", "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. 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. [18] In 2008, she was listed in Delaware Today's "40 People to Watch" for her work in the department. The episode has its roots in the spring of 2020, as Ms. Bidens father was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Ms. Walczak declined to comment. Print Listen The strange case of Ashley Biden's diary just got even stranger. 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 . Ashley Biden's diary is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities. I think so I cant remember specifics but I do remember trauma., Hyper-sexualized @ a young age, the page reads. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. 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 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. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. 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. Like I said, Im fine with it, Mr. Bantner replied. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. 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. Her half-sister Naomi "Amy" Biden was killed in a 1972 car accident . [14][13] She worked as a social worker in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families for fifteen years. [19] In 2015 she served as the commencement speaker at Rutgers University for the Rutgers School of Social Work. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. 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. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. But . Howley is currently focusing on the possible politicization of Child Protective Services. Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach, Florida, home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax . 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. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. 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. Another page discusses Hunters birthday and Beaus birthday, the names of Bidens two sons; Beau is deceased. The pages published by the National File contain this line, Was I molested. 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. Biden founded the fashion company Livelihood, which partners with the online retailer Gilt Groupe to raise money for community programs focused on eliminating income inequality in the United States, launching it at New York Fashion Week in 2017. How about they do a "follow up" on that? 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? The diary also contains an allegation that the writer was concerned she was molested, although the page does not specify by whom. 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. They dont ask us to focus on the things which unite us. Prior to her administrative role at the center, she worked in the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families. Biografia. 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 . Ashley Biden's diary is the topic of an investigation. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. . In Brief: The Case of Ashley Biden's Diary The DOJ does not agree to guilty pleas and cooperation arrangements with clearly culpable offenders unless more attractive targets can be pursued. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. 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? 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. Your great awesome kids. But the police report said that Mr. Bantners client had told him that the property was possibly stolen and he got it from an unknown person at a hotel., The video footage, which appears to be a partial account of the encounter, records Mr. Bantner describing the bags as crap. The officer can be heard telling Mr. Bantner that he is going to throw the bags in the garbage because the officer did not have any information or proof of evidence.. Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach, Florida, home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax records, a digital device with family photos, a cellphone and other items . [14] She also interned at a summer program at Georgetown University, working with youth from Anacostia. So, the great question is: Is this an indicator in the direction that America is going? 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. In March 2019, the page says, So we are running. 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. 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. Ashley Biden is the only daughter of President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. 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 Diary Published: Text & Content Scrutinized, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The First Amendment doesnt just matter to people on one side. We never published it. In October 2020, Kurlander wrote on Twitter, @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr where are Bidens two kids? 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 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. [33] Livelihood's products are made with American-sourced organic cotton and are manufactured in the United States. 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 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. 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. [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. 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. A few months ago, I reported on the shocking details the diary contained about Ashley and Biden's relationship. Sometimes feminists make the argument that any woman having power is a good thing for . In October 2020, she gave $500 to pro-Trump committees. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. How about they do a follow up on that?. How I dont have them in my life anymore.. According to The New York Times, Ashley Bidens friend then allowed his ex-girlfriend Aimee Harris to move into the home. This material may not be reproduced without permission. What we consider before using anonymous sources. We investigate facts and potential newsworthy information. 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 author wrote that she remembers showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate), according to the pages published by National File. Agents on Friday searched . The Washington Examiner reported that Biden has worked for a Delaware nonprofit organization that received a $166,000 federal grant. Ashley's diary entries, written in 2019 while she was in and out of treatment for substance abuse in South Florida, were searingly personal. The guilty pleas come after a long-running investigation into how Ashley Biden's diary got into the hands of a right-wing organisation . Joe Biden is a DESPOT and a CHILD MOLESTER. OKeefe also once presided over a company that used that address, The Times reported. CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. 