Open Files
New profiles are added to this series regularly. Each one follows the same standard: verified facts, the subject's own stated position, and how critics and supporters each read the same record.
How Every File Is Built
Facts First
Every claim is checked against named, checkable reporting before it goes on the page. Nothing is included on the strength of a single unverified source.
Their Own Words
Wherever the subject has responded publicly, their own explanation is included alongside the record — not just the criticism of it.
Both Reads
Contested claims show how critics and supporters each interpret the same evidence. Disputed attribution is labeled as disputed, not resolved by assertion.
Why This Exists
Public records about powerful people are scattered across thousands of news stories, court filings, and disclosures that most people never have time to read in full. This series exists to put the verifiable record about specific, currently powerful public figures in one place, in plain language, without asking anyone to just take our word for it — every factual claim links to where it came from.
This is not a neutral-topics encyclopedia and it's not an attack site. It follows one fixed format for every subject, regardless of who they are or what the authors of this site think of them personally, and it updates when the record changes.