Why arent they campaigning like your 4 kids? If the government may, pursuant to a search warrant, fully examine a reporters electronic devices which include information and communications with government critics, watchdogs and whistle-blowers then the truth-seeking function of the press will wither.. O'Keefe had claimed that he did not publish it because he could not verify its authenticity. Exactly how Project Veritas came to acquire Ashley Biden's diary in the fall of 2020, during the home stretch of the presidential campaign, remains the subject of considerable debate and . In March 2022, The New York Times reported on it: A month before the 2020 election, Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s daughter, Ashley, received a call from a man offering help. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. Margot Frank (Ashley Brooke) and Miep Gies (Bel Powley) in "A Small Light." . 21 Mar. Project Veritas declined to publish the diary, which inspired a "whistle-blower" from that organization to deliver the document to National File. []. You can read that original report here. The judge set a schedule for the government and Project Veritas to provide her with more information in the coming days, and indicated that she is unlikely to rule for at least a week. The First Amendment is first for a reason: it guarantees all the other rights that follow, because its about accountability. In August 2022, the two individuals who found, transported, and sold the alleged diary to Project Veritas pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property across state lines. My father was message I could get love from men., It also refers to being wiped until too late in the game, and blanket being taken away, and not letting myself go to bathroom., The writer discusses family in the diary, writing, I think what keeps coming up for me is my brothers. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AIMEE HARRIS and ROBERT KURLANDER, . The Post did not buy the videotape but published a story about it yesterday. Our rule is to act as if there are 12 jurors on our shoulders all the time. Follow Patrick on Twitter @HowleyReporter and at Gab.com/patrickreports., Howley tweeted, The voice that the Deep State and the media is trying to suppress is Ashley Biden., Imagine being on the FBI "Find Ashley's Diary" Task Force lol. Federal authorities are looking into whether there was a criminal conspiracy among a handful of individuals to steal and publish the diary, The Times reported. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. Her son, Joey Fago a real estate agent who this year worked with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberley Guilfoyle on their purchase of a $9.7 million Florida mansion posted a video of him and his mother at the White House on election night in 2020 and at a Christmas party the next month, where they can be seen in the West Wing. In October 2020, she gave $500 to pro-Trump committees. Ashley's diary, which she had left in a Delray Beach, Florida, home she was renting, and other items were ultimately sold for. Ms. Fago appears to know Mr. Kurlander. Ashley Biden's diary. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. Portions of the diary. But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. Project Veritas, the conservative group under scrutiny in a Justice Department investigation of how a diary kept by President Bidens daughter Ashley Biden was published days before the 2020 election, has told a federal judge that it received a diary from two people who said they had legally obtained it after she had abandoned it. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment. Our efforts were the stuff of responsible, ethical, journalism and we are in no doubt that Project Veritas acted properly at each and every step. In October 2020, days before the election, Mr. Kurlander said on Twitter: Where are Bidens two kids? adding, Ashley and Hunter are disasters. It appears the Southern District of New York now has journalists in their sights for the supposed crime of doing their jobs lawfully and honestly. FBI raids homes of Project Veritas associates as part of probe into theft of Ashley Biden's diary The probe originally began under Attorney General Bill Barr, who was appointed by former President . In a letter to followers of his website, Project Veritass founder James OKeefe wrote, I awoke to the news that apartments and homes of Project Veritas journalists, or former journalists, had been raided by FBI agents. Ashley Biden with her parents and brother. She praised her parents, though, saying, according to The List, I was taught by both of my parents to work hard, to be passionate about whatever I did, and I felt that I did that and kind of got to where I am today because of hard work and passion and determination., Biden told Glamour magazine that public service was in her DNA, saying, The passion started at a very young age. It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. Project Veritas reached a Biden acquaintance who conferenced a person who identified herself as Biden. The truth will vindicate us. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/politics/project-veritas-investigation-ashley-biden-diary.html. We dont know if it was, but it begs the question: in what world is the alleged theft of a diary investigated by the Presidents FBI and his Department of Justice? Ultimately, one of Ms. Bidens lawyers, Roberta Kaplan, told Mr. Ede: This is insane; we should send to SDNY. Shortly thereafter Ms. Bidens lawyers alerted prosecutors at the United States Attorneys office for the Southern District of New York, which is now overseeing the case. The search is reportedly tied to the diary of President Biden's daughter, Ashley, which was stolen shortly before the 2020 election. Ms. Biden, who had little public role in her fathers campaign, had earlier been in rehab in Florida in 2019, and the friends house provided a haven where she could avoid the media and the glare of the campaign. Ms. Walczak declined to comment. They ask us to focus on our divisions. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacherits in my DNA.. The diary was later sent to Project Veritas, a conservative. Exactly what happened next remains the subject of the federal investigation. "2 Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Theft of Ashley Biden's Diary." Ashley Biden has a history of drug-related controversies, including a past arrest from when she was 17. