unit Fight
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss say their access to the Long Island unit has prompted new threats.
My report for:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-election-workers-storage-unit_n_6740e18ce4b078cce4af30c9?gp

2024-11-19 23:57:05 UTC

An Oath Keeper Who Helped Feds Prosecute Seditious Conspiracy Cases Is Finally Sentenced
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-oath-keeper-convicted-seditious-conspiracy-sentenced_n_673d0d77e4b0c3322e8f8a3f

2024-11-19 16:54:05 UTC

A trial to enforce Rudy Giuliani’s payment to the Georgia election workers he defamed is set to begin on Jan. 16, just days before Trump will be sworn into office on Jan. 20.
Giuliani wants a delay so he can attend the inauguration.
MORE:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-georgia-election-workers-trump_n_673cb522e4b0576e4ad064a3?nhb

2024-11-13 22:18:00 UTC

One time Matt Gaetz was so afraid to answer my question to him during Trump's first impeachment that he a) let his office door slam in my face and 2) when I opened it and walked in, he scurried to his back office and I was told he couldn't take questions.

2024-11-05 22:37:33 UTC

Violent Threats Spur Arrests, Charges In Michigan
The FBI reports one man suggested Trump "should have been killed already," while another has a record of threats.
FULL REPORT on defendants and disturbing allegations INSIDE.
READ my report for HuffPost:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/violent-threats-spur-arrests-charges-in-michigan_n_672a7bcae4b0ffe83cf1dd1d?1ba

2024-11-05 13:02:36 UTC

Hello good people. It is election day. I hope you exercise your right to vote. Let's be good to each other today and take care of this country that is still so full of promise and good people.

2024-10-30 21:51:13 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/philadelphia-district-attorney-more-security-elon-musk-giveaway_n_67229454e4b0871068fde25e

2024-10-29 11:19:55 UTC

Steve Bannon Is Getting Out Of Prison — And Heading Right Back To Court
The longtime Trump ally went to prison after refusing to comply with the Jan. 6 congressional committee. Now he’s facing conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-bannon-prison-release-trial_n_671bf93ee4b0fdf4fef4622a

2024-10-26 12:26:34 UTC

I hope you will read my report.
I tried to get Mike Johnson to address questions that were slightly more nuanced.
His spokespeople sent me blurbs of comments he sent to other outlets.
I take a look at the impending certification:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-stop-election-certification_n_66fc7ecae4b0453dc1ee7025

2024-10-25 22:41:58 UTC

Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker
Officials called the episode “ugly” and urged calm.
Via myself and Matt Shuham
DETAILS inside:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maga-hat-punch-elderly-election-worker-police_n_671c131be4b00589e7dd14df

2024-10-22 23:57:53 UTC

The RNC Attempted To Reinstate Strict Voting Rules In Georgia. The State Supreme Court Said No.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-rnc-attempted-to-reinstate-strict-voting-rules-in-georgia-the-state-supreme-court-said-no_n_6718182ee4b0cd4214d7c424

2024-10-18 20:59:20 UTC

UPDATED:
What's the expression? Everything old becomes new again.
If Trump loses in November, and Smith can overcome hurdles SCOTUS set with its immunity ruling, this is going to be a HARD case for Mr. Trump to beat.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/more-jan-6-evidence-that-trump-tried-to-keep-hidden-is-out_n_671125ece4b0e33eefb211b9

2024-10-18 00:11:07 UTC

Judge Will Release More Jan. 6 Evidence on Friday
Source documents and an appendix detailing more about Trump’s alleged criminal attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election will hit the public record on Friday, according to a judge’s order.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harris-trump-election-latest-updates_n_670969d1e4b0f3da6456e364/liveblog_6711a532e4b0cbb639681632

2024-10-16 11:40:45 UTC

To stop mass shootings and targeted violence, the Secret Service is calling on law enforcement agencies to get proactive.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/secret-service-unveils-plan-to-help-stop-mass-killings_n_66f45940e4b07e12b17b22f4

2024-10-07 23:05:27 UTC

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-ethics-panel-scandal_n_66fe9624e4b0d70dcaa09b4c

