👤 Lucien Bruggeman

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-10-01 – 2026-10-31
Claims per article
18
221 extracted in total
Hedged claims
19%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,285
characters
Writes for ABC News (US).
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
83%
Crime & Law
17%
Most-tagged topics
CaliforniaDOJABC NewsThe Justice DepartmentThe Justice Department'sU.S.Washingtonthe Justice Department

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.16 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-30 · ABC News (US) · Politics
DOJ says election officials could face jail time if they fail to preserve records
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · ABC News (US) · Crime & Law
2 right-wing provocateurs facing election-related charges in Minnesota
11 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-31 · ABC News (US) · Politics
Election workers describe toll of DOJ threats in court filings
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · ABC News (US) · Politics
DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to election officials in California
9 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-17 · ABC News (US) · Politics
Trump administration threatens to prosecute local California election workers
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · ABC News (US) · Politics
'High percentage' of DOJ's noncitizen voters list was born in US: LA County analysis
8 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-10-01 · ABC News (US)
Trump to host another gala with investors in his meme coin
🔮 President Donald Trump will once again meet with the top investors in his namesake meme coin in November -- the third such gathering since his return to office -- in what critics call yet another example of the president attempting to profit from his position. assertive
2026-10-17 · ABC News (US)
Trump administration threatens to prosecute local California election workers
🔮 In a follow-up post resharing the letter, Trump wrote "They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!" assertive
2026-10-21 · ABC News (US)
'High percentage' of DOJ's noncitizen voters list was born in US: LA County analysis
🔮 During a press conference on Monday, Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter attracted some scrutiny when he acknowledged that the administration's list likely included errors, and that "there may be some names on there who it turns out ultimately are citizens. assertive
2026-10-22 · ABC News (US)
Democrats sue Trump administration over alleged election pressure campaign
🔮 In a statement to ABC News on Tuesday, DOJ spokesperson Kiersten Pels accused California of "willful blindness." assertive
2026-10-27 · ABC News (US)
Trump admin demands Washington set aside 400 ballots it says are from noncitizens
🔮 The Justice Department is asking election officials in Washington state to set aside hundreds of ballots it says may belong to noncitizen voters, the latest move by the Trump administration to intervene in a state-run election just days before the midterms. mixed
2026-10-27 · ABC News (US)
How election officials are working to mitigate growing distrust ahead of midterms
🔮 About 6 in 10 Americans are confident the midterm elections will be conducted fairly and accurately, while nearly 4 in 10 Americans and about 3 in 10 voters are not confident , according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel. assertive
2026-10-31 · ABC News (US)
States push back on Trump's noncitizen voting claims
🔮 Judge David Carter, the federal judge assigned to the case, rejected the Justice Department's push for an emergency intervention based in part on what he called the administration's "unreliability" and "lack of credibility." Late last week, separate from its litigation against the state, the DOJ sent letters to every California county asking local elections officials to help identify potential voters who may be in the U.S. illegally, according to a letter described to ABC News. "Within 48 hours, we ask that you commit to working with DOJ and DHS to identify who on the accompanying list is a citizen and who is not," according to the letter sent by Justice Department officials. mixed
2026-10-31 · ABC News (US)
Election workers describe toll of DOJ threats in court filings
🔮 "I did not know whether I might be arrested or what might happen next," Diaz said. mixed
2026-11-01 · ABC News (US)
DOJ says election officials could face jail time if they fail to preserve records
🔮 DOJ warns state election officials they could face jail time if they fail to preserve records The Justice Department sent letters to election officials in multiple states. mixed
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