The FBI has conducted searches of at least two New York locations tied to the conservative investigative group Project Veritas, reportedly in connection with the alleged theft of a diary belonging to Ashley Biden, the youngest daughter of President Joe Biden.Here's the link to the full release of the diary published on National File, October 28, 2020.
"I awoke to the news that apartments and homes of Project Veritas journalists, or former journalists, had been raided by FBI agents," Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe said in a statement posted on his website on Friday. "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. Or at least, this journalist."
Federal agents reportedly searched two locations tied to O'Keefe's group "as part of an investigation into how a diary stolen from President Biden's daughter, Ashley, came to be publicly disclosed a week and a half before the 2020 presidential election."
The New York Times said then-Attorney General William Barr "opened an investigation into the matter shortly after a representative of the Biden family reported to federal authorities in October 2020 that several of Ms. Biden's personal items had been stolen in a burglary." The outlet claimed "one of the people briefed on the case" said that "in recent weeks, federal investigators have reached out to at least one person who worked for Project Veritas to question that person about the diary."
Donald Trump has taken the low road, yet again, this time baselessly suggesting Alec Baldwin intentionally shot "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins because the actor is "a troubled guy."Despite painting Trump's comments as 'reckless' and irresponsible, he's got a point. With all the talk of sabotage and Baldwin being set up, every theory ends with him choosing to point the gun at crew members and pulling the trigger. Isn't one possible solution to the question of 'how?' that Baldwin put the live round in the gun himself? So why is this possibility never on the table in the mainstream press or summarily dismissed and condemned when someone like Trump floats it? Despite the fact that very little is known about the case, Baldwin has been portrayed as a victim from the get go. At the very least, this is the opposite of responsible reporting.
Trump floated the reckless claim Thursday during an interview on the right-leaning "Christ Stigall Show" podcast.
"In my opinion, he had something to do with it. But if nothing else, how do you take a gun, whether it's loaded or not loaded, how do you take a gun, point it at somebody that's not even in the movie, and just point it at this person and pull the trigger, and now she's dead," Trump said.
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Despite the official version from authorities, Trump suggested Baldwin chose to fire a live round because he's a "sick guy."
"Even if it was loaded, and, you know, that's a weird thing, maybe he loaded it," Trump said. "If they handed me a gun, I would never point it at somebody and shoot it."
The 45th president continued to float conspiracy theories before Stigall finally ended the interview.
"He's a troubled guy. There's something wrong with him. I've watched him for years. He gets into fistfights with reporters... I mean, everything he does, he's a volatile guy. He's a nutjob," Trump said.
The sheriff's office continues its investigation into what exactly happened on the set, including allegations of unsafe working conditions, something "Rust" producers have called "patently false."
For years there's been bad blood between Trump and Baldwin, especially over the actor's impressions of The Donald on "Saturday Night Live." Baldwin portrayed Trump on the NBC late-night series between the 2016 presidential campaign and Trump's loss to Joe Biden in 2020.
"Newsmax is currently reviewing the posts and during that period, Ms. Robinson will not be on air but continue with duties for the network," the outlet said in a statement to The Hill on Thursday.
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