truepundit--2020-10-23--‘Political And Strategic Value Of The Biden Family’: Trove Of Documents Shows Biden Family Links To

‘Political And Strategic Value Of The Biden Family’: Trove Of Documents Shows Biden Family Links To Chinese Business Deal

The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained a trove of business records related to Hunter Biden ’ s deals with a Chinese energy company .
The documents have also been provided to the Senate Homeland Security Committee , according to Tony Bobulinski , a former business partner of Hunter Biden .
One letter shows that Bobulinski touted the “ political and strategic value of the Biden family ” to the partnership with CEFC , the Chinese firm .
Another message shows a partner chiding another to not discuss “ Joe being involved.
” A former business partner of Hunter Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business records to Senate investigators about their deals with a Chinese energy company , including one document that touts “ political and strategic value of the Biden family ” to a $ 10 million investment project .
Tony Bobulinski , the former Biden associate , said in a statement on Wednesday that he provided the documents to the Senate Homeland Security Committee .
In his statement , he asserted that Hunter Biden and his uncle , James Biden , “ aggressively leveraged ” their family name to secure foreign business deals .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include letters , text messages and emails showing Biden and his partners discussing a partnership with CEFC , a Chinese energy firm chaired by Ye Jianming .
The treasure trove of records are separate from documents purportedly from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop that have been published by The New York Post .
Bobulinski was part of a five-person partnership with Hunter Biden and his uncle , James Biden , on a venture involving CEFC .
The name of the joint venture was Oneida Holdings , according to the documents .
A Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s business dealings with CEFC and Ye , who was an official with a Chinese propaganda front group in the 2000s .
Some of the transactions were flagged by banking regulators for possible criminal activity , the Senate report said .
Bobulinski ’ s documents provide much deeper insight into the relationship with CEFC than did the Senate report .
Included in the trove are letters , emails and contracts between CEFC , Oneida , and a related company called SinoHawk .
“ I look forward to leveraging those relationships along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden family , James Gilliar and CEFC to fulfill SinoHawk ’ s mission , ” Bobulinski wrote to Ye on June 15 , 2017 .
According to one document , CEFC provided a $ 5 million interest-free loan to the Bidens .
“ This $ 5 MM loan to BD family is interest-free .
But if the $ 5 MM is used up , should CEFC keep lending more to the family ?
If CEFC lends more , they need to know the interest rate for the subsequent loan ( s ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Aug. 1 , 2017 .
The batch of documents also includes an email published last week that was purportedly from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
Democrats have cast doubt on the authenticity of emails purportedly from Biden ’ s laptop , but Bobulinski confirmed its authenticity .
The May 13 , 2017 , email laid out “ remuneration packages ” for the partnership with CEFC .
James Gilliar , one of the business partners , wrote that Hunter Biden would receive $ 850,000 as chairman of the partnership .
Gilliar also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which Hunter Biden would receive a 20 % equity stake , James Biden a 10 % stake , and another 10 % provided to Hunter Biden for “ the big guy.
” Bobulinski says that “ the big guy ” is Joe Biden .
Hunter Biden balked at the $ 850,000 figure in an email to the partners several days later .
“ I have been the only one asked to give up all other active commercial interests – no consulting fees no promoting another business , ” he wrote on May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email obtained by the DCNF .
“ I have to admit I do expect that if I can ’ t keep my toe in other things I will need a hell of a lot more than 850 p/y on a monthly basis.
” “ $ 2M to me means $ 1M before taxes the other half goes to her- 850 to me means 100K to me – she has a 750 floor.
” “ That does not include all he debt I assumed and not one dime for the girls ( twoIvy league @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highs cool in DC.
” The documents also reveal that Hunter Biden formed a shell company on May 22 , 2017 called GK Temujin LLC .
It is unclear what if anything Joe Biden knew about his son ’ s partnership with CEFC .
But some messages show the business partners cryptically discussing whether to bring up the former vice president in front of Hunter Biden .
“ Don ’ t mention Joe being involved , it ’ s only when u are face to face , I know u know that but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 20 , 2017 exchange between Bobulinski and James Gilliar .
