Xavier Poussard

Investigative journalist and editor of La Lettre de Xavier Poussard, Xavier Poussard was trained by Emmanuel Ratier, with whom he began working in 2012 at Faits & Documents. Successively editor of the "Portrait" section (2013-2015), editor (2015-2024), and publication director (2018-2024) of this confidential newsletter, as well as the author of investigations into power networks—such as Le Siècle club, Club des Cent, the Epstein network, etc.—Xavier Poussard is behind cases that have destabilized those in power, including the Alexis Kohler/MSC affair, the Trogneux affair, and more. He has also broken scoops that gained international attention, such as Ghislaine Maxwell’s time on the run in France and Jean-Luc Brunel’s arrest at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, among others.