James OKeefe, founder of Project Veritas, in 2020. 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. Unverified pages of the alleged diary first emerged on a website called National File. [7][8][9], Biden was raised in the Catholic faith and was baptized at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in Greenville, Delaware. Even as a child, I had a hard time reconciling the inherent unfairness of it all.. We know why. Mr. Bantners interaction with an officer was recorded on a body camera. Announcement will be in April or early May. As a boy, Joey stuttered and was bullied, but overcame both, learning to stand up for himself and others. "A Project Veritas Employee Leaked Ashley Biden's Diary." 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! 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 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? Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign rejected an offer to buy President Biden's daughter's stolen diary, federal prosecutors say. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. Kelsey Vlamis. According to the diary, Ashley wrote that her father and our president took. 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. She also helped foster care children. Exactly what happened next remains the subject of the federal investigation. Florida duo plead guilty to conspiracy for Ashley Biden diary theft. Ashley Biden's diary - which was published shortly before the 2020 election by a conservative news site that highlighted a claim against her father - is the subject of a criminal probe. 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 tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas. First, we have the saga of Ashley Biden, 27-year-old daughter of Vice President Joe Biden. We exist for the very purpose of discovering and revealing the truth, in hope to make the world a more transparent place. GettyAshley Biden, Joes daughter, with her parents. [37][38] She decided to design hoodies due to their connection to the Labor Movement, and their symbolic significance toward social justice movements. CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. Reflection of the parents. She has no culpability, her lawyer told the Times. Now if you haven't been following this story, the journalists at Project Veritas got their hands on . Biografia. The Justice Department, led by Attorney General William Barr under the Trump administration, began its investigation of the stolen diary in October after the Biden family reported the incident. Ms. Fago appears to know Mr. Kurlander. The report came as controversy swirled about the New York Posts stories on Bidens son Hunters laptop, which the media largely ignored before the presidential election. The Times reported that one of the locations searched by authorities was the residence of Spencer Meads, a longtime Project Veritas operative and confidante of Mr. OKeefe.. (When she moved away, Ashley Biden. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age." "I relapsed. And it has been making a case in court and to Congress that, despite its use of undercover stings and other deceptive tactics, it is practicing a form of journalism that deserves the same legal and constitutional protections afforded news organizations. Ashley Biden's diary - over which Project Veritas was raided by the FBI last month - made its way to the whistleblower organization after Ms. Biden left her belongings at a friend's house, where sh. It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. 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. Two people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley to the conservative group Project Veritas, prosecutors said Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. You can tell a lot about the family by the children!!!!! Nasce nel 1981 come prima e unica figlia di Joe e Jill Biden. The authenticity of these and other pages has not been confirmed. The tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for the payment of monies for the diary. A diary! They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. The guilty pleas come after a long-running investigation into how Ashley Biden's diary got into the hands of a right-wing organisation . The New York Times, "Ashley Biden's diary was shown at Trump fundraiser. According to Elle magazine, Biden started Livelihood, an ethically produced, American-made clothing company. The fashion line contained supersoft organic cotton hoodies.. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. 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. [29][30] The brand collaborated with Gilt Groupe and Aubrey Plaza to raise $30,000 for the Delaware Community Foundation. In Brief: The Case of Ashley Biden's Diary The DOJ does not agree to guilty pleas and cooperation arrangements with clearly culpable offenders unless more attractive targets can be pursued. On Friday, it was revealed that the FBI had raided two locations associated with Project Veritas in connection to the diary of the President Biden's daughter Ashley, which went missing shortly before the 2020 election.. Project Veritas reported that they had the diary, could not authenticate it, and turned it over to law enforcement. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? I had no choice but to shoot forward, keep going, keep aiming at my own dreams. 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? GettyConservative undercover journalist James OKeefe (R) holds a news conference at the National Press Club September 1, 2015 in Washington, D,C. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. But while the Department of Justice requested us to not disclose the existence of the subpoena, something very unusual happened. Do the sources know the information? 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. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment. The truth will vindicate us. Joe Biden has two pets: Willow and Commander Biden. The published page also contains the line that the writer remembers showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate).. Now, this is not the first time we have been attacked and it will not be the last. But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. National File, 24 Oct. 2020, https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-source-biden-daughters-diary-details-not-appropriate-showers-with-joe-as-child/. Shortly after moving into the Delray home, Ms. Harris whose social media postings and conversations with friends suggested that she was a fan of Mr. Trump learned that Ms. Biden had stayed there previously and that some of her things were still there, according to two people familiar with the matter. My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacherits in my DNA.. But by September, the diary had been acquired from Ms. Harris and a friend by Project Veritas, whose operations against liberal groups and traditional news organizations had helped make it a favorite of Mr. Trump. She decided to leave some of her belongings behind, including a duffel bag and another bag, people familiar with the events said. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. The group is currently under investigation by the Justice Department to uncover how it acquired a diary kept by Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden's daughter, before the 2020 election. In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to . Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. The Reason? She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. The content and text of the diary were published by a conservative news site before the 2020 presidential election, but it didnt get much attention until now. The episode has its roots in the spring of 2020, as Ms. Bidens father was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. You can read that original report here. Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. Announcement will be in April or early May. F***ing again. Ashley Biden's diary is under investigation by the FBI, which has launched a theft probe into Project Veritas. Harris and Kurlander thought its contents could be. Elizabeth Fago in 2018. Two Florida residents pleaded guilty to stealing President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley Biden's diary after they sold the diary to Project Veritas for $40,000, prior to the 2020 presidential election. The Times also reported that a Trump donor from fForida who knows Kurlander, Elizabeth Fago, is being scrutinized in the investigation., According to the Times, Project Veritas wrote Biden and asked for an interview, saying if he refused the site would have no voice but to act unilaterally and serve the right to disclose that you refused our offer to provide answers. Weeks after Ms. Biden headed to the Northeast, the friend who had been hosting Ms. Biden in the house allowed an ex-girlfriend named Aimee Harris and her two children to move in. Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter to the conservative . Even with these questions satisfied, The Times uses anonymous sources as a last resort. Rebecca Kiessling, the mother of two sons killed by fentanyl . Would love your thoughts, please comment. Should the Southern District of New York try to take away our First Amendment rights to uncover and publish newsworthy stories without government intimidation, be assured, Project Veritas will not back down. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. [1][2] Her father, Joe Biden, is the president of the United States and previously served as vice president. At times, Biden has candidly discussed how being the daughter of a famous politician can come with difficulties. For now, she's talking hoodies and economic inequality", "Here's what went down at the NYC launch of Ashley Biden's charitable clothing line", "Former Vice President Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's New York Fashion Week Event", "Ashley Biden Makes Her Fashion Designer Debut in a Hoodie", "Ashley Biden Shows Ivanka Trump How to Make American Fashion Great Again", "Joe Biden's Daughter Launched Clothing That's ACTUALLY Made in the U.S.", "How Joe Biden's daughter is giving back with her new hoodie line", "Will Joe Biden Run in 2020? 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.. In its own court filing, Project Veritas has acknowledged acquiring the diary from two people it identified as A.H. and R.K., but said it was told they had acquired the diary lawfully. In the. 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. How about they do a follow up on that?. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. . Reporting was contributed by Patricia Mazzei, William K. Rashbaum, Kitty Bennett, Matthew Cullen and Kirsten Noyes. Two Palm Beach County residents this week pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting they snatched a diary kept by President Joe Biden's daughter when she lived briefly in Delray Beach . Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. Our rule is to act as if there are 12 jurors on our shoulders all the time. Before the 2020 election, a conservative news site called National File highlighted unverified pages from the Ashley Biden diary, but it didnt gain much traction at that time until the FBI launched a criminal probe, investigating, among others, the conservative group Project Veritas. The truth will vindicate us. 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.. Anyone can read what you share. Ashely Biden's diary revealed that her father, the current President of the United States, might have played a role in her being sexualized at a young age, and the big news is that it might have been criminal for someone else to possess the sordid autobiographical details. People involved in the case have identified A.H. as Ms. Harris and R.K. as Robert Kurlander. The report said the police contacted both the Secret Service and the F.B.I., which later collected the items. Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach, Florida, home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax . A source inside Project Veritas leaked the diary of Ashley Biden to a reporter at a conservative news outlet, according to Noel Fritsch, publisher of that outlet, National File, which first. But a Delray Beach Police Department report and an officers body camera video footage tell a somewhat different story. They ask us to focus on our divisions. 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. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma I remember not liking the (last names) house; I remember somewhat being sexualized with (another female); I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate); being turned on when I wasnt suppose to be.. Ashley Biden's Diary. Or at least, this journalist., He added: I had to think long and hard before making this statement. Weve investigated powerful people, and, in many ways, we are the tip of the spear, but we never break the law. The group which purchased the diary but ultimately did not publish it and denies any wrongdoing has assailed the investigation. Howleys biography on National File describes him as a seasoned reporter responsible for revealing the Veterans Affairs scandal, exposing Ralph Northams racist yearbook photo, breaking the Cal Cunningham adultery scandal, and revealing the financial links between the Pelosi family and Ukraine. [51], In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to the right-wing activist group Project Veritas. [18][12][4] She helped establish and run programs and services at the center focused on public education, adult victim services, gun violence, incarcerated women, and community reentry. 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. NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden's 'Inappropriate Showers With Joe' Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas. A Florida woman who found Ashley Biden's private diary is being investigated by the FBI - not for stealing the journal but for selling it, DailyMail.com has learned.. She was going through a divorce and struggling financially, the Times reported and was facing eviction. How did the diary get in the hands of Project Veritas? Joe Biden briefly spoke about the mother who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning. [18][12] All the proceeds from the brand launch at New York Fashion Week were allocated to programs for communities in need. [18][3][48] Her husband, who is Jewish, works at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and is an assistant professor of facial, plastic, and reconstructive surgery. 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. [22][23][24] On August 6, Biden hosted an organizing event for Wisconsin Women for Biden to discuss the Women's Agenda, released by her father's campaign, and bring awareness to women's issues in the 2020 United States presidential election. 