Jacob Shamsian is a correspondent on Business Insider's Legal Affairs desk, covering major court cases and specializing in the intersection of law and politics.
He has reported on the criminal trials of Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried, R. Kelly, and Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey), He's also covered blockbuster civil trials, including both E. Jean Carroll v. Trump trials, the New York Attorney General's fraud trial against Trump, Sarah Palin v. The New York Times, and Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard.
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Jacob covered Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election results. His reporting has been cited in federal court decisions and lawsuits in those cases. He's continued to cover defamation litigation from Dominion and Smartmatic over conspiracy theories. Jacob has also reported on Jeffrey Epstein's links to powerful people and was in the courtroom when Trump was arraigned on criminal charges for the first time, in Manhattan.
Prior to his role as a correspondent, Jacob edited news coverage and managed push alerts and the homepage. He was also a reporter covering breaking news, entertainment, and digital culture.
Jacob has been interviewed for the docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly," ABC's "Good Morning America," and BBC News, among other programs. His work has been cited in numerous lawsuits and court decisions and by media outlets, including The New York Times, the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Politico, the Daily Beast, and New York magazine. He's also written for GQ, The Awl, The New Republic, Entertainment Weekly, Time, and Modern Farmer. Jacob is allergic to cats.
Expertise:
Manhattan District Attorney and New York Attorney General Trump Organization investigations, 2020 election lawsuits, Dominion and Smartmatic, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sean Combs, Sam Bankman-Fried, Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey), R. Kelly, January 6 criminal cases, Britney Spears conservatorship.
Scoopy and feature stories:
Luigi Mangione came from privilege. Then his spine gave out, he went off the grid, and he got a gun.
Why The New York Times' lawyers are inspecting OpenAI's code in a secretive room
When the crowd leaves Trump's hush-money trial, the judge spends his day in a very different kind of court
The newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents have Donald Trump's name all over them. He had been secretly disguised as 'Doe 174.'
FTX's victims may get all their money back. The judge sentencing Sam Bankman-Fried might not care.
Trump's 'multitasking' defense is falling apart in court
I fled an extremist Jewish cult in Guatemala when I was 15 years old. I grew up with virtually no education and wasn't allowed to show love to my parents.
The Anna Delvey Industrial Complex — and me
Steve Bannon filmed Jeffrey Epstein for 15 hours. His 'documentary' has never surfaced.
Fake letters and sex tapes: How R. Kelly tried to discredit and compromise his accusers
Will Dominion end up owning MyPillow if it wins a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell? Here are 2 ways it could take control.