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Justin Elliott

Justin Elliott is a reporter for ProPublica. You can follow him on Twitter @ElliottJustin

Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director and billionaire business tycoon Mukesh Ambani (L), along with his wife, Reliance Foundation Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani, attend celebrations marking the third anniversary of The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL/Getty Images)

White House targeted Mukesh Ambani. Then, he went into business with the Trumps

Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, Justin Elliott
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

Kristi Noem misled Congress about top aide’s role

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott
President Donald Trump answers questions while departing the White House on July 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump’s own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, Alex Mierjeski
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

“That’s new and disturbing”: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, December 9, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Top execs exit Trump Media amid allegations of CEO Devin Nunes’ mismanagement and retaliation

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, December 9, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes’ unexplained meeting with Balkans leader raises specter of new conflict

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, Alex Mierjeski
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during a campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024 in Wildwood, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump Media exec jumped the line for U.S. visa after company lobbied GOP lawmaker

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
This illustration photo shows a person checking the app store on a smartphone for "Truth Social," with a photo of former President Donald Trump on a computer screen in the background, in Los Angeles, October 20, 2021. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Media quietly enters deal with GOP donor who could benefit from a second Trump administration

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, Alex Mierjeski
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump Media just made a little-noticed deal that could help Trump cash in on Truth Social

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas attends the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett to be the U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice on October 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

“Ethical lapses”: Senate probe reveals more Clarence Thomas trips paid by GOP donor Harlan Crow

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 18, 2024 in New York City. (Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images)

9 Trump trial witnesses got significant financial benefits from his businesses and campaign

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
Team owner Steve Ballmer of the Los Angeles Clippers looks on prior to the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on January 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Sports team owners face new scrutiny from IRS over tax avoidance

Robert Faturechi, Ellis Simani, Justin Elliott
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with attorneys Christopher M. Kise and Alina Habba during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 17, 2023 in New York City. (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump lawyers claimed no one would give him bond. Then he got a lifeline, but they didn’t tell court

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

“Delicate matter”: Clarence Thomas’ private complaints about money sparked fears he would resign

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, Brett Murphy
Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

“Mockery”: How Clarence Thomas’ trip to the Koch summit undermines his ethics defense

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Clarence Thomas secretly participated in Koch network donor events

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Samuel Alito took luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the court

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Clarence Thomas benefactor Harlan Crow revealed to have paid for relative’s private school tuition

Alex Mierjeski, Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas. The justice didn’t disclose the deal

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images)

Democrats warn John Roberts: If you don’t hold Clarence Thomas accountable, we will

Alex Mierjeski, Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Legal experts: Clarence Thomas appears to have violated law with secret luxury trips from GOP donor

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski
Close-up of logo for shipping and logistics supply company Uline on packing tape dispenser. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial

Justin Elliott, Megan O’Matz, Doris Burke
The Federalist Society's Leonard Leo and Mother Assumpta Long at the Washington Hilton Hotel for the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast 13 April 2007. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Secretive billionaire handed his fortune to architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts

Andrew Perez, Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott
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