An exchange from May 19 , 2017 suggests that Hunter Biden used the term “ chairman ” to refer to his father .
“ When he said his chairman he was talking about his dad and I think your dismissal of it maybe offended him a bit , but you didn ’ t know what he was talking about , ” wrote Rob Walker , one of the partners , on May 19 , 2017 .
The Senate committee that received Bobulinski @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a request for comment .
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The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained a trove of business records related to Hunter Biden’s deals with a Chinese energy company.
The documents have also been provided to the Senate Homeland Security Committee, according to Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden.
One letter shows that Bobulinski touted the “political and strategic value of the Biden family” to the partnership with CEFC, the Chinese firm.
Another message shows a partner chiding another to not discuss “Joe being involved.”
A former business partner of Hunter Biden’s has provided a trove of business records to Senate investigators about their deals with a Chinese energy company, including one document that touts “political and strategic value of the Biden family” to a $10 million investment project.
Tony Bobulinski, the former Biden associate, said in a statement on Wednesday that he provided the documents to the Senate Homeland Security Committee. In his statement, he asserted that Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden, “aggressively leveraged” their family name to secure foreign business deals.
The DCNF has obtained the documents, which include letters, text messages and emails showing Biden and his partners discussing a partnership with CEFC, a Chinese energy firm chaired by Ye Jianming.
The treasure trove of records are separate from documents purportedly from Hunter Biden’s laptop that have been published by The New York Post.
Bobulinski was part of a five-person partnership with Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden, on a venture involving CEFC.
The name of the joint venture was Oneida Holdings, according to the documents.
A Senate report released on Sept. 23 flagged Hunter Biden’s business dealings with CEFC and Ye, who was an official with a Chinese propaganda front group in the 2000s. Some of the transactions were flagged by banking regulators for possible criminal activity, the Senate report said.
Bobulinski’s documents provide much deeper insight into the relationship with CEFC than did the Senate report.
Included in the trove are letters, emails and contracts between CEFC, Oneida, and a related company called SinoHawk.
“I look forward to leveraging those relationships along with the political and strategic value of the Biden family, James Gilliar and CEFC to fulfill SinoHawk’s mission,” Bobulinski wrote to Ye on June 15, 2017.
According to one document, CEFC provided a $5 million interest-free loan to the Bidens.
“This $5 MM loan to BD family is interest-free. But if the $5 MM is used up, should CEFC keep lending more to the family? If CEFC lends more, they need to know the interest rate for the subsequent loan(s),” the company wrote to Bobulinski on Aug. 1, 2017.
The batch of documents also includes an email published last week that was purportedly from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Democrats have cast doubt on the authenticity of emails purportedly from Biden’s laptop, but Bobulinski confirmed its authenticity.
The May 13, 2017, email laid out “remuneration packages” for the partnership with CEFC. James Gilliar, one of the business partners, wrote that Hunter Biden would receive $850,000 as chairman of the partnership.
Gilliar also listed a shareholder breakdown for the partnership in which Hunter Biden would receive a 20% equity stake, James Biden a 10% stake, and another 10% provided to Hunter Biden for “the big guy.”
Bobulinski says that “the big guy” is Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden balked at the $850,000 figure in an email to the partners several days later.
“I have been the only one asked to give up all other active commercial interests – no consulting fees no promoting another business,” he wrote on May 16, 2017, according to an email obtained by the DCNF.
“I have to admit I do expect that if I can’t keep my toe in other things I will need a hell of a lot more than 850 p/y on a monthly basis.”
“$2M to me means $1M before taxes the other half goes to her- 850 to me means 100K to me – she has a 750 floor.”
“That does not include all he debt I assumed and not one dime for the girls (twoIvy [sic] league school living expenses and the most expensive highs cool in DC.”
The documents also reveal that Hunter Biden formed a shell company on May 22, 2017 called GK Temujin LLC.
It is unclear what if anything Joe Biden knew about his son’s partnership with CEFC. But some messages show the business partners cryptically discussing whether to bring up the former vice president in front of Hunter Biden.
“Don’t mention Joe being involved, it’s only when u are face to face, I know u know that but they are paranoid,” reads a May 20, 2017 exchange between Bobulinski and James Gilliar.
