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Jonathan Karl

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Jonathan Karl

@jonkarl

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent. Author of "RETRIBUTION: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America" - Order here: bit.ly/43PjGNN

Washington, DC

Joined August 2008

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Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Dec 31, 2025
"An exceptionally brilliant portrait of how politics pulled America, kicking and screaming, into 2025 by one of the best, toughest and non-partisan reporters the United States is so very fortunate to have." - Bob Woodward on “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that
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Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Oct 16, 2020
SIREN! The Biden Town Hall on ABC drew 2.3 million more viewers than the Trump town hall on NBC. There is nothing @realDonaldTrump cares about more than ratings.
TV Ratings: Biden Wins Town Hall Duel With Trump
From variety.com
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Nov 15, 2018
FYI — Robert Mueller did not work for Obama for 8 years. He ran the FBI under George W Bush for nearly 8 years. He remained FBI Director under Obama for 4 years, confirmed to extend his 10-year term by a Senate vote of 100-0.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Nov 15, 2018
....care how many lives the ruin. These are Angry People, including the highly conflicted Bob Mueller, who worked for Obama for 8 years. They won’t even look at all of the bad acts and crimes on the other side. A TOTAL WITCH HUNT LIKE NO OTHER IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Jun 14, 2022
These photos — which were published exclusively in “Betrayal” — show the scene at the White House on election night. Look at the faces — these people did not think they were winning.
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Oct 15, 2025
The journalists who cover the Pentagon had to choose today between signing a pledge that would make it impossible to do independent journalism and turning in their Pentagon press badges. Almost all of them turned in their badges and left the building.
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Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Feb 10, 2020
Cold rain, snow and lots of Trump supporters. Despite the miserable weather, there are already more people lining up outside the venue of @realDonaldTrump ‘s rally tonight than you see at most of the events for the Democratic candidates. Some have been out here all night
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Jul 7, 2020
I was quoting your words -- verbatim.
Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived
@PressSec45
Jul 7, 2020
Don’t be disingenuous, @jonkarl! Though I don’t possess a physical copy of the fictitious book since I’m not in the press corp, my inbox has been flooded with the false claims and excerpts from the book. You know how this works, and yet here you are...
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Jan 18, 2021
Rudy Giuliani now says he won’t on the Trump impeachment defense team. “Because I gave an earlier speech [at the January 6 Trump rally], I am a witness and therefore unable to participate in court or Senate chamber,” he tells me.
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Oct 3, 2020
“About 48 hours ago the president received a special antibody therapy directed at the coronavirus” - Dr Garabaldi, Walter Reed. 48 hours ago? Thursday morning? Before he tested positive?
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Sep 18, 2023
This is big — Trump secretary Molly Michael told federal investigators that Trump wrote her notes - to-do lists! - on the back of documents marked classified, using the documents as if they were scrap paper, according to sources familiar with her statements.
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Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Oct 11, 2020
The truth matters. The requests for Dr. Fauci and the other members of the task force were made directly to you — multiple times. In this email, for example:
Alyssa Farah Griffin
@Alyssafarah
Oct 11, 2020
FALSE. 1) Dr Fauci has been doing media all week - appearing on PBS Newshour & NBC’s Andrea Mitchell 3 days ago. 2) not getting your desired guest does not = the WH trying to “muzzle” anyone. This narrative is tired. 3) @jonkarl didn’t request any other member of the task force.
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Jan 6, 2022
Trump didn’t just lose the election. He lost 60-plus legal challenges. He lost in his efforts to get Republican state legislatures to undo the results He lost the votes in Congress challenging the results He lost his effort to get his VP to overturn the results He lost…
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Dec 5, 2021
He finally conceded …
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Jun 5, 2020
This is a flagrant violation of CDC guidelines on social distancing and a move that puts reporters at risk for the purpose of turning the press corps into a prop for a so-called "press conference" where the president refuses to answer a single question.
Jim Acosta
@Acosta
Jun 5, 2020
The news conference was initially set up for social distancing. Then the WH rearranged the chairs. Before and after pics from our @abdallahcnn