The Pilger File

The Pilger File https://richardpilger.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Richard C. Pilger, former DOJ Election Crimes director. Not John Pilger. Facts cited. Opinion marked. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Bloomberg Law: He Succeeded Craig Donsanto as Election Crimes Director https://richardpilger.com/posts/named-director.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/named-director.html Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Bloomberg Law: Pilger succeeded Donsanto as Election Crimes director. House Oversight: Lerner Emailed Him About Disks Before an October 2010 Meeting https://richardpilger.com/posts/lerner-disks.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/lerner-disks.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0600 House Oversight quotes Lerner-Pilger disk emails and an October 2010 meeting. Lerner Named “Richard Pilger Director Elections Crimes Branch” in a May 8, 2013 Email https://richardpilger.com/posts/lerner-2013.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/lerner-2013.html Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0600 May 8, 2013 Lerner email names Richard Pilger and a Whitehouse hearing idea. Issa and Jordan Used His Interview to Ask for Jack Smith Under Oath https://richardpilger.com/posts/issa-interview.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/issa-interview.html Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:00:00 -0600 Oversight used Pilger’s 2014 interview to ask for Jack Smith under oath. The Federalist: He “May Be the Most Dangerous Man” No One Had Heard Of https://richardpilger.com/posts/federalist-speech.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/federalist-speech.html Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0600 2015 Federalist commentary naming Pilger. Not a finding. He Resigned the Directorship After Barr’s Election-Inquiry Memo https://richardpilger.com/posts/resigns-barr.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/resigns-barr.html Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Nov. 9, 2020: resigned the Election Crimes directorship after the Barr memo. Epoch Times Reported the Resignation After the Barr Memo https://richardpilger.com/posts/epoch-resign.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/epoch-resign.html Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Epoch Times reported the resignation after the Barr memo. Breitbart Tied the Resignation to the Older IRS Email File https://richardpilger.com/posts/breitbart-irs.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/breitbart-irs.html Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Breitbart joined the resignation to the older Lerner email file. The Examiner Recapped the 2010 IRS File the Week He Quit the Chair https://richardpilger.com/posts/examiner-resign-irs.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/examiner-resign-irs.html Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Examiner recapped the 2010 IRS file the week he quit the chair. Grassley’s 2021 Minority Report Said He Undermined Election-Fraud Review https://richardpilger.com/posts/grassley-2021.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/grassley-2021.html Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0600 Grassley 2021 minority report Section VI names Pilger. Grassley: Whistleblowers Put Him With Thibault on a Trump-Campaign Opening https://richardpilger.com/posts/grassley-thibault.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/grassley-thibault.html Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0600 Grassley 2022: whistleblowers alleged a Thibault-Pilger pairing. Solomon: The Official in the Whistleblower File Was in the Lerner Emails https://richardpilger.com/posts/solomon-lerner.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/solomon-lerner.html Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0600 Solomon: the whistleblower-file official was in the Lerner emails. Grassley and Johnson: Records Say He Reviewed and Approved Arctic Frost https://richardpilger.com/posts/arctic-frost.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/arctic-frost.html Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Grassley/Johnson: records say Pilger reviewed and approved Arctic Frost. Grassley: 2019 Emails Show He Advised Against a Clinton–DNC Finance Inquiry https://richardpilger.com/posts/clinton-decline.html https://richardpilger.com/posts/clinton-decline.html Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Grassley: 2019 emails show a decline on a Clinton-DNC finance consult.