Evan Perez

Evan Perez is a CNN Senior Justice Correspondent based in the Washington, D.C. Bureau, reporting on legal, crime, and national security issues. Perez principally covers the Russia investigation and helps lead the team that covers the Department of Justice. Most recently, Perez, along with CNN colleagues Jake Tapper, Carl Bernstein and Jim Sciutto, was awarded the White House Correspondence Association's Merriman Smith Award in the broadcast category. Before joining CNN, Perez led Justice coverage at the Wall Street Journal. In a dozen years at WSJ, he covered business beats on real estate, airlines, cruise lines, as well as Hurricane Katrina. Perez began his career in Miami reporter as a reporter for the Associated Press.