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 . [43][44][45] It toured in San Diego, Los Angeles, and several other cities throughout the United States before closing on October 1, 2017. To quote Lord Acton, we believe everything kept secret degenerates. 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. The searches were targeting people who had worked with the group and its leader, James OKeefe, and the probe is being led by the FBI and federal prosecutors in New York, according to the Times. "Harris and Kurlander stole personal property from an immediate family member of a candidate for national political office they sold the . The Reason? Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. Ashley Biden is the only daughter of President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. What we consider before using anonymous sources. 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. 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. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Mr. Kurlander also provides a potential link to the possible role of a number of Trump supporters. 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. Weve investigated powerful people, and, in many ways, we are the tip of the spear, but we never break the law. According to the diary, Ashley wrote that her father and our president took. 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. 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. We exist for the very purpose of discovering and revealing the truth, in hope to make the world a more transparent place. Feds are ridiculous people, Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 6, 2021, Howley tweeted, The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashleys showers. 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. Project Veritas, court testimony indicates, paid $40,000 for this alleged diary. Rebecca Kiessling, the mother of two sons killed by fentanyl . Ultimately, one of Ms. Bidens lawyers, Roberta Kaplan, told Mr. Ede: This is insane; we should send to SDNY. Shortly thereafter Ms. Bidens lawyers alerted prosecutors at the United States Attorneys office for the Southern District of New York, which is now overseeing the case. The 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.. [25], In 2017, Biden launched the Livelihood Collection, an ethical fashion clothing brand, at Spring Place in TriBeCa during New York Fashion Week. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma., Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. ", "Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's Debut at New York Fashion Week -- See the Adorable Pics! She decided to leave some of her belongings behind, including a duffel bag and another bag, people familiar with the events said. 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. ", "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. This federal investigation smacks of politics. Do the sources know the information? Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. Now if you haven't been following this story, the journalists at Project Veritas got their hands on . Read this and defend it as non-newsworthy: "Was I molested," the. Who is Ashley Biden? The truth will vindicate us. The diary's explosive . Mar 20, 2022, 10:58 PM. We dont mislead or conceal. First, we have the saga of Ashley Biden, 27-year-old daughter of Vice President Joe Biden. Announcement will be in April or early May. How did the diary get in the hands of Project Veritas? His cancer brought me to my knees. Appearing with MSNBC host Alex Witt on Saturday afternoon, legal analyst Danny Cevallos explained why the simple theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley grew from a . 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? Ashley's diary, which she had left in a Delray Beach, Florida, home she was renting, and other items were ultimately sold for. 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. To quote Lord Acton, we believe everything kept secret degenerates. 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. New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative groups acquisition last year of a journal kept by the presidents daughter. According to Washington Examiner, when she was 17, Biden was arrested for marijuana possession but charges werent pursued. Sometimes feminists make the argument that any woman having power is a good thing for . 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 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. 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/. 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. [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. Ms. Fago appears to know Mr. Kurlander. The First Amendment doesnt just matter to people on one side. The Bidens have not commented on the diary claims. 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. No, really. 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. Biden told Elle that she was motivated by her parents professions. Within an hour of one of our reporters homes being secretly raided by the FBI, The New York Times, who we are currently suing for defamation, contacted the Project Veritas reporter for comment. Her parents are U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Howley is currently focusing on the possible politicization of Child Protective Services. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. But while the Department of Justice requested us to not disclose the existence of the subpoena, something very unusual happened. [14], In 2014, she was promoted to executive director of the center, and served in that capacity until 2019. The family was close-knit, hardworking, always reminding the children that ordinary people can do the extraordinary. Washington, DC. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? weeks later, Project Veritas called her," March 20, 2022 PolitiFact, " Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe . 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. [4][5] Biden is a great-great-granddaughter of Edward Francis Blewitt. How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group's acquisition last year of a journal kept by the. Without accountability, freedom itself is an illusion. Mr. Kurlander, a self-described venture capitalist, is a longtime friend and former housemate of Ms. Harris. A diary purportedly belonging to Ashley Biden, daughter of President Joe Biden, contained a disturbing revelation about her father and now recent legal action confirmed that it was, indeed, her property. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. 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.". They ask us to focus on our divisions. [18][12] All the proceeds from the brand launch at New York Fashion Week were allocated to programs for communities in need. agents are investigating whether there was a criminal conspiracy among a handful of individuals to steal and publish the diary. 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. 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. 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 the FBI and the Southern District of New York seize reporters notebooks, it is not just an attack on Project Veritas. 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. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to . Powered by. Would love your thoughts, please comment. 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 . But while the Department of Justice requested us to not disclose the existence of the subpoena, something very unusual happened. Weve gone far beyond the point of partisan politics in this country. 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. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. "[33], Biden created the brand to help combat income inequality and racial inequality in the United States. Getty 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. As a boy, Joey stuttered and was bullied, but overcame both, learning to stand up for himself and others. On Friday night, Tucker Carlson did a deep dive into the alleged diary of Joe Biden's daughter Ashley which was downright shocking. [1][2] Her father, Joe Biden, is the president of the United States and previously served as vice president. