Josh Campbell

Josh Campbell (born August 31, 1983) is an American journalist and analyst with CNN,^[1] covering national security, crime, and justice issues.^[2] He previously served as a Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation conducting national security and criminal investigations, including an assignment as Special Assistant to former FBI Director James Comey.^[3][4]

Josh Campbell - CNN

He is known for covering breaking news events involving national security matters,^[5][6] as well as analysis of developments in the ongoing Special Counsel investigation into potential ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and the government of Russia. In addition to on-air work, he regularly contributes to CNN.com, and has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Campbell grew up in Texas, and received a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin. He received an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and completed the Middlebury College Arabic language immersion program. Campbell is a term member with the Council on Foreign Relations and an officer in the Navy Reserve.^[11]

On February 2, 2018, Campbell published an op-ed in the New York Times entitled "Why I Am Leaving the FBI," which outlined his criticism of current attacks on the FBI by the Donald Trump administration and Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee.^[8][12] He has remained a vocal critic of efforts to undermine the Robert Mueller Special Counsel investigation and has vocally defended the FBI from political attacks.^[13][14][15]

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