Michael Schmidt

Journalists play a significant role in presenting exclusive and live news to the public. Similarly, here we have Michael S. Schmidt who is a famous journalist from America. He is widely recognized for his credits in The New York Times.

Michael Schmidt was born on 23rd September 1983, in New York, United States of America. Born to his American parents, he is of White ethnicity and holds American nationality.

Michael Schmidt's Love Life

The famous author and journalist, Michael Schmidt, became a hot topic once his relationship with Nicolle Wallace came to light. Wallace who is currently working for MSNBC, where Hallie Marie Jackson also serves as a journalist. Nicolle is the former White House Communication director for George W. Bush.

According to various reports, Nicolle split with her spouse Mark Wallace with whom she was married for fourteen years. Wallace and her husband had an on-off relationship. 

On 18th March 2018, Nicolle and Mark Wallace divorced officially, without leaving any reason behind. Since the separation, Nicolle and Michael were seen together frequently. The pair was spotted at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

Michael Schmidt Daughter?

Schmidt, moreover, is rumored to have a daughter named Rachel Schmidt, but he has never talked about Rachel in any shows or interviews.

Net Worth of Michael Schmidt

Michael Schmidt earns decent money from his career as a journalist. To date, the famous journalist has worked for various companies, which adds up to his total fortune.

As per some sources, an average salary of a journalist in MSNBC is $53,058. Hence we can assume the yearly wage of Schmidt. Michael's total net worth is estimated to be $20 million, as of 2021, which is more than another MSNBC journalist Natasha Bertrand.

Michael Schmidt's Initial Career

In 2005, the famous journalist graduated with AB in International Affairs via Lafayette College based in Easton, Pennsylvania. However, Schmidt started his career in 2004 when he joined The Boston Globe.

The following year, he joined The Times and served as a news clerk. He became a staff reporter in December 2007, where he covered news regarding legal issues and performance-enhancing drugs.

Professional Career

The American journalist came into the limelight after he uncovered the story behind Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and Sammy Sosa, the professional athletes who tested the performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. 

Later in 2015, Schmidt collaborated with other reporters of The Times and disclosed several stories about Justice Department charging FIFA executives. 

Hillary Clinton's Email Controversy

In mid-2015, The Times journalist revealed that Hillary Clinton had an alternate email account when she served as the secretary of state.

When this information was exposed, Schmidt was serving as the lead reporter for the Times. Later, the defenders of Clinton claimed that the story covered by Schmidt is unfair, which was criticized by the Media Matter and other groups.

Later, David Brock, the chairman and the founder of Media Matters wrote a letter to The New York Times saying, 

''prominent correction as soon as possible.'' 

The New York Times, however, did not follow the letter, which led the inspector of the State Department to accuse Hillary Clinton of using a secret email account and violate the State Department's record-keeping policies.

The Trump Story

On 16th May 2017, Michael uncovered another exciting story as the ex FBI director James Corney wrote an FBI memo citing Donald Trump's order of James to stop the investigation of Michael Flynn. 

After the story was disclosed, Robert Mueller, the former director of the FBI, was appointed to investigate Trump.

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