She wrote a letter to the company asking them to change their policy on animal testing. 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.. Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. [14], In August 2020, Biden spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention before her father accepted the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination. 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. As a boy, Joey stuttered and was bullied, but overcame both, learning to stand up for himself and others. Project Veritas will run from nothing, and we will hide from nothing. My father was message I could get love from men., It also refers to being wiped until too late in the game, and blanket being taken away, and not letting myself go to bathroom., The writer discusses family in the diary, writing, I think what keeps coming up for me is my brothers. 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. 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. We know why. 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. CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. 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. Joe Biden briefly spoke about the mother who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. According to Washington Examiner, when she was 17, Biden was arrested for marijuana possession but charges werent pursued. Ashley Biden's diary is the topic of an investigation. Like I said, Im fine with it, Mr. Bantner replied. (When she moved away, Ashley Biden. Mar 20, 2022, 10:58 PM. The First Amendment is first for a reason: it guarantees all the other rights that follow, because its about accountability. 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. OKeefe also once presided over a company that used that address, The Times reported. 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. 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. The diarys content and text have ended up online, and passages in which Biden writes about her father, President Joe Biden, are causing controversy. The inquiry has also intensified the scrutiny of Project Veritas. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. 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. 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. The Washington Examiner reported that Biden has worked for a Delaware nonprofit organization that received a $166,000 federal grant. 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. Harris and Kurlander thought its contents could be. When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.. weeks later, Project Veritas called her," March 20, 2022 PolitiFact, " Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe . At times, Biden has candidly discussed how being the daughter of a famous politician can come with difficulties. In 2020, a diary Biden kept was stolen and sold to . [14] Through the program, Biden also teaches the students business and financial literacy skills. 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.The National File wrote that it obtained this document from a whistleblower who was concerned the media organization that employs him would not publish the materials in the final days before the presidential election., The National File wrote that it has a recording of Ashley Biden admitting the diary is hers, and employed a handwriting expert who verified the pages were all written by Ashley.. The Bidens have not commented on the diary claims. 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'. Getty Now, this is not the first time we have been attacked and it will not be the last. 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.. We attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it. Read this and defend it as non-newsworthy: "Was I molested," the. 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. A diary! 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.". The episode has its roots in the spring of 2020, as Ms. Bidens father was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. NBC reported that the FBI acknowledged conducting court authorized law enforcement activity at an address associated with Project Veritas in Mamaroneck, N.Y., and another address on E. 35th St. in Manhattan., 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. Project Veritas, court testimony indicates, paid $40,000 for this alleged diary. 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. The guilty pleas come after a long-running investigation into how Ashley Biden's diary got into the hands of a right-wing organisation . According to PV founder James O'Keefe in August 2022, his organization could not confirm the diary received belonged to Ashley Biden. [10][11] During her childhood, her father served as a United States senator from Delaware and her mother worked as an educator. The First Amendment is first for a reason: it guarantees all the other rights that follow, because its about accountability. Ashley Biden Diary Published: Text & Content Scrutinized, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Why arent they campaigning like your 4 kids? In March 2019, the page says, So we are running. Ashley Blazer Biden was born on June 8, 1981, in Delaware. 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. When the FBI and the Southern District of New York seize reporters notebooks, it is not just an attack on Project Veritas. While you are under no obligation to comply with our request, we are requesting you not to make any disclosure in order to preserve the confidentiality of the investigation and because disclosure of the existence of this investigation might interfere with and impede the investigation'. [14][13][15] Biden graduated from Archmere Academy, a private Catholic school, in 1999. Its a decision that only I can make. We investigate facts and potential newsworthy information. Our mission is to serve the publics right to know by illuminating, revealing and exposing information others wish to hide for the wrong reasons. James OKeefe, founder of Project Veritas, in 2020. The pages published by the National File contain this line, Was I molested. They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. [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. Aimee Harris, 40, and . 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. The book was discovered by a woman who took over a rehab center room that had been previously occupied by Ashley Biden and then handed over to Project Veritas. Any achievement that I accomplished, many people attributed to the fact that I was his daughter, she once lamented, according to The List. 