An exchange from May 19, 2017 suggests that Hunter Biden used the term “chairman” to refer to his father.
“When he said his chairman he was talking about his dad and I think your dismissal of it maybe offended him a bit, but you didn’t know what he was talking about,” wrote Rob Walker, one of the partners, on May 19, 2017.
The Senate committee that received Bobulinski’s documents did not respond to a request for comment.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Ex-Hunter Biden Business Partner Confirms Authenticity Of Email, Says Bidens ‘Aggressively Leveraged

Ex-Hunter Biden Business Partner Confirms Authenticity Of Email, Says Bidens ‘Aggressively Leveraged’ Family Name

A former associate of Hunter Biden ’ s has confirmed the authenticity of an email from his laptop discussing business deals with a Chinese energy company .
Tony Bobulinski , the former Biden business partner , has turned his records over to the Senate Homeland Security Committee .
Bobulinski said that Hunter Biden frequently consulting with his father on business deals , contradicting Joe Biden ’ s denials that he ever discussed business with his son .
Bobulinski also says that Joe Biden is the “ big guy ” referenced in an email discussing an equity stake in the partnership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former business partner of the Biden family has confirmed the authenticity of an email from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop discussing a lucrative business deal with a Chinese energy company .
The businessman , Tony Bobulinski , also says that Joe Biden himself is the person referred to as “ the big guy ” in the May 13 , 2017 email , which discusses payments made to various partners in a business deal with China Energy ( CEFC ) .
In a statement , Bobulinski said that he “ grew concerned ” while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family had “ aggressively leveraged the Biden family name ” to make money with foreign companies , including in China .
Bobulinski , the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings , was first mentioned in connection with Hunter Biden in a New York Post story published last week .
The Post has published a series of emails purportedly from a laptop that Biden left at a computer repair shop in April 2019 .
Democrats have suggested that the release of the emails is part of a Russian disinformation campaign against Joe Biden .
Bobulinski disputes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker .
That email is genuine , ” Bobulinski said .
“ They are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation , ” Bobulinski said of the emails .
“ Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive.
” The Post reported about the May 13 , 2017 email regarding a business agreement with CEFC , a Chinese energy company that was owned by Ye Jianming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the People ’ s Liberation Army .
The email , from businessman James Gilliar , discusses “ remuneration packages ” and equity shares for members of the business consortium .
Hunter Biden is identified in the email as “ Chair / Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC , ” with an allotted payment of $ 850,000 .
Gilliar also laid out proposed ownership stakes for the business partners .
One notation listed “ 20 ” for “ H ” and “ 20 ” for “ Jim , ” suggesting that each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stake in the company .
Another notation says : “ 10 held by H for the big guy ?
” Bobulinski said that Joe Biden is the “ big guy ” referenced in the email , and Jim is James Biden , the brother of the former vice president .
“ Hunter Biden called his dad ‘ the Big Guy ’ or ‘ my Chairman , ’ and frequently referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals that we were discussing , ” Bobulinski said in the statement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bobulinski disputed Joe Biden ’ s claim last year that he has never discussed business with his son .
“ I ’ ve seen firsthand that that ’ s not true , because it wasn ’ t just Hunter ’ s business , they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line.
” Hunter Biden ’ s relationship with CEFC was discussed in a Senate Homeland Security Committee report released on Sept. 23 .
The report said that wire transfers from CECF and its controlled entities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flagged for potential criminal activity .
The report also flagged a $ 100,000 line of credit that Hunter and James Biden opened in September 2017 through a shell company linked to CEFC .
In August 2017 , a company linked to CEFC wired $ 5 million to the shell company , which in turn sent $ 4.8 million to Hunter Biden ’ s law firm , the report said .
Bobulinski said he has received a request from the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee for documents regarding his business dealings with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future.
” My name is Tony Bobulinski .
The facts set forth below are true and accurate ; they are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation .
Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive .
I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker .
That email is genuine .
This afternoon I received a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security and Government Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance requesting all documents relating to my business affairs with the Biden family as well as various foreign entities and individuals .
I have extensive relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future .
