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Pollak is an Orthodox Jew whose family migrated from South Africa to Illinois shortly after he was born.  He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1987.

Pollak is an Orthodox Jew whose family migrated from South Africa to Illinois shortly after he was born.  He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1987.

Although not a news reporter, Pollak played a major role in the start of the [[Obamagate]] controversy.  [[Mark Levin]] wrote a story about a "silent coup" against [[President Trump]] which did not gain much media notice. However, on March 3, 2017, as is Pollak's custom, Pollak published an opinion-editorial reprising Levin's work and adding a few points.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/03/mark-levin-obama-used-police-state-tactics-undermine-trump/|title=Mark Levin to Congress: Investigate Obama’s ‘Silent Coup’ vs. Trump|date=March 3, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2018|work=Breitbart}}</ref><ref name=money>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/06/media/mark-levin-joel-pollak-breitbart-trump-obama/index.html|title=Birth of a conspiracy theory: How Trump's wiretap claim got started|date=March 6, 2017|work=CNN Money|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>  The Breitbart op-ed circulated in the White House and came to President Trump's attention prompting him to tweet out that Obama "tapped" Trump Tower.<ref name=money/>

Although not a news reporter, Pollak played a major role in the start of the [[Obamagate]] controversy.  [[Mark Levin]] wrote a story about a "silent coup" against [[President Trump]] which did not gain much media notice. However, on March 3, 2017, as is Pollak's custom, Pollak published an opinion-editorial reprising Levin's work and adding a few points.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/03/mark-levin-obama-used-police-state-tactics-undermine-trump/|title=Mark Levin to Congress: Investigate Obama’s ‘Silent Coup’ vs. Trump|date=March 3, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Breitbart}}</ref><ref name=money>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/06/media/mark-levin-joel-pollak-breitbart-trump-obama/index.html|title=Birth of a conspiracy theory: How Trump's wiretap claim got started|date=March 6, 2017|work=CNN Money|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>  The Breitbart op-ed circulated in the White House and came to President Trump's attention prompting him to tweet out that Obama "tapped" Trump Tower.<ref name=money/>

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