Hugo Lowell (born March 30, 1999) is a Senior Political Correspondent for The Guardian in Washington, D.C.[1] He covers former President Donald Trump and the US Department of Justice, and has broken several high-profile stories. He frequently appears on MSNBC.[2][3]
Hugo Lowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1999 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | British American |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Guardian US |
| Awards | National Press Club Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism (2022) |
Since Trump left office, he has broken major stories on the federal and congressional investigations into Trump, including about Trump’s retention of classified documents and the House January 6 select committee. In 2022, he won the National Press Club’s political journalism award for a story on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.[4]
Early life and education
editLowell was born in New York City. He was educated at the Dalton School, a private co-educational day school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and St. Paul's School, London.[5]
Career
editLowell has been the Guardian’s lead reporter on the federal and congressional investigations into Trump after his presidency since he joined its Washington bureau in 2021.[6][7] He started his career reporting on the Russian doping scandal and the International Olympic Committee for the i newspaper while in high school.
Lowell regularly appears on MSNBC, including as a guest on Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, and The ReidOut.[8][9][10][11][12] He has also appeared on CNN, the PBS NewsHour, PBS Washington Week, CBS News, ABC News Australia 7.30 Report, BBC World News, BBC World Service radio and Sirius XM radio.[13][14]
MSNBC host Chris Hayes has described Lowell’s reporting as "groundbreaking" and Mehdi Hasan has called him a "scoop machine".[15] His reporting has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and Bloomberg.[16][17]
Willard War Room story
editIn November 2021, Lowell broke the story that Trump had called political operatives based at a “war room” in the Willard hotel and asked them about ways to obstruct the certification President Joe Biden’s election win the night before the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.[18]
The Trump war room scoop led to the House January 6 committee to open a new line of inquiry, issue a subpoena to a senior Trump adviser and won the 2022 National Press Club's Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism.[19][20]
Lowell also broke numerous other stories on the January 6 investigation, including the fact that Trump made a call from the White House during the Capitol attack to Republican Senator Mike Lee that was not recorded on the official phone logs,[21] and the US Secret Service turned over only one text message to investigators after the agency was subpoenaed for its communications around the Capitol attack.[22]
Trump lawyer notes story
editIn June 2023, during the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago property, Lowell reported on the contents of confidential notes dictated by Trump’s lawyer Evan Corcoran that were subpoenaed and later used by the Special Counsel Jack Smith to indict Trump for obstruction of justice.[23][24][25][26][27]
In July 2023, the day before Trump was indicted in the documents case, Lowell also broke the news that Trump had been informed weeks beforehand that he had formally been designated a target in the criminal investigation, an indication from prosecutors that he was likely to be charged.[28][29][30]
References
edit- ^ "Hugo Lowell | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Guardian's Hugo Lowell: Text messages detail efforts of Trump allies to overturn 2020 election". MSNBC.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Lowell | Mediaite". Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "The Guardian US' Congressional Reporter, Hugo Lowell, Wins at the National Press Club Journalism Awards". The Guardian. August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Lowell". Politicon. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ ""Get Him Out of Here": Donald Trump Tossed NBC Reporter's Phones During Tirade Aboard Campaign Plane". Vanity Fair. May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Guardian's Hugo Lowell explains how the Trump special master will affect the special counsel's probe". The Recount. November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Trump appears 'deeply unnerved' by January 6 investigation: report". MSNBC. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Democrats are optimistic voting rights legislation can pass despite the grim outlook". MSNBC. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 4/8/22". MSNBC. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Transcript: The Beat with Ari Melber, 12/22/21". MSNBC. December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Gettys, Travis (December 28, 2021). "Trump suffers "a meltdown in Mar-a-Lago" as Jan. 6 probe closes in: report". Salon. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Washington Week full episode, September 23, 2022". Washington Week. September 23, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ PBS NewsHour | Looking ahead to the Jan. 6 committee hearings | Season 2022, retrieved April 26, 2022
- ^ "What to Expect from the Historic 1/6 Hearings". MSNBC. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Protess, Ben; Haberman, Maggie (June 3, 2023). "Trump Lawyer's Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Murray, Paula Reid,Kaitlan Collins,Katelyn Polantz,Kristen Holmes,Sara (May 22, 2023). "Trump's attorney took notes that say the former president wanted to fight subpoena for classified docs | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lowell, Hugo (November 30, 2021). "Trump called aides hours before Capitol riot to discuss how to stop Biden victory". The Guardian. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Release, Press. "ProPublica, PBS/Frontline and National Public Radio win National Press Club awards". National Press Club. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Lowell | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Rubin, Lisa (March 31, 2022). "Maddowblog: Are Jan. 6 investigators stuck with the gap in Trump's call logs?". MSNBC.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Lowell, Hugo (July 20, 2022). "Secret Service turned over just one text message to January 6 panel, sources say". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Lowell, Hugo (May 22, 2023). "Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Trump was warned he could not keep classified documents: report". MSNBC.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Protess, Ben; Haberman, Maggie (June 3, 2023). "Trump Lawyer's Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Opinion | Trump's lawyer could be a godsend for Jack Smith's obstruction case". MSNBC.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Paula Reid,Kaitlan Collins,Katelyn Polantz,Kristen Holmes,Sara (May 22, 2023). "Trump's attorney took notes that say the former president wanted to fight subpoena for classified docs | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lowell, Hugo (June 7, 2023). "Trump's lawyers told he is target in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Trump targeted for DOJ indictment for first time, Report, June 7, 2023, retrieved July 5, 2023
- ^ "Trump Gets Target Letter in Special Counsel Documents Probe". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.