We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. Ashley Biden's diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. "[33], Biden created the brand to help combat income inequality and racial inequality in the United States. President Joe . Accessed 7 Dec. 2022. F***ing again. According to the Times, Kurlander previously pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering crime in 1994, and harris is full cooperating with the investigation, according to her lawyer. [51], In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to the right-wing activist group Project Veritas. Nick Mele/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. Mr. Kurlander was sentenced to 40 months in prison. Ms. Fago, a donor to former President Donald J. Trump who visited the White House at least twice, is among a number of individuals being scrutinized by federal investigators, according to people familiar with the matter. The pages can be found in full at that site here. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age." "I relapsed. Ashley Blazer Biden (Wilmington, 8 giugno 1981) un'attivista e filantropa statunitense, figlia di Joe Biden, il 46 Presidente degli Stati Uniti. On Oct. 16, 2020, Project Veritas wrote to Mr. Biden and his campaign that it had obtained a diary Ms. Biden had abandoned and wanted to question Mr. Biden on camera about its contents that referred specifically to him. 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 . [18][21] She implemented a program called SWAGG: Student Warriors Against Guns and Gangs, endorsed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which provides educational resources and community-based support groups aimed at eliminating violent crimes and gang activity among youth in New Castle County. Ashley Bidens Diary: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. If Biden knew about this raid, and assuming he didn't order it himself, why would he even wink and nod as the FBI conducted it? [14], She founded the Young@Art program that provides resources and outlets for students to create artwork while they are detained in detention facilities, and then sells the art in the community. In a court filing, Project Veritas told a federal judge that around Sept. 3, 2020, someone the group described as a tipster called Project Veritas and left a voice message. [43][44][45] It toured in San Diego, Los Angeles, and several other cities throughout the United States before closing on October 1, 2017. Ashley Biden's diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. It was mostly ignored when it was first published on October 26, 2020, right before the 2020 presidential election. But the police did examine the contents of the bag and quickly determined that they belonged to Ms. Biden. Driving the news: Two Florida individuals pled guilty on Thursday to transporting . It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to . She moved to Philadelphia, planning to return to the Florida home and leaving her belongings behind as a result, The Times reported. Read this and defend it as non-newsworthy: "Was I molested," the. Our rule is to act as if there are 12 jurors on our shoulders all the time. 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. Getty 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. Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign rejected an offer to buy President Biden's daughter's stolen diary, federal prosecutors say. ", "Ashley Biden, daughter of U.S. Vice President, marries Jewish doctor", "The Latest: Biden's grand welcome at Italian PM's residence", "How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas", "Florida Pair Pleads Guilty in Theft of Biden's Daughter's Diary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Biden&oldid=1140221230, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 01:40. 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. 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 . weeks later, Project Veritas called her," March 20, 2022 PolitiFact, " Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe . However, those news outlets are generally leaving the actual claims in the published pages out of their stories, including the passage about showers; theyve been widely circulated, though, by conservatives like Candace Owens on social media. 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. A few months ago, I reported on the shocking details the diary contained about Ashley and Biden's relationship. 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. Now, Ms. Bidens Fathers Department of Justice, specifically the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York, appears to be investigating the situation, claiming the diary was stolen. Mr. Kurlander also provides a potential link to the possible role of a number of Trump supporters. Project Veritas, court testimony indicates, paid $40,000 for this alleged diary. One line in the diary is causing the most controversy. But while the Department of Justice requested us to not disclose the existence of the subpoena, something very unusual happened. The writer also wrote, I am grateful for my father and talks in great detail about her efforts at self betterment and sobriety and moving on from a painful personal relationship. Announcement will be in April or early May. 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.. This federal investigation smacks of politics. "2 Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Ashley Biden's Diary." 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? 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 . 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.. [37][38], Along with Colleen Atwood, Barbara Tfank, Rachel Zoe, Bibhu Mohapatra, Betsey Johnson, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Anna Sui, Paul Tazewell, and other designers and fashion houses, Biden designed outfits for 12-inch (30cm) vinyl dolls of the Peanuts characters Snoopy and Belle for the 2017 Snoopy and Belle in Fashion exhibition. Project Veritas has acknowledged buying the diary, through an unnamed proxy, from two people it identified in court filing as A.H. and R.K., but said it was told they had acquired the diary lawfully. Reporting was contributed by Patricia Mazzei, William K. Rashbaum, Kitty Bennett, Matthew Cullen and Kirsten Noyes. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. The tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for the payment of monies for the diary. [3] She has two half-brothers, Hunter Biden and the late Beau Biden, and a half-sister, the late Naomi Biden, from her father's first marriage to the late Neilia Hunter Biden. Or at least, this journalist., He added: I had to think long and hard before making this statement. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. We dont mislead or conceal. The diary of Joe Biden's daughter Ashley was taken by two people who attempted to sell it to Donald Trump's campaign just before the 2020 election, a court has heard. The truth will vindicate us. Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Wilmington, Delaware. OKeefe also once presided over a company that used that address, The Times reported. Joe Biden briefly spoke about the mother who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning. Washington, DC. [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. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. In March 2019, the page says, So we are running. Unverified pages of the alleged diary first emerged on a website called National File. Elizabeth Fago in 2018. Can we corroborate the information? Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach, Florida, home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax . Do the sources know the information? It remains unclear how Ms. Harris and Mr. Kurlander made contact with Project Veritas and what role others might have played in facilitating the transaction. [37][38] She decided to design hoodies due to their connection to the Labor Movement, and their symbolic significance toward social justice movements. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. 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? Ashley Biden's diary is under investigation by the FBI, which has launched a theft probe into Project Veritas. ", "Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's Debut at New York Fashion Week -- See the Adorable Pics! Ms. Fago visited the Trump White House at least twice. The truth will vindicate us. Investigators are also looking at the role of Ms. Fagos daughter, Stephanie Walczak. The tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas. Weve gone far beyond the point of partisan politics in this country. 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. Follow Patrick on Twitter @HowleyReporter and at Gab.com/patrickreports., Imagine being on the FBI "Find Ashley's Diary" Task Force lol. Ashley Biden is the only daughter of President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. 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.". This federal investigation smacks of politics. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander each copped to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate . [1][2] Her father, Joe Biden, is the president of the United States and previously served as vice president. They ask us to focus on our divisions. Or at least, this journalist., He added: I had to think long and hard before making this statement. 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 Ashley Biden diary story is a case study in how women sometimes work as handmaidens to Republican men. [14], In 2014, Biden criticized the death penalty, stating that it is not cost effective and wastes resources that could go towards victim services and crime prevention. In October 2020, days before the election, Mr. Kurlander said on Twitter: Where are Bidens two kids? adding, Ashley and Hunter are disasters. Whats their motivation for telling us? Howley is currently focusing on the possible politicization of Child Protective Services. The site said it had obtained the diary from someone at another organization that was unwilling to publish it in the campaigns final days. When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. [46] The hotel donated $15,000 to Livelihood. 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. We do not know how The New York Times was aware of the execution of a search warrant at our reporters home, or the subject matter of the search warrant, as a Grand Jury investigation is secret. [14] She also interned at a summer program at Georgetown University, working with youth from Anacostia. Your great awesome kids. [4][5] Biden is a great-great-granddaughter of Edward Francis Blewitt. But . [14][13] She worked as a social worker in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families for fifteen years. [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. National File, 24 Oct. 2020, https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-source-biden-daughters-diary-details-not-appropriate-showers-with-joe-as-child/. Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. Two Florida residents pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to traffic in stolen goods for selling a diary and other personal effects of President Joe Biden's . 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. 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. She has no culpability, her lawyer told the Times. Ashley Biden's diary was deemed a federal issue of such importance that the Administration conducted highly intrusive searches and seizures targeting a publisher. ", "Ashley Biden knows a presidential campaign is coming. 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. 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 . [15][18], Biden works as a social justice activist and social worker. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. Agents on Friday searched . The caller said a new occupant moved into a place where Ashley Biden had previously been staying and found Ms. Bidens diary and other personal items., The diary is pretty crazy, the tipster said on the voice mail, according to a Project Veritas court filing. 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." You can read that original report here. 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. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. [35][36] Ten percent of the brand's continued sales are donated to community organizations in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and the Riverside in Wilmington. 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. No, really. These details were discovered in Ashley Biden's DIARY reported by @TuckerCarlson this evening. 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.". We know why. Now the New York Times is accusing a woman named Aimee Harris of being the person who gave it to Project Veritas, which is under investigation for its role in acquiring the diary. The First Amendment doesnt just matter to people on one side. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. 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. Aimee Harris, 40, and . 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 group, the Delaware Center for Justice, received a federal Edward Byrne Memorial grant, which Joe Biden supported, the site reported. It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden's 'Inappropriate Showers With Joe' Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas. Like I said, Im fine with it, Mr. Bantner replied. They dont ask us to focus on the things which unite us. [17] After finishing graduate school, she gained a job at West End Neighborhood House, a non-profit organization, as their Employment and Education Liaison for adjudicating youth developing various employment and job skills training programs. The Intercept, 7 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary-leak/. Ashley Biden Diary Published: Text & Content Scrutinized, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Now, more than a year later, the Justice Department is deep into an investigation of how the diary found its way into the hands of supporters of Mr. Trump at the height of the campaign. I had heard some of the claims associated with the . She was one of twelve graduates who received the John Hope Franklin Combating American Racism Award. 