Marcy Wheeler

Marcy Wheeler, long known by the handle "emptywheel", a nickname derived from "M. T. Wheeler", is a liberal American independent journalist specializing in national security and civil liberties. Wheeler publishes on her own site, Emptywheel, established in July 2011. She has reported on United States v. Libby and the investigation of President Donald Trump's connections to Russia, among other national security matters. Wheeler received a 2009 Sidney Hillman Foundation Journalism Award.