I am the grandson of a 37 year Army Intelligence officer , the son of a 20+ year career Naval Officer and the brother of a 28 year career Naval Flight Officer .
I myself served our country for 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bobulinski .
I held a high level security clearance and was an instructor and then CTO for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command .
I take great pride in the time my family and I served this country .
I am also not a political person .
What few campaign contributions I have made in my life were to Democrats .
If the media and big tech companies had done their jobs over the past several weeks I would be irrelevant in this story .
Given my long standing service and devotion to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow my family ’ s name to be associated or tied to Russian disinformation or implied lies and false narratives dominating the media right now .
After leaving the military I became an institutional investor investing extensively around the world and on every continent .
I have traveled to over 50 countries .
I believe , hands down , we live in the greatest country in the world .
What I am outlining is fact .
I know it is fact because I lived it .
I am the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family .
I was brought into the company to be the CEO by James Gilliar and Hunter Biden .
The reference to “ the Big Guy ” in the much publicized May 13 , 2017 email is in fact a reference to Joe Biden .
The other “ JB ” referenced in that email is Jim Biden , Joe ’ s brother .
Hunter Biden called his dad ‘ the Big Guy ’ or ‘ my Chairman , ’ and frequently referenced asking him for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we were discussing .
I ’ ve seen Vice President Biden saying he never talked to Hunter about his business .
I ’ ve seen firsthand that that ’ s not true , because it wasn ’ t just Hunter ’ s business , they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line .
I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI .
They were looking at this as a political or influence investment .
Once I realized that Hunter wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese , I took steps to prevent that from happening .
The Johnson Report connected some dots in a way that shocked me — it made me realize the Bidens had gone behind my back and gotten paid millions of dollars by the Chinese , even though they told me they hadn ’ t and wouldn ’ t do that to their partners .
I would ask the Biden family to address the American people and outline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to being irrelevant — and so I am not put in a position to have to answer those questions for them .
I don ’ t have a political ax to grind ; I just saw behind the Biden curtain and I grew concerned with what I saw .
The Biden family aggressively leveraged the Biden family name to make millions of dollars from foreign entities even though some were from communist controlled China .
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A former associate of Hunter Biden’s has confirmed the authenticity of an email from his laptop discussing business deals with a Chinese energy company.
Tony Bobulinski, the former Biden business partner, has turned his records over to the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Bobulinski said that Hunter Biden frequently consulting with his father on business deals, contradicting Joe Biden’s denials that he ever discussed business with his son.
Bobulinski also says that Joe Biden is the “big guy” referenced in an email discussing an equity stake in the partnership with the Chinese energy firm.
A former business partner of the Biden family has confirmed the authenticity of an email from Hunter Biden’s laptop discussing a lucrative business deal with a Chinese energy company.
The businessman, Tony Bobulinski, also says that Joe Biden himself is the person referred to as “the big guy” in the May 13, 2017 email, which discusses payments made to various partners in a business deal with China Energy (CEFC).
In a statement, Bobulinski said that he “grew concerned” while working with Hunter Biden that the Biden family had “aggressively leveraged the Biden family name” to make money with foreign companies, including in China.
Bobulinski, the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings, was first mentioned in connection with Hunter Biden in a New York Post story published last week. The Post has published a series of emails purportedly from a laptop that Biden left at a computer repair shop in April 2019.
Democrats have suggested that the release of the emails is part of a Russian disinformation campaign against Joe Biden.
Bobulinski disputes the theory in his statement.
“I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker. That email is genuine,” Bobulinski said.
“They are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation,” Bobulinski said of the emails. “Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive.”
The Post reported about the May 13, 2017 email regarding a business agreement with CEFC, a Chinese energy company that was owned by Ye Jianming, a Chinese entrepreneur who has links to the People’s Liberation Army.
The email, from businessman James Gilliar, discusses “remuneration packages” and equity shares for members of the business consortium.
Hunter Biden is identified in the email as “Chair / Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC,” with an allotted payment of $850,000.
Gilliar also laid out proposed ownership stakes for the business partners. One notation listed “20” for “H” and “20” for “Jim,” suggesting that each Biden would have a 20% equity stake in the company.