2024-10-04 18:55:08 UTC

"I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful. The things that [Donald Trump] has said and the things he said last time out when he didn’t like the outcome of the election were very dangerous."
Link:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2024-election-vice-presidential-debate-updates_n_66fc3bc5e4b0453dc1ee4fec/liveblog_67003721e4b07169dfcf8017

2024-10-01 19:44:29 UTC

Donald Trump Begs Judge For More Redactions In Brief For Jan. 6 Case
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-judge-more-redactions-jan-6-brief-case_n_66fc369be4b0453dc1ee4ce8

2024-09-25 22:43:56 UTC

Lawyers for Trump are set to appear at an appellate court for oral arguments in NY on Thurs. as they try to overturn a staggering civil fraud verdict — now nearing $500M with interest — that Trump and co-defendants were slapped with earlier this year.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/civil-fraud-verdict-trump-lawyers-appeals-court_n_66f1de67e4b0451ba129e9c8

2024-09-25 18:59:35 UTC

🚨 I interviewed filmmaker Nick Quested about his new documentary on the Jan. 6 insurrection.
It is arguably the best I have yet seen and its message and warning are downright critical.
I hope you read my story for @HuffPost and check out the film preview inside:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/january-6-filmmaker-capitol-insurrection_n_66f32aafe4b075d6bc69df15?d_id=8156697&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000027&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_entertainment

2024-09-23 16:54:20 UTC

Just days after Trump proclaimed women “are less safe on the streets than they were four years ago” through his online bully pulpit, the FBI released a new crime report Monday stating violent crimes, including murder and rape, plummeted in 2023.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-harris-2024-election-updates_n_66e87956e4b06998fbec7f51/liveblog_66f198cae4b0451ba129c5b4

2024-09-20 14:11:58 UTC

In my first story for @HuffPost, I take a look at Donald Trump's latest bid to wriggle out of his Jan. 6 election subversion case.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-lawyers-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-jan-6_n_66ec2155e4b083d40a2c52e0?d_id=8136199&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_politics

2024-09-09 12:23:00 UTC

I am back and begin my job with HuffPost today! Very excited to get started and can't wait to publish my first report for my new masthead! You can email me at brandi dot buchman at huffpost dot com.

2024-09-06 12:09:21 UTC

I return Monday! It has been a real blessing to have some time to collect myself and decompress. I saw a whale, hung out with friends who are family, and ignored social media. I cannot wait to begin my new job HuffPost. There is so much ahead!

2024-08-23 10:31:42 UTC

Personal News🧵: I'm very happy to tell you that I am now the Legal/Justice reporter for @npub1ddg…av9h.
I start 9/9, and I am wildly excited about stepping into this role among a roster of talented, incisive writers and at such a critical juncture in history. I am ready.

2024-08-19 15:57:13 UTC

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/isaac-hayes-estate-sues-trump-after-deadline-passes-to-stop-using-hit-song-hold-on-im-coming-at-rallies/

2024-08-15 16:45:46 UTC

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/state-senator-breathing-heavy-and-touching-himself-arrested-for-indecent-exposure-in-video-gaming-room-of-cigarette-and-beer-shop-police/

2024-08-07 14:42:44 UTC

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/another-fake-elector-domino-falls-in-arizona-after-ex-trump-attorney-caves-to-prosecutors/

2024-08-02 14:53:17 UTC

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/fashion-focused-jan-6-rioter-who-snapped-selfies-with-roger-stone-and-white-supremacist-arrested-thanks-to-instagram-feds/

2024-07-31 13:52:17 UTC

‘I got a bead on her’: Man who vowed to shoot Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the head with sniper rifle pleads guilty
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-got-a-bead-on-her-man-who-vowed-to-shoot-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-in-the-head-with-sniper-rifle-pleads-guilty/

2024-07-30 18:14:05 UTC

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/new-jan-6-security-tapes-reveal-trump-alleged-co-conspirator-handing-off-fake-elector-docs-to-aides-for-key-lawmaker-report/