Spencer S. Hsu

Washington, D.C.

Investigative reporter

Education: Harvard University, B.A. in English

Spencer S. Hsu is an investigative reporter, two-time Pulitzer finalist and national Emmy Award nominee. Hsu has covered homeland security, immigration, Virginia politics and Congress. He received the Sigma Delta Chi award and Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for excellence in investigative journalism in 2012.
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Latest from Spencer S. Hsu

‘Tool’ of the Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 police assault, rioting

Worrell’s mistreatment at the D.C. jail led a judge to order his pretrial release and jail authorities to be found in contempt.

May 12, 2023

Justice Department blocks Trump deposition in Strzok, Page lawsuits

The Justice Department won a court order to stop former president Donald Trump from being questioned under oath until FBI Director Christopher Wray is interviewed.

May 12, 2023

Va. Navy reservist who praised Nazis given four more years in Jan. 6 riot

Hatchet M. Speed was found guilty of obstructing Congress’s confirmation of the 2020 election results and committing other misdemeanors.

May 11, 2023

Man seen dangling from Senate balcony on Jan. 6 sentenced to 15 months

Josiah Colt, the first to set foot on the Senate floor on Jan. 6 and first to flip in a U.S. cooperation deal, is a "poster child" for reconciliation, his lawyer says.

May 10, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Rhodes asks for leniency in sedition sentence

The defense filing came after a Friday evening memo by prosecutors asking a federal judge to sentence Rhodes to 25 years in prison and eight followers to at least 10 years behind bars, in the first punishments to be handed down to defendants convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Capitol riot.

May 8, 2023

U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others are set to be the first sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Capitol breach.

May 6, 2023

Proud Boys revealed: Videos, secret chats show how Jan. 6 plot unfolded

With an inside look at the Proud Boys trial, see months of videos and secret chats shown to a D.C. jury that revealed how the Jan. 6 plot unfolded.

May 5, 2023

Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio, 3 others guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three other members were found guilty Thursday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

May 4, 2023

Pence appears before Jan. 6 grand jury in Trump special counsel probe

The former vice president is expected to testify before a grand jury about efforts by Donald Trump and others to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

April 27, 2023

Tobacco company pleads guilty to violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea

British American Tobacco, a London-based company with a subsidiary based in Singapore, must pay $630 million in fines to the U.S. government.

April 25, 2023