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander admitted to participating in a conspiracy in which Ashley Biden's diary ended up in the hands of the conservative group Project Veritas near the end of the 2020 . . Group eventually declined to publish Biden's deeply personal writings A New York Times report published in March recounted a similar story: Ashley Biden stored some personal belongings at the house in Delray Beach when she moved out, with the owner's permission. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. The diary reportedly details her drug abuse, sex addiction and her being "hypersexualized." Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. In November 2021, for example, when Project Veritas confirmed media reports that it had been raided by the FBI, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted,"if the FBI raided someone's house over Ashley Biden's diary being stolen, that means Ashley Biden's diary and the accusations in it were real. Joe Biden with daughter Ashley, wife Jill and son-in-law Howard Krein Getty Images. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma. The person the writer is accusing of molestation, if they even remembered it, is not mentioned in the pages. Purportedly left behind in the apartment she was staying in, the diary was quickly passed around amongsome anti-Biden activists, where it has become the source of claims of abuse and trauma she endured by the president, among other things. Even as a child, I had a hard time reconciling the inherent unfairness of it all.. The New York Times reported that the FBI investigation is into how a diary stolen from President Bidens daughter, Ashley, came to be publicly disclosed a week and a half before the 2020 presidential election., The Times further reported, Project Veritas did not publish Ms. Bidens diary, but dozens of handwritten pages from it were posted on a right wing website., According to the New York Times, the investigation was first opened in October 2020 by Trumps Justice Department after a representative for Bidens family reported that several of Ms. Bidens personal items had been stolen in a burglary.. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. But the police report said that Mr. Bantners client had told him that the property was possibly stolen and he got it from an unknown person at a hotel., The video footage, which appears to be a partial account of the encounter, records Mr. Bantner describing the bags as crap. The officer can be heard telling Mr. Bantner that he is going to throw the bags in the garbage because the officer did not have any information or proof of evidence.. However, conservative commentators have seized on the FBI investigation as proof the diary was Bidens; it contains an allegation that she was concerned she was molested, although the page does not specify by whom. The National File wrote that it obtained this document from a whistleblower who was concerned the media organization that employs him would not publish the materials in the final days before the presidential election., The National File wrote that it has a recording of Ashley Biden admitting the diary is hers, and employed a handwriting expert who verified the pages were all written by Ashley.. According to the Times, he was also the first journalist to publish a yearbook picture showing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and another person (the people in the photo were wearing a KKK outfit and blackface), and also first published text messages revealing an extramarital affair between Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina, Cal Cunningham, and a woman. Photo: Fox News. The FBI raided the former President and Presidential Candidate's property. However, National File, an outlet unrelated to Project Veritas, published alleged excerpts of 39-year-old Ashley Biden's diary that included details of her previously disclosed problems with drugs. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. The government said in the search warrant that among the crimes it was investigating were conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines, conspiracy to possess stolen goods and transporting stolen property across state lines. Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. At the end of the day, we made the ethical decision that because, in part, we could not determine if the diary was real, if the diary in fact belonged to Ashley Biden, or if the contents of the diary occurred, we could not publish the diary and any part thereof. According to the Times, Ashley Biden was living in Delray Beach, Fla., with a friend in a rented home, after being in rehab. "@revel_anna @MelissaDedloff @spetry_mi @POTUS The government has not stated a view on the authenticity of the diary published by National File, and the lawyer representing Ashley Biden has declined to confirm its authenticity. And already, look, there are publications in the media that "the FBI confirms that this is Ashley Biden's real diary". The List once described Ashley Biden as a social worker, activist, and entrepreneur with a passion for creating permanent change, especially issues relating to poverty. The report said the police contacted both the Secret Service and the F.B.I., which later collected the items. At the end of the day, we made the ethical decision that because, in part, we could not determine if the diary was real, if the diary in fact belonged to Ashley Biden, or if the contents of the diary occurred, we could not publish the diary and any part thereof. Biden told Elle that she was motivated by her parents professions. My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacherits in my DNA.. Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press, ruling from the judge posted on Twitter by a Project Veritas lawyer. National File argued that the declaration of facts provided by Project Veritas in the special master filing proved that O'Keefe was lying about having doubts, and that he and his organization believed it to be real. Published November 8, 2021 6:18pm EST Jonathan Turley says FBI's involvement in alleged theft of Ashley Biden's diary raises 'legitimate concern' The FBI raided the home of Project. Reflection of the parents.. Spokesmen for the F.B.I. Without accountability, freedom itself is an illusion. How about they do a follow up on that?. Banned From National . He said it was not confirmed. According to the Times, he was also the first journalist to publish a yearbook picture showing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and another person (the people in the photo were wearing a KKK outfit and blackface), and also first published text messages revealing an extramarital affair between Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina, Cal Cunningham, and a woman. "A Project Veritas Employee Leaked Ashley Biden's Diary." On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 8 24 hours after Mr. Biden had been declared the winner of the election a lawyer named Adam Leo Bantner II arrived at the police station with a blue duffel bag and another bag, according to the police report and the footage. Biden told Glamour that her early calling came in animal welfare issues. Among those whose conduct is being scrutinized in the investigation is a woman with ties to Mr. Trump, Elizabeth Fago, a Florida businesswoman and Trump donor who was nominated by Mr. Trump in December 2020 to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Project Veritas did not publish the diary; the groups founder said in an email to followers that it could not verify the diary was real at that time. Judge Torres ruled on Thursday that the government should refrain from examining the materials it obtained in the search, including from Mr. OKeefes cellphones, until she decides whether to appoint a special master, according to a ruling from the judge posted on Twitter by a Project Veritas lawyer. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. A passage often cited makes reference to sexual trauma in general, and in a largely unrelated sentence, references the fact that she took showers with her dad "at a young age." Joe !!!.. Nick Mele/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. The First Amendment doesnt just matter to people on one side. The pages can be found in full at that site here. On October 16, 2020, shortly after the call to Ashley, a lawyer for Project Veritas asked for an on-camera interview with Joe Biden to discuss the diary, which the campaign obviously did not agree to. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1528671/download. Getty Ashley Biden with her parents and brother Ashley Biden's diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. Those being scrutinized include current and former operatives for the conservative group Project Veritas; a donor Mr. Trump appointed to a political position in the final days of his administration; a man who once pleaded guilty in a money laundering scheme; and a financially struggling mother of two, according to people familiar with federal grand jury subpoenas and a search warrant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. They are not, as has been implied, statements of the special master, the U.S. District Court, or government prosecutors. According to Elle magazine, Biden started Livelihood, an ethically produced, American-made clothing company. The fashion line contained supersoft organic cotton hoodies.. It was allegedly left behind in an apartment Biden was staying at in Florida and ultimately sold by the person who found it to right-wing activist group Project Veritas. We know why. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group's acquisition last year of a journal kept by the. A pivotal report published this week by the David Horowitz Freedom Center reveals the blatant corruption and malfeasance within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its use as a partisan tool to aid the Democrat Party in winning elections and promoting radical causes. FBI and Southern District of New York Raid Project Veritas Journalists Homes, Donate: projectveritas.com/donate Get emails: confirmsubscription.com/h/j/EC8A17570A033FCC Follow: Telegram: t.me/project_veritas FB: facebook.com/ProjectVeritas IG: instagram.com/project_veritas/ Telegram: t.me/JamesOKeefeIII IG: instagram.com/jamesokeefeiii/ Mission Statement Investigate & expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical & transparent society. I wrote that the Justice Department alleged that Project Veritas "apparently" paid "$50,000" for the diary and other Ashley Biden property. Shortly thereafter Ms. Biden's lawyers alerted prosecutors at the United States Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, which is now overseeing the case. The Intercept, 7 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary-leak/. The New York Times, 20 Mar. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. That an investigation was opened into, as it was first described in public filings, the theft of "personal belongings of an immediate family member of a then-former government official who was a candidate for national political office," and that two people were arrested for allegedly transporting, among other things, a stolen journal, further support its authenticity. Elle reported that Biden graduated from Tulane University and earned a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. Like I said, Im fine with it, Mr. Bantner replied. Ms. Biden, who has kept a low profile throughout her fathers vice presidency and presidency, had left a job the year before working for a criminal justice group in Delaware. In a recent letter to Congress, a lawyer for Project Veritas said it had been told the items had been abandoned in a room where Ms. Biden had stayed. Powered by. The above-mentioned Harris and Kurlander pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines in their sale of the document to Project Veritas. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. Despite being under investigation, Project Veritas did not publish the diary because of concerns it wasnt real.However, since that time, federal officials have launched the criminal investigation into Ashley Bidens diary, indicating that the diary was really the presidents daughters journal. The Biden Presidency . Regardless of any sort of official confirmation from the government or the Bidens, ample evidence strongly suggests the diary belonged to the president's daughter. Extensive interviews with people involved in or briefed on the investigation and a review of court filings, police records and other material help flesh out elements of a tale that is testing the line between investigative journalism and political dirty tricks. She and her son also met Mr. Trump on the tarmac of the West Palm Beach airport in 2019 and another picture shows the two together. The conservative group confirmed a New York Times report that the investigation involves allegations that a diary belonging to the president's daughter had been stolen. Two people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items .

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