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. 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.. Krein is a graduate of Rutgers University and Thomas Jefferson Medical College. Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Delaware. What is this due to? No, really. [4][5] Biden is a great-great-granddaughter of Edward Francis Blewitt. According to NBC, an FBI spokesperson confirmed that the agency is investigating the possible theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Bidens daughter, Ashley Biden.. Project Veritas is in hot water with federal agents after allegedly obtaining a diary of President Joe Biden 's youngest daughter, Ashley, the Associated Press reported. 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. 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.. A few months ago, I reported on the shocking details the diary contained about Ashley and Biden's relationship. I got a real sense that some people had a lot, and some had nothing at all, Biden told Elle. Project Veritas, the conservative group under scrutiny in a Justice Department investigation of how a diary kept by President Biden's daughter Ashley Biden was published days before the. Her debut collection proceeds were going to alleviate poverty through education, training, and job placement, Elle reported. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. Despite this, they are being investigated for having had it . [40], In June 2020, Biden designed the uniforms for the staff at the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. as an offshoot of her Livelihood Collection[46][33] The uniforms were unveiled at a private launch party. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. Was I molested. The Ashley Biden diary is the most recent example of a blanket media blackout, a July 2019 excerpt going viral two weeks ago. What unites us is so much more powerful than what divides us. Ashley Biden and Joe Biden Gary Gershoff/WireImage A former diary believed to belong to President Joe Biden 's daughter, Ashley Biden, is now at the center of a federal investigation. How Ashley Bidens Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/us/politics/ashley-biden-project-veritas-diary.html. Have they proved reliable in the past? [18] She later got involved in dolphin conservation, inspiring her father to work with Congresswoman Barbara Boxer to write and pass the 1990 Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. [15][18], Biden works as a social justice activist and social worker. 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. Any achievement that I accomplished, many people attributed to the fact that I was his daughter, she once lamented, according to The List. "Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Biden's diary" and "the tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for . A right-wing outlet called the National File published dozens of pages of 40-year-old Ashley Biden's purported diary in October 2020, with the handwritten pages covering a number of salacious . The content and text of the Ashley Biden diary were published by a conservative news site before the 2020 presidential election. We attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it. Joe Biden is a DESPOT and a CHILD MOLESTER. ", "Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's Debut at New York Fashion Week -- See the Adorable Pics! Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. [3] During her freshman year of college, she worked at Girls Incorporated, now Kingswood Academy, as a camp counselor. Biden founded the fashion company Livelihood, which partners with the online retailer Gilt Groupe to raise money for community programs focused on eliminating income inequality in the United States, launching it at New York Fashion Week in 2017. 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. It is all super anxiety producing but I just have to take it one day at a time and relax. Another passage says, My dad cried on the phone saying he has a debate in a week and now has to worry about you. And he cried., Under a column titled resentful and why, the writer wrote, dad, $, control and under a column titled hurt, after dad it says, hurting self, lying., The National File claimed that the diary started while the author was in a drug rehabilitation facility in Florida, and contains intensely personal information, including about drug addiction. The New York Times. This material may not be reproduced without permission. [47] They married in a Catholic-Jewish interfaith ceremony at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in 2012. We dont mislead or conceal. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. This federal investigation smacks of politics. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. 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. The page also refers to overhearing parents having sex and claims, my mother not emotionally available. Or at least, this journalist., He added: I had to think long and hard before making this statement. Elle reported that Biden graduated from Tulane University and earned a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. August 25, 2022 | 3:31pm. James OKeefe, who heads Project Veritas, has defined the organization. We investigated the claims provided to us, as journalists do. [25], In 2017, Biden launched the Livelihood Collection, an ethical fashion clothing brand, at Spring Place in TriBeCa during New York Fashion Week. What is this due to? 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. 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'. The Washington Examiner reported that Biden has worked for a Delaware nonprofit organization that received a $166,000 federal grant. Ashley Biden with her parents and brother. Conversely, the New York Times obtained core attorney-client material that was unlawfully taken from Project Veritas. His cancer brought me to my knees. [18][31][32] Livelihood's logo, an arrow piercing through the letters "LH", was inspired by Biden's half-brother Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. 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. 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. Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. Ashley Biden Diary Published: Text & Content Scrutinized, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. Two Florida residents pleaded guilty in federal court in New York City on Thursday to stealing the diary and other possessions of President Biden's daughter, Ashley, and selling them to the. Ashley Biden's diary was deemed a federal issue of such importance that the Administration conducted highly intrusive searches and seizures targeting a publisher. But in June, with the campaign ramping up, she headed to the Philadelphia area, planning to return to the Delray home in the fall before the lease expired in November. My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacherits in my DNA.. They ask us to focus on our divisions. [53], Media related to Ashley Biden at Wikimedia Commons, Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 01:40, Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, "Get to Know All of Joe Biden's Kids and Grandkids! According to NBC, an FBI spokesperson confirmed that the agency is investigating the possible theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Bidens daughter, Ashley Biden..
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