Another notation says: “10 held by H for the big guy?”
Bobulinski said that Joe Biden is the “big guy” referenced in the email, and Jim is James Biden, the brother of the former vice president.
“Hunter Biden called his dad ‘the Big Guy’ or ‘my Chairman,’ and frequently referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals that we were discussing,” Bobulinski said in the statement, which was first reported by Breitbart News.
Bobulinski disputed Joe Biden’s claim last year that he has never discussed business with his son.
“I’ve seen firsthand that that’s not true, because it wasn’t just Hunter’s business, they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line.”
Hunter Biden’s relationship with CEFC was discussed in a Senate Homeland Security Committee report released on Sept. 23. The report said that wire transfers from CECF and its controlled entities to companies linked to Biden had been flagged for potential criminal activity.
The report also flagged a $100,000 line of credit that Hunter and James Biden opened in September 2017 through a shell company linked to CEFC. In August 2017, a company linked to CEFC wired $5 million to the shell company, which in turn sent $4.8 million to Hunter Biden’s law firm, the report said.
Bobulinski said he has received a request from the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee for documents regarding his business dealings with the Bidens.
“I have extensive relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future.”
Bobulinski’s full statement is below:
My name is Tony Bobulinski. The facts set forth below are true and accurate; they are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation. Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive. I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker. That email is genuine.
This afternoon I received a request from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance requesting all documents relating to my business affairs with the Biden family as well as various foreign entities and individuals. I have extensive relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future.
I am the grandson of a 37 year Army Intelligence officer, the son of a 20+ year career Naval Officer and the brother of a 28 year career Naval Flight Officer. I myself served our country for 4 years and left the Navy as LT Bobulinski. I held a high level security clearance and was an instructor and then CTO for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. I take great pride in the time my family and I served this country. I am also not a political person. What few campaign contributions I have made in my life were to Democrats.
If the media and big tech companies had done their jobs over the past several weeks I would be irrelevant in this story. Given my long standing service and devotion to this great country, I could no longer allow my family’s name to be associated or tied to Russian disinformation or implied lies and false narratives dominating the media right now.
After leaving the military I became an institutional investor investing extensively around the world and on every continent. I have traveled to over 50 countries. I believe, hands down, we live in the greatest country in the world.
What I am outlining is fact. I know it is fact because I lived it. I am the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings which was a partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family. I was brought into the company to be the CEO by James Gilliar and Hunter Biden. The reference to “the Big Guy” in the much publicized May 13, 2017 email is in fact a reference to Joe Biden. The other “JB” referenced in that email is Jim Biden, Joe’s brother.
Hunter Biden called his dad ‘the Big Guy’ or ‘my Chairman,’ and frequently referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals that we were discussing. I’ve seen Vice President Biden saying he never talked to Hunter about his business. I’ve seen firsthand that that’s not true, because it wasn’t just Hunter’s business, they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line.
I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI. They were looking at this as a political or influence investment. Once I realized that Hunter wanted to use the company as his personal piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese, I took steps to prevent that from happening.
The Johnson Report connected some dots in a way that shocked me — it made me realize the Bidens had gone behind my back and gotten paid millions of dollars by the Chinese, even though they told me they hadn’t and wouldn’t do that to their partners.
I would ask the Biden family to address the American people and outline the facts so I can go back to being irrelevant — and so I am not put in a position to have to answer those questions for them.
I don’t have a political ax to grind; I just saw behind the Biden curtain and I grew concerned with what I saw. The Biden family aggressively leveraged the Biden family name to make millions of dollars from foreign entities even though some were from communist controlled China.
God Bless America.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--New Unemployment Claims Fall To 787,000, Lowest Level Since March

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 787,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic , according to the Department of Labor .
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented a decrease of new jobless claims compared to the week ending Oct. 10 , in which there were 898,000 new jobless claims reported .
Thursday ’ s figure was the lowest since March , according to CNBC .
Economists expected Thursday ’ s jobless claims number to come in around 875,000 CNBC reported .
New jobless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first week of August , which was the first time the weekly claims had fallen below 1 million since March .
