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. No, really. 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. How about they do a "follow up" on that? I had heard some of the claims associated with the . 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. [47] They married in a Catholic-Jewish interfaith ceremony at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in 2012. Ashley Biden has a history of drug-related controversies, including a past arrest from when she was 17. Print Listen The strange case of Ashley Biden's diary just got even stranger. Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Bidens diary. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. On Friday night, Tucker Carlson did a deep dive into the alleged diary of Joe Biden's daughter Ashley which was downright shocking. Joe Biden did have another daughter, who died very young. The Pundit Class is busy doing process pieces on high-level investigative journalism instead of reporting on Joe and Ashley's showers. 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. 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. She was going through a divorce and struggling financially, the Times reported and was facing eviction. Rebecca Kiessling, the mother of two sons killed by fentanyl . 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? Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. However, it appears journalism itself may now be on trial. Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign rejected an offer to buy President Biden's daughter's stolen diary, federal prosecutors say. They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. They dont want me to defend myself and immediately tried to silence me. 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. [26][18][27][28] The launch event was attended by Biden's parents and celebrities including Olivia Palermo and Christian Siriano. The diary also contains an allegation that the writer was concerned she was molested, although the page does not specify by whom. The group, the Delaware Center for Justice, received a federal Edward Byrne Memorial grant, which Joe Biden supported, the site reported. Ms. Fago, a donor to former President Donald J. Trump who visited the White House at least twice, is among a number of individuals being scrutinized by federal investigators, according to people familiar with the matter. [37][39] The brand's website provides information about civic engagement and economic justice. The Bidens also raised Joes sons from his first marriage, Beau and Hunter. 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. 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. [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. The New York Times, "Ashley Biden's diary was shown at Trump fundraiser. It was mostly ignored when it was first published on October 26, 2020, right before the 2020 presidential election. agents are investigating whether there was a criminal conspiracy among a handful of individuals to steal and publish the diary. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment. FBI Searches NY Homes Tied to Project Veritas Over Ashley Biden Diary Investigation The conservative group allegedly received a diary that a tipster claimed belonged to President Joe Biden's. James OKeefe, who heads Project Veritas, has defined the organization. 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. Ashley Biden is the only daughter of President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. 1:54. Biden told Glamour that her early calling came in animal welfare issues. Whats their motivation for telling us? 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. Or at least, this journalist., He added: I had to think long and hard before making this statement. 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,. 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. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to. You can tell a lot about the family by the children!!!!! 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. [15][18], Biden works as a social justice activist and social worker. [20] In 2012, she joined the Delaware Center for Justice as an associate director, focusing on criminal justice reform in the state. Ms. Fago did not respond to requests for comment. 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. 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. Driving the news: Two Florida individuals pled guilty on Thursday to transporting . Ashley and Hunter are disasters. 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. [3] During her freshman year of college, she worked at Girls Incorporated, now Kingswood Academy, as a camp counselor. Andrew Feinberg. 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. To quote Lord Acton, we believe everything kept secret degenerates. [46] The hotel donated $15,000 to Livelihood. 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. 1. The published page also contains the line that the writer remembers showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate).. The diary's explosive . She moved to Philadelphia, planning to return to the Florida home and leaving her belongings behind as a result, The Times reported. Project Veritas, court testimony indicates, paid $40,000 for this alleged diary. 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. The pages published by the National File contain this line, Was I molested. GettyAshley Biden, Joes daughter, with her parents. But in June, with the campaign ramping up, she headed to the Philadelphia area, planning to return to the Delray home in the fall before the lease expired in November. Her son, Joey Fago a real estate agent who this year worked with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberley Guilfoyle on their purchase of a $9.7 million Florida mansion posted a video of him and his mother at the White House on election night in 2020 and at a Christmas party the next month, where they can be seen in the West Wing. Unverified pages of the alleged diary first emerged on a website called National File. [52] Two Florida residents pled guilty in 2022 to conspiring to transport her stolen diary across state lines as well as other personal items. I got a real sense that some people had a lot, and some had nothing at all, Biden told Elle. The Times, which is being sued by Project Veritas in another case, reported that the Justice Department searched two locations associated with the group. A picture on social media shows them dining together in July 2020. 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. Image Via Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/VF16/WireImage via Getty Images. Ashley left the diary at a friend's home in Delray Beach, Florida, in 2020, and planned to go back to get it later that year, the Times reported. 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. Mr. Kurlander was sentenced to 40 months in prison. 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 . Sometimes, as was the case here, after we investigate, we decide to not publish a news story.