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. The tipsters indicated that the diary had been abandoned in a room in which Ms. Biden stayed at the time, and in which the tipsters stayed in temporarily after Ms. Biden departed the room. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. People involved in the case have identified A.H. as Ms. Harris and R.K. as Robert Kurlander. Ashley left the diary at a friend's home in Delray Beach, Florida, in 2020, and planned to go back to get it later that year, the Times reported. Reporting was contributed by Patricia Mazzei, William K. Rashbaum, Kitty Bennett, Matthew Cullen and Kirsten Noyes. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. As the investigation came to light last month, Mr. OKeefe said in a statement that Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner.. Mr. OKeefes lawyers said in a court filing last month that Project Veritas arranged for Ms. Bidens items to be delivered in early November to the police in Florida, not far from the house where she had left them. 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. Should we not hear from you by Tuesday, October 20, 2020, we will have no choice but to act unilaterally and reserve the right to disclose that you refused our offer to provide answers to the questions raised by your daughter, Project Veritas chief legal officer, Jered T. Ede, wrote. Mr. Kurlander also provides a potential link to the possible role of a number of Trump supporters. The FBI has not specifically verified that those pages came from the diary its investigating; however, major news organizations, including The New York Times, have reported that the handwritten pages published on the conservative website were from Ashley Bidens diary. Then 38, Ashley Biden had worked for the group for a year and was promoted to executive director, according to Examiner, which added that the grant is designed to strengthen local law enforcement.. The FBI raided the home of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe as part of a federal investigation into the "stolen" diary of President Biden 's daughter, Ashley Biden. Ashley Biden's diary was shopped around a Trump fundraiser in Florida before being purchased for $40,000 ahead of the 2020 election: report. In October 2020, Kurlander wrote on Twitter, @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr where are Bidens two kids? Ashley Biden's diary is under investigation by the FBI, which has launched a theft probe into Project Veritas. While you are under no obligation to comply with our request, we are requesting you not to make any disclosure in order to preserve the confidentiality of the investigation and because disclosure of the existence of this investigation might interfere with and impede the investigation'. 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. Harriss social media accounts show shes a fan of Trump, and she learned Ashley Biden had left some belongings behind, The Times reported, adding that a short time later the diary had been acquired from Ms. Harris and a friend by Project Veritas. Thats all under investigation. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. According to the DailyMail.com, Ashley Biden, a drug addict, left her personal diary under a mattress in a Palm Beach, Florida halfway house where she stayed during one of her rehab stints.. The FBI took materials of current, and former, Veritas journalists despite the fact that our legal team previously contacted the Department of Justice and voluntarily conveyed unassailable facts that demonstrate Project Veritas lack of involvement in criminal activity and/or criminal intent. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. [14] Half of the proceeds of the art go directly to the artists, and the other half goes into funding the program to buy art supplies and to pay the wages of youth who work at the community art shows. When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.. Prior to her administrative role at the center, she worked in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families. "2 Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Ashley Biden's Diary." [46] The hotel donated $15,000 to Livelihood. How about they do a follow up on that?. [50] She joined her husband, father, and brother in a private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican in 2016. His Designer Daughter Ashley Sure Hopes So", "New Snoopy and Belle Exhibit features Hamilton Costumes", "Snoopy and Belle's Fashion Exhibition Party at Brookfield Place", "What Will Her Dad's Campaign Mean for Ashley Biden's Fashion Line? Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. The Justice Department announced the guilty pleas of a woman and man in the FBI's investigation into the theft of a highly personal diary and other items from Ashley Biden, the president's . August 25, 2022 | 3:31pm. Less than a month before Election Day, in an Oct. 12, 2020, email that Project Veritas included in a court filing, Mr. OKeefe told his team that he had made the decision not to publish a story about the diary, adding: We have no doubt the document is real but that reactions to its publication would be characterized as a cheap shot.. The FBI has not specifically verified that those pages came from the diary its investigating; however, major news organizations, including The New York Times, have reported that the handwritten pages published on the conservative website were from Ashley Bidens diary. Joe !!!.. Getty I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma., Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. The group which purchased the diary but ultimately did not publish it and denies any wrongdoing has assailed the investigation. The Intercept, 7 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary-leak/. Getty Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax records, a digital device with family photos, a cellphone and other items there,. 