[1] Previously, he worked as a politics reporter for The Daily Beast since 2018, a campaign editor for The Hill[2] and the Loose Lips columnist for the Washington City Paper.
[4] Since their first press conference in November 2018 accusing Robert Mueller of sexual misconduct, Sommer has followed the numerous false claims made against public officials by conservative political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.
An exposé by Sommer revealed the details of how Wohl and Burkman recruited a fake Buttigieg accuser by telling him that they were operating as a 'task force' set up by the Trump Administration.
[7][8] Sommer estimated that, if they are found liable in a federal lawsuit brought by New York attorney general Letitia James, Wohl and Burkman could face $2.75 million in damages for their robocalls.
[1] In June 2021, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told The Daily Beast that he believed it was likely that he was the inspiration for Trump to have the idea of being reinstated as president in August 2021.