2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden's daughter's belongings, prosecutors say. [15][18], Biden works as a social justice activist and social worker. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. 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'. No, really. In a statement after the investigation became public, Mr. OKeefe said: Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. The lawyer who took Ms. Bidens belongings to the police in Florida described them as crap and that he was fine with officers throwing the bags away. 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 . Investigators are also looking at the role of Ms. Fagos daughter, Stephanie Walczak. Biden told Glamour that her early calling came in animal welfare issues. Ashley Biden with her parents and brother. 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. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. [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. Her debut collection proceeds were going to alleviate poverty through education, training, and job placement, Elle reported. She is Joe's second daughter and Jill's only biological child. Ashely Biden's diary revealed that her father, the current President of the United States, might have played a role in her being sexualized at a young age, and the big news is that it might have been criminal for someone else to possess the sordid autobiographical details. [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. This federal investigation smacks of politics. "2 Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell Ashley Biden's Diary." 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.. Nick Mele/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. 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 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. New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative groups acquisition last year of a journal kept by the presidents daughter. FILE President Joe Biden walks on the beach with daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., June 20, 2022. 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 . "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 . 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. 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. Whats their motivation for telling us? 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. 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. 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. Any achievement that I accomplished, many people attributed to the fact that I was his daughter, she once lamented, according to The List. 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. 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. They ask us to focus on our divisions. 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. This federal investigation smacks of politics. Now, this is not the first time we have been attacked and it will not be the last. Project Veritas did not publish the diary; the groups founder said in an email to followers that it could not verify the diary was real at that time. 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.. 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.. 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. 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. In late 2022, social media users were sharing a quote meme that claimed Ashley Biden, the daughter of U.S. President Joe Biden, once wrote of her father in a diary, "I [am] so afraid of him. 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. 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. Patrick Howley (@HowleyReporter) November 7, 2021. 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. Powered by. Like any reporter, we regularly deal with the receipt of source information and take steps to verify its authenticity, legality, and newsworthiness. She provided the name of their lawyer, who declined to comment. 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. But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment. 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. Even as a child, I had a hard time reconciling the inherent unfairness of it all.. 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 . The diary's explosive . Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. We exist for the very purpose of discovering and revealing the truth, in hope to make the world a more transparent place. First, we have the saga of Ashley Biden, 27-year-old daughter of Vice President Joe Biden. Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story. It is an attack on every American and our sacred right to free speech and a free press. But by September, the diary had been acquired from Ms. Harris and a friend by Project Veritas, whose operations against liberal groups and traditional news organizations had helped make it a favorite of Mr. Trump. Ashley Biden's Diary. We attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it. 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 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. For now, she's talking hoodies and economic inequality", "Here's what went down at the NYC launch of Ashley Biden's charitable clothing line", "Former Vice President Joe Biden Supports Daughter Ashley's New York Fashion Week Event", "Ashley Biden Makes Her Fashion Designer Debut in a Hoodie", "Ashley Biden Shows Ivanka Trump How to Make American Fashion Great Again", "Joe Biden's Daughter Launched Clothing That's ACTUALLY Made in the U.S.", "How Joe Biden's daughter is giving back with her new hoodie line", "Will Joe Biden Run in 2020? 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 . The inquiry has also intensified the scrutiny of Project Veritas. President Joe . 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. 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. Follow Patrick on Twitter @HowleyReporter and at Gab.com/patrickreports., Imagine being on the FBI "Find Ashley's Diary" Task Force lol. Here is the artical https://ibtimes.sg/did-joe-biden-molest-his-daughter-ashley-biden-speculations-after-personal-diary-sex-addict-65289 01 Mar 2023 23:35:20 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. Now, this is not the first time we have been attacked and it will not be the last. [14] Through the program, Biden also teaches the students business and financial literacy skills. 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. 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. People involved in the case have identified A.H. as Ms. Harris and R.K. as Robert Kurlander. The searches were targeting people who had worked with the group and its leader, James OKeefe, according to the Times. Would love your thoughts, please comment. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary.
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