Trevor Aaronson

Trevor Aaronson is a contributing writer for The Intercept and executive director of the nonprofit Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. He is also the author of "The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism," which was first published in 2013 and re-released as an updated edition in 2018. His 2015 TED Talk, “How this FBI strategy is actually creating U.S.-based terrorists,” has been viewed more than 1 million times and translated into 22 languages. A two-time finalist for the Livingston Awards, Aaronson has won the Molly National Journalism Prize, the international Data Journalism Award, and the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award. His work for The Intercept has won honors from the Online Journalism Awards for investigative data journalism and feature writing.

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Annotating Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Redacted Report

James Risen, Robert Mackey, Trevor Aaronson — Apr. 18

Intercept reporters analyze the redacted version of Robert Mueller's “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Election.”

The Threat WithinDonald Trump Helped Turn a Christian Extremist Into an Alleged Domestic Terrorist

Trevor Aaronson — Mar. 30

Michael Hari’s story shows how our increasingly divisive, conspiracy-laden culture is pushing troubled people toward extremism and violence.

The Threat WithinViolent Far-Right Extremists Are Rarely Prosecuted as Terrorists

Trevor Aaronson — Mar. 23

Since 9/11 federal prosecutors have applied anti-terrorism laws against 34 right-wing extremists compared to more than 500 international terrorism defendants.

The Threat WithinThe Domestic Terrorism Law the Justice Department Forgot

Trevor Aaronson — Mar. 23

The U.S. has a powerful anti-terrorism law — but it’s only been used once against a far-right extremist since 9/11.

The Threat WithinHow Individual States Have Criminalized Terrorism

Margot Williams, Trevor Aaronson — Mar. 23

Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have their own anti-terrorism laws.

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