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/. But a Delray Beach Police Department report and an officers body camera video footage tell a somewhat different story. Those being scrutinized include current and former operatives for the conservative group Project Veritas; a donor Mr. Trump appointed to a political position in the final days of his administration; a man who once pleaded guilty in a money laundering scheme; and a financially struggling mother of two, according to people familiar with federal grand jury subpoenas and a search warrant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. We never published it. 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. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age." "I relapsed. NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden's 'Inappropriate Showers With Joe' Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas. The diary was found at a Florida home where Ashley Biden, who was recovering from addiction, had previously stayed, according to the Times report. 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.. Her parents are U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. One line in the diary is causing the most controversy. They dont ask us to focus on the things which unite us. 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. She provided the name of their lawyer, who declined to comment. But . Rebecca Kiessling, the mother of two sons killed by fentanyl . The Justice Department 's announcement that two Florida residents had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport Ashley Biden 's stolen diary and other stolen items across state lines is the. 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 pages published by the National File contain this line, Was I molested. Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma. The person the writer is accusing of molestation, if they even remembered it, is not mentioned in the pages. [12] Biden made an appearance before members of the United States Congress to lobby for the legislation. The New York Times. 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.. 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. planet-today. 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 . Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. The content and text of the diary were published by a conservative news site before the 2020 presidential election, but it didn't get much attention until now. The family was close-knit, hardworking, always reminding the children that ordinary people can do the extraordinary. 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. Her parents are U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. 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. Her debut collection proceeds were going to alleviate poverty through education, training, and job placement, Elle reported. FILE President Joe Biden walks on the beach with daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., June 20, 2022. 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. Federal prosecutors and F.B.I. Was I molested. 1:54. Joe Biden is a DESPOT and a CHILD MOLESTER. 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. Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime. Ashley Biden's Diary. In October 2020, Kurlander wrote on Twitter, @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr where are Bidens two kids? According to the Times, AH is Aimee Harris and RK is Robert Kurlander, a self-described venture capitalist and friend of Harris. 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. [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. Biden is the only child from his second marriage to educator Jill Biden. I got a real sense that some people had a lot, and some had nothing at all, Biden told Elle. Ashley Biden's diary is under investigation by the FBI, which has launched a theft probe into Project Veritas. Getty 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. President Joe . Any achievement that I accomplished, many people attributed to the fact that I was his daughter, she once lamented, according to The List. Howley is currently focusing on the possible politicization of Child Protective Services. 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. 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. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. 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. 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. 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. We never published it. Back in November, the FBI conducted a pre-dawn raid of the home of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe looking for the "stolen" diary of Biden's daughter, Ashley. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. 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. The investigation has focused new attention on how Mr. Trump or his allies sought to use the troubles of Mr. Bidens two surviving children to undercut him. Ashley's diary, which she had left in a Delray Beach, Florida, home she was renting, and other items were ultimately sold for. [14] She also interned at a summer program at Georgetown University, working with youth from Anacostia. 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. Despite this, they are being investigated for having had it . [3] During her freshman year of college, she worked at Girls Incorporated, now Kingswood Academy, as a camp counselor. 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. According to the diary, Ashley wrote that her father and our president took. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. Washington, DC. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. Ashley Biden's diary was shown and shopped around a Trump fundraiser before it was purchased by Project Veritas for $40,000 The New York Times published new details Sunday about Project. 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. 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. 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. Powered by. 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. The searches were targeting people who had worked with the group and its leader, James OKeefe, according to the Times. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.. worked with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberley Guilfoyle. The content and text of the diary were published by a conservative news site before the 2020. At times, Biden has candidly discussed how being the daughter of a famous politician can come with difficulties. No, really. [14], In 2014, she was promoted to executive director of the center, and served in that capacity until 2019. Weve investigated powerful people, and, in many ways, we are the tip of the spear, but we never break the law. 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..