Jonathan O'Connell

Washington, D.C.

Reporter

Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jonathan O'Connell is a reporter focused on investigations. He has covered economic development, commercial real estate and President Donald Trump's business. He joined The Post in 2010.
Latest from Jonathan O'Connell

Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’

Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to give the spouse of the Supreme Court justice "another $25,000" and to bill a nonprofit organization called the Judicial Education Project.

May 4, 2023

Supreme Court justices under new ethics disclosures on trips, other gifts

Supreme Court justices and all federal judges must provide a fuller public accounting of free trips, meals and other gifts they accept from corporations or organizations, according to revised regulations quietly adopted this month.

March 28, 2023

After Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Washington asks: Is it to blame?

Fifteen years after a financial meltdown sent the country into a recession, policymakers had vast power to probe a failing firm — yet missed signs of a crisis.

March 17, 2023

Amish country farmers say George Santos took puppies, left bad checks

One breeder recounted how the future member of Congress made off with four golden retrievers, leading to a criminal charge in 2017.

February 10, 2023

Justice Department asks FEC to stand down as prosecutors probe Santos

The request is the clearest sign to date of an active criminal investigation examining the congressman’s campaign finances.

January 27, 2023

‘I felt like we were in “Goodfellas’’’: How George Santos wooed investors for alleged Ponzi scheme

Accounts gathered by The Post provide fresh insight into how Santos pitched Harbor City to investors, including a real estate agent who says he lost $50,000.

January 25, 2023

Harbor City called George Santos a ‘perfect fit.’ The SEC called the company a fraud.

The inside story of the New York congressman and the now-shuttered Florida firm that employed him for more than a year.

January 15, 2023

House committee votes to make public Trump’s tax returns

Trump has for years refused to make his tax returns public, breaking with modern tradition set by other presidents and presidential candidates.

December 21, 2022

    How Alex Jones shifted money away amid Sandy Hook cases

    Alex Jones moved millions of dollars out of his company and into companies controlled by himself, friends or relatives, as the potential for damages mounted.

    November 28, 2022

    Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around.

    Records show how Jones began transferring millions from his media company to firms that he or his family members controlled.

    November 21, 2022