Kara Scannell - Biography & Images

Kara Scannell is a CNN correspondent based in New York.

She covers law, crime and business investigations, with a special focus on the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.

Scannell joined CNN in 2017 in its Washington, D.C. bureau as a member of the team covering the special counsel’s investigation into the 2016 presidential election.

Prior to CNN, Scannell reported for the Financial Times and at the Wall Street Journal.

A native New Yorker, Scannell graduated from Fordham University with degrees in economics and media studies.

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