That is why Im calling on all Americans, and especially all journalists, to stand with us for the right to free speech, the free press, and to send a message that the politics of fear will not prevail in the United States of America. 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. According to Elle magazine, Biden started Livelihood, an ethically produced, American-made clothing company. The fashion line contained supersoft organic cotton hoodies.. 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 site said it had obtained the diary from someone at another organization that was unwilling to publish it in the campaigns final days. Ashley Biden's diary is the topic of an investigation. But the police did examine the contents of the bag and quickly determined that they belonged to Ms. Biden. Do the sources know the information? The author wrote that she remembers showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate), according to the pages published by National File. 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. [51], In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to the right-wing activist group Project Veritas. 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. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. Ryan, Grim. When the FBI and the Southern District of New York seize reporters notebooks, it is not just an attack on Project Veritas. [4][5] Biden is a great-great-granddaughter of Edward Francis Blewitt. Ms. Walczak declined to comment. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. Ashley Biden's diary was shopped around a Trump fundraiser in Florida before being purchased for $40,000 ahead of the 2020 election: report. Exactly what happened next remains the subject of the federal investigation. The Ashley Biden diary is the most recent example of a blanket media blackout, a July 2019 excerpt going viral two weeks ago. agents are investigating whether there was a criminal conspiracy among a handful of individuals to steal and publish the diary. No, really. To quote Lord Acton, we believe everything kept secret degenerates. The First Amendment is first for a reason: it guarantees all the other rights that follow, because its about accountability. [18], Biden earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural anthropology from Tulane University. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. 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 Diary Published: Text & Content Scrutinized, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. "A Project Veritas Employee Leaked 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? ", "Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's Debut at New York Fashion Week -- See the Adorable Pics! Andrew Feinberg. [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. The tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas. Joe Biden is a DESPOT and a CHILD MOLESTER. The Ashley Biden diary story is a case study in how women sometimes work as handmaidens to Republican men. 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? 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. They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. 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. In response, Ms. Bidens lawyers accused Project Veritas of threatening them as part of extortionate effort to secure an interview with Mr. Biden in the campaigns closing days. [33][34] Biden stated that "[Beau] was my bow. The Washington Examiner reported that Biden has worked for a Delaware nonprofit organization that received a $166,000 federal grant. 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.. Ms. Fago did not respond to requests for comment. 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. 2 Florida residents plead guilty in theft of Ashley Biden's diary Aimee Harris, 40, and Robert Kurlander, 58, admitted to stealing the diary from a home in Delray Beach and then selling it. Biden is the only child from his second marriage to educator Jill Biden. 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. 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. 1:54. It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. [7][8][9], Biden was raised in the Catholic faith and was baptized at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in Greenville, Delaware. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma., Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. weeks later, Project Veritas called her," March 20, 2022 PolitiFact, " Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe . As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. In March 2019, the page says, So we are running. Her half-sister Naomi "Amy" Biden was killed in a 1972 car accident . I had heard some of the claims associated with the . The diary was found at a Florida home where Ashley Biden, who was recovering from addiction, had previously stayed, according to the Times report. [29][30] The brand collaborated with Gilt Groupe and Aubrey Plaza to raise $30,000 for the Delaware Community Foundation. 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. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. As a boy, Joey stuttered and was bullied, but overcame both, learning to stand up for himself and others. Biden told Glamour that her early calling came in animal welfare issues. Biden told Elle that she was motivated by her parents professions. NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden's 'Inappropriate Showers With Joe' Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas. 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 truth will vindicate us. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. We never published it. Joe Biden has two pets: Willow and Commander Biden. Why it matters: The revelation comes amid a criminal investigation into how the diary and other property belonging to Ashley Biden ended up in the hands of right-wing journalists. 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. 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. In October 2020, days before the election, Mr. Kurlander said on Twitter: Where are Bidens two kids? adding, Ashley and Hunter are disasters. 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. 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. Without accountability, freedom itself is an illusion. When the FBI and the Southern District of New York seize reporters notebooks, it is not just an attack on Project Veritas. As reported by The Associated Press in August 2022, the document had come into the possession of two individuals after one moved into an apartment previously occupied by Ashley Biden: 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, prosecutors said in a court filing. 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.. Powered by. Outside his house last month near a golf course in Jupiter, Fla., Mr. Kurlander declined to comment, but a woman with him acknowledged they had been dealing with the matter and wanted to avoid public attention. 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. 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.. Nick Mele/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. 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. [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 published page also contains the line that the writer remembers showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate).. The authenticity of these and other pages has not been confirmed. [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. 