Shane Harris

Shane Harris is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He has written about intelligence, security, and foreign policy for more than two decades, including as a staff writer for The Washington Post, where he was part of the team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In 2023, he co-reported the documentary The Discord Leaks with PBS Frontline, which was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding investigative news coverage. He is the author of two books, The Watchers and @War.

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  1. Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Revenge

    The president-elect has long demonized intelligence officers and other federal employees. This is how he might come for them.

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    The badge of the National Security Agency with a silhouette of Donald Trump’s head in front of it
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

  2. Trump’s ‘Secretary of Retribution’

    A retired soldier turned election denier is keeping a list of the former president’s “deep state” enemies.

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    A collage showing Trump and Ivan Raiklin
    Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Stephen Maturen / Getty; Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / Reuters; Getty.