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." Both of those political stories had great political impact and were picked up by major news outlets all over the country, widely being regarded as legitimate stories. She was going through a divorce and struggling financially, the Times reported and was facing eviction. First, we have the saga of Ashley Biden, 27-year-old daughter of Vice President Joe Biden. When the FBI and the Southern District of New York seize reporters notebooks, it is not just an attack on Project Veritas. 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. CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. I had no choice but to shoot forward, keep going, keep aiming at my own dreams. They said [Aimee] Harris then moved into the same room, found the items and got in touch with [Robert] Kurlander, who enthused in a text message that he would help her make a "ton of money" from selling it, adding an expletive before "ton.". Biden told Glamour that her early calling came in animal welfare issues. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. National File, 24 Oct. 2020, https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-source-biden-daughters-diary-details-not-appropriate-showers-with-joe-as-child/. Let me be clear. Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. The First Amendment is first for a reason: it guarantees all the other rights that follow, because its about accountability. We investigated the claims provided to us, as journalists do. Its a decision that only I can make. That year Ms. Fago gave $15,400 to pro-Trump fund-raising committees and an additional $7,600 to the Republican National Committee after Mr. Trump won the partys nomination. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. Adam Leo Bantner II, a Florida lawyer, delivered bags belonging to Ashley Biden to the police in Delray Beach the day after her father was declared the victor in the 2020 presidential election. Andrew Feinberg. Both of those political stories had great political impact and were picked up by major news outlets all over the country, widely being regarded as legitimate stories. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. 1:54. [14], In August 2020, Biden spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention before her father accepted the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination. Any achievement that I accomplished, many people attributed to the fact that I was his daughter, she once lamented, according to The List. The Ashley Biden diary is the most recent example of a blanket media blackout, a July 2019 excerpt going viral two weeks ago. The 41-year-old had reportedly made some shocking claims in her diary, which included statements, like: "I have always been boy crazy. At the same time, another effort was underway in secret to try to expose the contents of a diary kept the previous year by Mr. Bidens daughter, Ashley Biden, as she underwent treatment for addiction. Ashley Bidens diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. [13] She moved to Kensington, Philadelphia, and started a job as a clinical support specialist at the Northwestern Human Services Children's Reach Clinic, assisting youth and their families with accessing resources and working directly with psychiatrists and therapists. We never published it. We investigate facts and potential newsworthy information. In November 2021, FBI agents conducted an early-morning search at the home of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe as part of an investigation into Ashley Biden's stolen diary. FILE President Joe Biden walks on the beach with daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., June 20, 2022. At Tulane University, she was known as a party girl, according to The New York Post. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. Driving the news: Two Florida individuals pled guilty on Thursday to transporting . They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. 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. Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. The inquiry has also intensified the scrutiny of Project Veritas. Anyone can read what you share. Why arent they campaigning like your 4 kids? 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. We know why. Our rule is to act as if there are 12 jurors on our shoulders all the time. What unites us is so much more powerful than what divides us. [37][38] She decided to design hoodies due to their connection to the Labor Movement, and their symbolic significance toward social justice movements. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. 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? Washington, DC. His Daughter", "Ashley Biden's New Sweatshirt Line Is Style With a Powerful Social Conscience", "Everything You Need To Know About Joe Biden's Four Children Before Tonight's Debate", "Joe Biden's Fashion Designer Daughter Just Raised The Normcore Bar", "Joe Biden Takes Over New York Fashion Week With Gilt", "Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley at Her NYFW Debut! 08/25/2022 01:50 PM EDT. A diary! Thats why the cover letter for the Grand Jury Subpoena we received contains this language: The Government hereby requests that you voluntarily refrain from disclosing the existence of the subpoena to any third party. The Intercept reported in September 2022 that in October 2020 an employee of Project Veritas provided the alleged diary to the National File when Project Veritas had reservations about publishing it. GettyAshley Biden, Joes daughter, with her parents. A month prior to the November 2020 U.S. presidential election, right-wing blog The National Filepublished what it claimed was "a copy of the complete diary of Ashley Blazer Biden, the 39-year-old daughter of Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, dating from during the 2020 presidential campaign.".
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