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Journalist's Flight Itinerary Sparks DOJ Monitoring Scandal

1/4/2026

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Julie K. Brown, a Miami Herald journalist, found her July 2019 flight itinerary in the FBI's Epstein files, linked to a grand jury subpoena.
Discovery raises questions about why the U.S. Department of Justice monitored a journalist.
Brown's post on X drew outrage from analysts and journalists who criticized the DOJ.
Observers call it a scandal that occurred shortly before Epstein's death, during the administration of President Donald Trump.

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Story summary

Julie K. Brown, a Miami Herald journalist, found her July 2019 flight itinerary in the FBI's Epstein files, linked to a grand jury subpoena.
Discovery raises questions about why the U.S. Department of Justice monitored a journalist.
Brown's post on X drew outrage from analysts and journalists who criticized the DOJ.
Observers call it a scandal that occurred shortly before Epstein's death, during the administration of President Donald Trump.