Josh Campbell (journalist)
Josh Campbell is an American journalist and analyst with CNN, and teaches national security at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Crossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump's War on the FBI.
Campbell previously served as a Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation conducting national security and criminal investigations. His assignments included deploying in response to international terrorist attacks and kidnappings, overseas tours embedded with the CIA, U.S. Special Operations Command, and Department of State, crisis communication manager for high-profile cyber and counterintelligence investigations, and was appointed Special Assistant to former FBI Director James Comey. He was awarded four FBI Combat Theater awards for his work overseas in conflict zones.
He is known for covering breaking news events involving national security matters, and reporting domestically and internationally on law enforcement issues. 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.
Campbell grew up in Texas, and received a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin. He received an M.A. in Communication 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.
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 the House Intelligence Committee. He remained a vocal critic of efforts to undermine the Robert Mueller Special Counsel investigation and has defended the Justice Department from political attacks.
