Aaron C. Davis

Washington, D.C.

Investigative reporter

Education: Georgetown University, B.A. in English

Aaron Davis is an investigative reporter who has shared in winning the Pulitzer Prize twice and been a finalist three times. He was a lead writer and reporter on The Post’s investigative series into the causes, costs and aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which along with other Post coverage won the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service. The investigation also won the George Polk Award for national reporting and the Toner Prize. In 2018, he was part of a team that won the Pulitzer for Investigative Reporting for coverage that was credited with changing the course of a U
Latest from Aaron C. Davis

House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt

The inquiry came in response to a Washington Post article detailing a Justice Department investigation into intelligence from 2016 indicating that the Egyptian president sought to give Trump $10 million.

September 3, 2024
Then-President Donald Trump greets Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi at the White House on April 3, 2017.

Post publisher’s role in hacking response comes into sharper focus

Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown calls for William Lewis to be criminally investigated. Lewis says he “did nothing wrong.”

June 28, 2024
William Lewis, left, who was general manager of News International at the time, is seen with News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch in London in 2011.

Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting

Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett’s journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.

June 16, 2024
John Ford, a trained actor with a knack for accents, wrote in unpublished documents that he used subterfuge to assist Robert Winnett’s reporting. Ford has since sought to blow the whistle on what he sees as unethical media practices.

Prince Harry loses bid to include Rupert Murdoch in hacking lawsuit

Judge rules, however, that plaintiffs may air allegations involving some of his former top executives, including Washington Post CEO William Lewis.

May 21, 2024
Britain's Prince Harry leaves the High Court in London in March 2023.

FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year

In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit.

June 20, 2023

Takeaways from The Post’s examination of DOJ’s Jan. 6 investigation

More than a year elapsed from Jan. 6 before DOJ began actively probing key actions by Trump and those around him to steal the election. Here's why:

June 19, 2023

Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump

An exclusive look at behind-the-scenes deliberations as both sides wrestled with a national security case that has potentially far-reaching political consequences.

March 1, 2023
A man stands outside an entrance to former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Advocates seek federal investigation of multistate effort to copy voting software

Evidence of the effort by Trump supporters surfaced in a long-running lawsuit over the security of Georgia’s voting system.

December 13, 2022
Coffee County GOP chairwoman Cathy Latham escorts employees of SullivanStrickler, an Atlanta-based data forensics firm, into the Coffee County election office on Jan. 7, 2021.

As Arizona counts votes, Republicans seize on Election Day glitches

Election officials, who long expected the vote count to take as many as 12 days, say ballot printer issues are not slowing results.

November 10, 2022
Maricopa County election workers sort mail-in ballots in Phoenix on Election Day.