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. [18] In 2008, she was listed in Delaware Today's "40 People to Watch" for her work in the department. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. Statements from a diary published on a dubious website which themselves have been taken out of context allegedly came from a misplaced diary written by Ashley Biden and later sold to the right-wing sting operation Project Veritas, whose founder said their authenticity couldn't be confirmed. Whats their motivation for telling us? 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. Investigators are also looking at the role of Ms. Fagos daughter, Stephanie Walczak. 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. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. How about they do a follow up on that?. People involved in the case have identified A.H. as Ms. Harris and R.K. as Robert Kurlander. Image Via Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/VF16/WireImage via Getty Images. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. 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. Prior to her administrative role at the center, she worked in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families. We investigate facts and potential newsworthy information. In March 2019, the page says, So we are running. [52] Two Florida residents pled guilty in 2022 to conspiring to transport her stolen diary across state lines as well as other personal items. We investigated the claims provided to us, as journalists do. How about they do a follow up on that?. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022. The pages published by the National File contain this line, Was I molested. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. 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. [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. Ms. Bidens lawyers refused to acknowledge whether the diary belonged to Ms. Biden but told Mr. Ede that Project Veritas should treat it as stolen property the lawyers suggested that serious crimes might have been committed and that any suggestion that the diary was abandoned was ludicrous.. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Delaware. The searches were targeting people who had worked with the group and its leader, James OKeefe, according to the Times. 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. But . 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. 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. 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. Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. At times, Biden has candidly discussed how being the daughter of a famous politician can come with difficulties. [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. 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. [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. Reflection of the parents. Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. 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. "A Project Veritas Employee Leaked Ashley Biden's Diary." CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The Intercept, 7 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary-leak/. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. Spokesmen for the F.B.I. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to. [14][13] She obtained a master's of social work degree from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice in 2010. Within an hour of one of our reporters homes being secretly raided by the FBI, The New York Times, who we are currently suing for defamation, contacted the Project Veritas reporter for comment. Ashley Biden's diary was shopped around a Trump fundraiser in Florida before being purchased for $40,000 ahead of the 2020 election: report. A decade later, a purported friend of hers tried to sell the New York Post a hidden camera video that they said showed a woman resembling Biden using cocaine, Examiner reported. In the final two months of the 2020 campaign, President Donald J. Trump, his grip on power slipping because of his handling of the pandemic, desperately tried to change the narrative by attacking the business dealings of Joseph R. Biden Jr.s son Hunter, invoking his name publicly over 100 times. 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. Mr. Kurlander was sentenced to 40 months in prison. You can read that original report here. 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. One line in the diary is causing the most controversy. Ashley Blazer Biden (Wilmington, 8 giugno 1981) un'attivista e filantropa statunitense, figlia di Joe Biden, il 46 Presidente degli Stati Uniti. We know why. You can read that original report here. "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 . 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. 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. 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. Elizabeth Fago in 2018. 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 . Friday 26 August 2022 08:31. 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? [18][3], While working for the department, Biden created programs for youth focusing on juvenile justice, foster care, and mental health. The Ashley Biden diary story is a case study in how women sometimes work as handmaidens to Republican men. [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 List once described Ashley Biden as a social worker, activist, and entrepreneur with a passion for creating permanent change, especially issues relating to poverty. My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacherits in my DNA.. [10][11] During her childhood, her father served as a United States senator from Delaware and her mother worked as an educator. [49], Biden is a practicing Catholic. Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Wilmington, Delaware. 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. 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. When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.. 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. Ashley Biden's diary is the topic of an investigation. Kelsey Vlamis. The Ashley Biden diary is the most recent example of a blanket media blackout, a July 2019 excerpt going viral two weeks ago. 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. Another page discusses Hunters birthday and Beaus birthday, the names of Bidens two sons; Beau is deceased. Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime. We dont mislead or conceal. 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.. Let me be clear. 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. We know why. The New York Times. The guilty pleas come after a long-running investigation into how Ashley Biden's diary got into the hands of a right-wing organisation . Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. "EXCLUSIVE SOURCE: Biden Daughter's Diary Details 'Not Appropriate' Showers With Joe As Child." Meet Joey in this handsomely illustrated portrait of a boy who. 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. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. planet-today. 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. Its founder, James OKeefe, was pulled from his apartment in his underwear and handcuffed during a dawn raid last month by the F.B.I., two days after a pair of his former employees had their homes raided. 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. 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. [33][34] Biden stated that "[Beau] was my bow. 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." 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. But a Delray Beach Police Department report and an officers body camera video footage tell a somewhat different story.