Perry Stein

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering the Justice Department.

Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA

Perry Stein covers the Justice Department and FBI for The Washington Post. She previously covered D.C. education. Before she joined The Post in 2015, she was a staff writer for Washington City Paper and wrote for the Miami Herald.
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Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal

Donald Trump will probably get the 30-day extension, making a ruling on Jack Smith’s special counsel appointment less likely before Inauguration Day.

September 17, 2024
The site of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta in 2012.

Trump golf course suspect may have been at scene 12 hours, officials say

The suspect in a possible assassination attempt against Donald Trump appears to have been near Trump’s golf course 12 hours before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle.

September 16, 2024

The Trump Trials: Autumn Man

The latest in Donald Trump’s criminal cases, including why he faces fewer counts and why no D.C. trial is likely before 2026.

September 15, 2024
Former president Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the spin room after a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Leaders of white nationalist platform charged for allegedly inspiring attacks

Federal prosecutors accused a man and a woman of using a white nationalist online platform to direct followers to kill immigrants and Black and Jewish people.

September 9, 2024
Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

The Trump Trials: Happy birthday to us

The latest news in Donald Trump’s four criminal cases, including a hearing in D.C. and a delay in the New York sentencing, and what to watch for this week.

September 8, 2024
Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 6.

Taking aim at devices that change legal weapons to illegal machine guns

Justice Department officials want to further crack down on devices used to illegally convert semi-automatic pistols and rifles into more powerful machine guns.

September 6, 2024
An official installs a 3D-printed gun conversion device at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Services Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., on Wednesday.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case, avoiding second criminal trial

Judge Mark Scarsi asked Hunter Biden if he understood a guilty plea meant he could face up to 17 years in prison and fines of up to $1.3 million. Biden said yes.

September 5, 2024
Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen-Biden, arrive in federal court on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Judge: U.S. can lay out Trump election interference evidence this month

Judge Tanya Chutkan accused Trump’s lawyer of trying to stall action before the Nov. 5 election. The judge said the election wasn’t part of her calculus.

September 5, 2024
The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window at an annex of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse.

Jury selection set to begin in Hunter Biden’s second trial, on taxes

After being convicted in June on gun charges, Hunter Biden is accused of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 through 2019.

September 5, 2024
President Joe Biden's son Hunter steps off Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Aug. 25.

Georgia school shooting suspect accused of killing 4 with AR-style rifle

The 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect is in custody after two students and two teachers were killed. The FBI said authorities interviewed him in 2023 over alleged online threats.

September 5, 2024