Jacob Shamsian

About

Jacob Shamsian is a correspondent on Business Insider's Crime & Courts desk covering legal affairs and major court cases and specializing in the intersection of law and politics. He has reported on the criminal trials of Ghislaine Maxwell, R. Kelly, and Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey), as well as blockbuster civil trials, including E. Jean Carroll v. Donald 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 in those cases) and has continued to cover defamation litigation from Dominion and Smartmatic over conspiracy theories. He's also reported on Jeffrey Epstein's links to powerful people and still-unresolved questions in the wake of his death and was in the courtroom when Trump was arraigned on criminal charges in Manhattan. Prior to his role as a correspondent, Jacob held positions as a news editor and homepage and push alert manager, and as a reporter covering breaking news, entertainment, and digital culture. Jacob has been interviewed on ABC's "Good Morning America" and the BBC. 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.