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. This material may not be reproduced without permission. [14], After college, Biden worked as a waitress at a pizza shop in Wilmington for a few months before starting her career in social work. They ask us to focus on our divisions. She also helped foster care children. Florida duo plead guilty to conspiracy for Ashley Biden diary theft. Ashley Bidens 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 launched by the FBI, which is investigating locations connected with Project Veritas, the conservative group that conducts stings on public figures in politics and the media. The page also refers to overhearing parents having sex and claims, my mother not emotionally available. Weve investigated powerful people, and, in many ways, we are the tip of the spear, but we never break the law. On LinkedIn, Biden lists experience as an education and employment liaison with the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families from 2007 to 2012; employment and education specialist at West End Neighborhood House in Wilmington, Delaware, from 2006 to 2007; and a clinical support specialist at NHS Childrens Reach Clinic in Philadelphia from 2003 to 2006. She wrote a letter to the company asking them to change their policy on animal testing. [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. Getty Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. [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. She was living in Delray Beach, Fla., a small city between Miami and West Palm Beach, with a friend who had rented a two-bedroom house lined with palm trees with a large swimming pool and wraparound driveway, according to people familiar with the events. Ms. Walczak declined to comment. The Times reported that Project Veritas bought the diary from people identified as A.H. and R.K., and it says that the group thought they had obtained the diary legally. First daughter Ashley Biden has been a regular presence in President Joe Biden's White House - she quit her job before the 2020 campaign partly to be near the man she calls her "best friend". New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative groups acquisition last year of a journal kept by the presidents daughter. [18] In 2008, she was listed in Delaware Today's "40 People to Watch" for her work in the department. 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. What we consider before using anonymous sources. The raids, first reported by the New York Times on Friday, came a little over a year after the publication of the entire contents of Ashley Biden's diary by the conservative American newspaper National File. According to Elle magazine, Biden started Livelihood, an ethically produced, American-made clothing company. The fashion line contained supersoft organic cotton hoodies.. 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. JESSE WATTERS (HOST): Today a brand new bombshell dropped in the case of Ashley Biden's diary. Weve gone far beyond the point of partisan politics in this country. Mr. Bantner declined to reveal the identity of his client to the police. 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. Her debut collection proceeds were going to alleviate poverty through education, training, and job placement, Elle reported. In the midst of this exchange, a conservative website, National File, published excerpts from the diary on Oct. 24, 2020, and the full diary two days later, though it got little attention. The New York Times has published a lengthy investigative piece exploring the federal investigation into the diary, including how it found its way into the hands of supporters of Mr. Trump at the height of the campaign.. But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. The Times reported that the website that published the diary pages is owned by Flyover Media, which is registered to an address shared by Branch Six Consulting, which is run by a former British spy named Richard Sneddon, who has helped train Project Veritas in espionage tactics, according to The Times. Krein is a graduate of Rutgers University and Thomas Jefferson Medical College. Kelsey Vlamis. Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty to stealing the diary of Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden's youngest daughter, and then selling it to right-wing activist group Project Veritas, the Justice Department announced Thursday. [12][13], Biden attended Wilmington Friends School, a private school run by the Religious Society of Friends in Wilmington. First, we have the saga of Ashley Biden, 27-year-old daughter of Vice President Joe Biden. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to. Would love your thoughts, please comment. 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. Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. Image Via Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/VF16/WireImage via Getty Images. [20] In 2012, she joined the Delaware Center for Justice as an associate director, focusing on criminal justice reform in the state. Another page discusses Hunters birthday and Beaus birthday, the names of Bidens two sons; Beau is deceased. GettyAshley Biden, Joes daughter, with her parents. Do the sources know the information? I think its worth taking a look at.. According to the Times, AH is Aimee Harris and RK is Robert Kurlander, a self-described venture capitalist and friend of Harris. Ms. Fago did not respond to requests for comment. Reflection of the parents. In 2016, she co-hosted a fund-raiser for Mr. Trump at his club at Mar-a-Lago. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. 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 report said the police contacted both the Secret Service and the F.B.I., which later collected the items. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? 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.. According to PV founder James O'Keefe in August 2022, his organization could not confirm the diary received belonged to Ashley Biden. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma., Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. [14], In August 2020, Biden spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention before her father accepted the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination. Spokesmen for the F.B.I. 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. [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. Powered by. Elle reported that Biden graduated from Tulane University and earned a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. [47] They married in a Catholic-Jewish interfaith ceremony at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in 2012. 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. Without accountability, freedom itself is an illusion. Democrats gathered at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore to hear Biden mumble through remarks. 2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden's daughter's belongings, prosecutors say.
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