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Michael S. Schmidt
@nytmike
reporter @nytimes book: “Donald Trump v the United States” amazon.com/Donald-Trump-U…
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Sep 16, 2025
    NEW: Trump just sued The New York Times for $15 billion over stories written by me, @peterbakernyt @russbuettner @susannecraig. The suit has no merit. It's just "an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation
    President Trump talking to reporters on Sunday.
    Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Sep 5, 2018
    Text from my mom: "WTF who wrote that Op-Ed? You can tell me."
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Nov 13, 2025
    NEW: For the first time, the story of the 17 year old girl who testified that she had sex with Matt Gaetz for money. She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. She was working at McDonald's. She had just finished her junior year in high school. And she wanted extra money
    Matt Gaetz, then a Florida congressman, outside the Capitol last year. A bipartisan House Ethics Committee investigation determined there was substantial evidence that he had sex with the 17-year-old in exchange for money.
    In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Nov 10, 2020
    BREAKING: In response to Barr's memo, the top DOJ official overseeing voter fraud investigations quit. w/@ktbenner
    nytimes.com
    Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims (Published 2020)
    The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious claims.
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Feb 28, 2019
    EXCLUSIVE: The White House chief of staff at the time, John Kelly, wrote a contemporaneous internal memo about how he had been “ordered” by the president to give Jared Kushner the top-secret clearance. w/@maggieNYT @adamgoldmanNYT @anniekarni
    Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, received a top-secret security clearance despite concerns from intelligence officials.
    Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance (Published 2019)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Mar 12, 2018
    "The writer of the story, Maggie Haberman, a Hillary flunky, knows nothing about me and is not given access."
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Apr 24, 2019
    Trump wanted to fulfill campaign promise to "Lock Her Up." Tried 3xs to pressure Sessions into prosecuting Clinton. Episodes are unique because they show Trump going on offensive to target a rival. No president since Nixon is known to have attempted this.
    President Trump repeatedly asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to prosecute Hillary Clinton.
    Mueller Report Reveals Trump’s Fixation on Targeting Hillary Clinton (Published 2019)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Apr 21, 2018
    "who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with.."
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    Michael S. Schmidt
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    Nov 20, 2018
    EXCLUSIVE: White House lawyers warned the president in a memo that he could be impeached if he tried to get the Justice Department to investigate his rivals. w/@maggieNYT
    President Trump stoked his enmity for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 race and since taking office has publicly and privately revisited the idea of prosecuting her.
    Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton (Published 2018)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Jan 31, 2020
    EXCLUSIVE: Bolton book contains new, earlier, allegation of Trump's involvement in pressure campaign. Trump asked Bolton to call Zelensky to ensure he would meet w/Giuliani. Cipollone and Mulvaney were in room. w/@maggieNYT
    John R. Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, wrote that he met with the president and other senior White House officials about the Ukraine pressure campaign months earlier than previously known.
    Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says (Published 2020)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    May 16, 2017
    Buried in our story: Trump said to Comey that he should consider putting reporters in prison
    James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing this month.
    Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation (Published 2017)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Dec 14, 2020
    EXCLUSIVE: For the past 105 years, the team was called the Indians. That will be no more as Cleveland has decided to change its name. Announcement from team could come as early as this week. w/@DavidWaldstein
    Shane Bieber won the 2020 American League Cy Young Award for Cleveland. The team already has uniform options that do not incorporate its former name.
    Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name (Published 2020)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Jan 26, 2020
    EXCLUSIVE: Bolton's book draft says Trump told him in August that he wanted to continue freezing aid to Ukraine until they helped with investigations into rivals. w/@maggieNYT
    Democrats managing President Trump’s impeachment trial have long sought testimony from John R. Bolton, his former national security adviser.
    Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says (Published 2020)
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    Michael S. Schmidt
    @nytmike
    Sep 1, 2020
    Book says nothing about mini-strokes.
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    Donald J. Trump
    @realDonaldTrump
    Sep 1, 2020
    It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate - FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!