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 . The reason behind Ashley's sudden popularity is reportedly a bombshell diary, which reveals her alleged drug and sex addiction. Our rule is to act as if there are 12 jurors on our shoulders all the time. Was I molested. 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. JESSE WATTERS (HOST): Today a brand new bombshell dropped in the case of Ashley Biden's diary. This LUCIFER IN THE FLESH must be DEFEATED!" read a tweet. Who is Ashley Biden? [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. The tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. Ms. Harris is fully cooperating with the investigation and will remain responsive to the governments requests for evidence and for her version of events, her lawyer, Guy Fronstin, said in an email. A diary authored by U.S. President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley, describes inappropriate actions toward her taken by the president when she was a child. Krein is a graduate of Rutgers University and Thomas Jefferson Medical College. On Oct. 16, 2020, Project Veritas wrote to Joe Biden and his campaign that it had obtained a diary that Ashley Biden had "abandoned" and wanted to question Joe Biden on camera about its . worked with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberley Guilfoyle. But . Florida duo plead guilty to conspiracy for Ashley Biden diary theft. 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? Investigators are also looking at the role of Ms. Fagos daughter, Stephanie Walczak. Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. Elle reported that Biden graduated from Tulane University and earned a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. The Reason? Whats their motivation for telling us? Washington, DC. When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.. ", "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. 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. The inquiry has also intensified the scrutiny of 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. You can tell a lot about the family by the children!!!!! Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. 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. But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. His cancer brought me to my knees. [14][13] She worked as a social worker in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families for fifteen years. The Intercept, 7 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary-leak/. What unites us is so much more powerful than what divides us. Whats their motivation for telling us? Core Values MORAL COURAGE Courage is the virtue that, Video related to ashley biden diary published: text & content scrutinized. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Kurlander also provides a potential link to the possible role of a number of Trump supporters. Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. 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 . 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. The pages can be found in full at that site here. Even as a child, I had a hard time reconciling the inherent unfairness of it all.. James OKeefe, founder of Project Veritas, in 2020. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. 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. 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. The group, the Delaware Center for Justice, received a federal Edward Byrne Memorial grant, which Joe Biden supported, the site reported. 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. 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 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." Diary theft. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for the payment of monies for the diary. [18] In 2008, she was listed in Delaware Today's "40 People to Watch" for her work in the department. Rebecca Kiessling, the mother of two sons killed by fentanyl . Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. [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. 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. 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. Without accountability, freedom itself is an illusion. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. 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. Elizabeth Fago in 2018. In October 2020, Kurlander wrote on Twitter, @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr where are Bidens two kids? [52] Two Florida residents pled guilty in 2022 to conspiring to transport her stolen diary across state lines as well as other personal items. In 1994, Mr. Kurlander pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to a conspiracy count in a drug-related money laundering scheme that also led to a guilty plea from David Witter, the grandson of the founder of the investment firm Dean Witter. 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. [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. 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. It matters to people on all sides. Her parents are U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. 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. 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. 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? 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. Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. Prior to her administrative role at the center, she worked in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families. Feds are ridiculous people, Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 6, 2021, He also tweeted, The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashleys showers. Do the sources know the information? 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. She moved to Philadelphia, planning to return to the Florida home and leaving her belongings behind as a result, The Times reported. The First Amendment doesnt just matter to people on one side. According to the diary, Ashley wrote that her father and our president took. 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. Ashley Biden stored the diary, tax records, a digital device with family photos and a cellphone in September 2020 in a Delray Beach, Florida, home where one of the defendants was living at the . 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. 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. Sometimes feminists make the argument that any woman having power is a good thing for . Howley is currently focusing on the possible politicization of Child Protective Services. Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2022/08/25/2-florida-residents-plead-guilty-in-scheme-to-sell-ashley-bidens-diary/. 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. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. The truth will vindicate us. How about they do a "follow up" on that? Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to. 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.. Reflection of the parents. I think its worth taking a look at.. Ashley Biden with her parents and brother. Ashley and Hunter are disasters. Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. Joe !!!.. Updated on: August 25, 2022 / 7:31 PM / AP. Ashley Biden's diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. 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'.