Hugo Lowell Explained

Hugo Lowell
Birth Date:30 March 1999
Birth Place: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)

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]

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

Lowell 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.

Career

Lowell 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.[5] [6] 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.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] 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.[12]

MSNBC host Chris Hayes has described Lowell’s reporting as "groundbreaking" and Mehdi Hasan has called him a "scoop machine".[13] His reporting has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and Bloomberg.[14] [15]

Willard War Room story

In 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.[16]

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.[17] [18]

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,[19] 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.[20]

Trump lawyer notes story

In 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.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

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.[26] [27]

References

  1. Web site: Hugo Lowell The Guardian . 2022-04-26 . The Guardian . en.
  2. Web site: Guardian's Hugo Lowell: Text messages detail efforts of Trump allies to overturn 2020 election . 2022-04-28 . MSNBC.com . en.
  3. Web site: Hugo Lowell Mediaite . 2023-04-06 . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-31 . The Guardian US' Congressional Reporter, Hugo Lowell, Wins at the National Press Club Journalism Awards . 2022-09-11 . The Guardian . en.
  5. 2023-05-01 . "Get Him Out of Here": Donald Trump Tossed NBC Reporter's Phones During Tirade Aboard Campaign Plane . 2023-09-10 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-23 . The Guardian's Hugo Lowell explains how the Trump special master will affect the special counsel's probe. . 2022-11-24 . The Recount . en.
  7. Web site: Trump appears 'deeply unnerved' by January 6 investigation: report . 2022-04-26 . MSNBC . en.
  8. Web site: Democrats are optimistic voting rights legislation can pass despite the grim outlook . 2022-04-26 . MSNBC . en.
  9. Web site: Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 4/8/22 . 2022-04-26 . MSNBC . April 9, 2022 . en.
  10. Web site: Transcript: The Beat with Ari Melber, 12/22/21 . 2022-04-26 . MSNBC . December 22, 2021 . en.
  11. Web site: Gettys . Travis . 2021-12-28 . Trump suffers "a meltdown in Mar-a-Lago" as Jan. 6 probe closes in: report . 2022-04-26 . Salon . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-09-23 . Washington Week full episode, September 23, 2022 . 2023-04-06 . Washington Week . en.
  13. Web site: What to Expect from the Historic 1/6 Hearings . 2022-06-25 . MSNBC . en.
  14. News: Feuer . Alan . Protess . Ben . Haberman . Maggie . 2023-06-03 . Trump Lawyer's Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry . 2024-02-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  15. Web site: Murray . Paula Reid,Kaitlan Collins,Katelyn Polantz,Kristen Holmes,Sara . 2023-05-22 . Trump's attorney took notes that say the former president wanted to fight subpoena for classified docs CNN Politics . 2024-02-15 . CNN . en.
  16. Web site: Lowell . Hugo . 2021-11-30 . Trump called aides hours before Capitol riot to discuss how to stop Biden victory . 2021-12-05 . The Guardian . en.
  17. Web site: Release . Press . ProPublica, PBS/Frontline and National Public Radio win National Press Club awards . 2022-08-11 . National Press Club . en.
  18. Web site: Hugo Lowell C-SPAN.org . 2022-09-11 . www.c-span.org.
  19. Web site: Rubin . Lisa . Maddowblog: Are Jan. 6 investigators stuck with the gap in Trump's call logs? . 2022-04-26 . MSNBC.com . March 31, 2022 . en.
  20. News: Lowell . Hugo . 2022-07-20 . Secret Service turned over just one text message to January 6 panel, sources say . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-05 . 0261-3077.
  21. News: Lowell . Hugo . 2023-05-22 . Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-02 . 0261-3077.
  22. Web site: Trump was warned he could not keep classified documents: report . 2023-07-05 . MSNBC.com . en.
  23. News: Feuer . Alan . Protess . Ben . Haberman . Maggie . 2023-06-03 . Trump Lawyer's Notes Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-07-05 . 0362-4331.
  24. Web site: 2023-05-23 . Opinion Trump's lawyer could be a godsend for Jack Smith's obstruction case . 2023-07-05 . MSNBC.com . en.
  25. News: Murray . Paula Reid,Kaitlan Collins,Katelyn Polantz,Kristen Holmes,Sara . 2023-05-22 . Trump's attorney took notes that say the former president wanted to fight subpoena for classified docs CNN Politics . en . CNN . 2023-07-05.
  26. News: Lowell . Hugo . 2023-06-07 . Trump's lawyers told he is target in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-05 . 0261-3077.
  27. Web site: Trump Gets Target Letter in Special Counsel Documents Probe . 2023-07-05 . news.bloomberglaw.com . en.

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