“ The economy has been allowed to open back up , ” Alfredo A. Romero , an economist at North Carolina A & T State University , told The Wall Street Journal .
“ But the question remains if people will be willing to come back , to eat a restaurant or shop at a mall , especially now that the colder weather is coming and cases are rising.
” Average coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing steadily in the U.S. since around Oct. 17 , according to The COVID Tracking Project and The Financial Times .
Jobless claims hovered around 200,000 per week before the pandemic , according to WSJ .
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world .
The U.S. added 661,000 jobs in September , while unemployment fell to 7.9 % , according to the Department of Labor data released Oct. 2 .
The U.S. economy plunged by a record 31.4 % in the second quarter due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which will be released on Oct. 29 , is expected to show significant growth , according to the Associated Press .
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The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 787,000 last week as the economy continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented a decrease of new jobless claims compared to the week ending Oct. 10, in which there were 898,000 new jobless claims reported. Thursday’s figure was the lowest since March, according to CNBC.
Economists expected Thursday’s jobless claims number to come in around 875,000 CNBC reported. New jobless claims fell below 1 million in the first week of August, which was the first time the weekly claims had fallen below 1 million since March.
“The economy has been allowed to open back up,” Alfredo A. Romero, an economist at North Carolina A&T State University, told The Wall Street Journal. “But the question remains if people will be willing to come back, to eat a restaurant or shop at a mall, especially now that the colder weather is coming and cases are rising.”
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing steadily in the U.S. since around Oct. 17, according to The COVID Tracking Project and The Financial Times.
Jobless claims hovered around 200,000 per week before the pandemic, according to WSJ. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world.
The U.S. added 661,000 jobs in September, while unemployment fell to 7.9%, according to the Department of Labor data released Oct. 2.
The U.S. economy plunged by a record 31.4% in the second quarter due to the pandemic. The third-quarter report, which will be released on Oct. 29, is expected to show significant growth, according to the Associated Press.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Five Ways To Punish Big Tech For Election Interference

Last week , Big Tech crossed a line .
The largest corporations in the country are now brazenly colluding with the Democratic Party in a un-American attempt to rig the election and ensure that Joe Biden defeats President Trump in two weeks .
Republican politicians who have previously run interference for Big Tech suddenly have no choice but to fight back .
Fortunately , they have plenty of tools at their disposal to do this — even in the very near-term — because these companies are quite obviously breaking the law .
Let ’ s start with the best short-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is illegal for corporations to contribute to candidates or parties unless they form a Political Action Committee ( PAC ) and contribute directly from the PAC .
It is also illegal for corporations to provide any sort of in-kind contribution to candidates or parties — in other words , a non-cash contribution of a good or a service .
In-kind contributions are to be valued at their fair market value .
One of Facebook ’ s well-paid lawyers might suggest that the “ fair market value ” for access to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be true if the service was equally accessible to all political actors and if all political content was treated equally .
But by promoting some candidates , parties , and political messages , and censoring others , the platforms inadvertently create material value to their service where there may have been none previously .
Campaigns that have access to a platform ’ s bevy of users will gain a measurable advantage over campaigns that do not .
Parties that are provided free , unencumbered use of a platform realize significant value when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponents .
Similarly , when a platform like Facebook removes negative advertisements against a particular candidate , that candidate enjoys a material financial benefit that will translate directly into votes .
Last month , my organization ’ s affiliated PAC , the American Principles Project ( APP ) PAC , was censored by Facebook when the company pulled one of our political ads running in Michigan .
The reason ?
A “ fact-checker ” had dubiously ruled the ad was “ missing context.
” Our organization roughly estimates the value of removing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contribution of at least six figures to the campaigns of Biden and Democratic Michigan Senator Gary Peters .
That contribution translates to a swing of several thousand votes in a battleground state .
APP PAC isn ’ t alone .
A number of organizations — including the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and the Trump campaign itself — have found themselves in the same situation in recent weeks .
So what do Republicans do about it ?
For starters , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) should schedule a vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) .
The FEC currently has only three seated commissioners out of a possible six .
Four are needed to establish a quorum to do business — and there ’ s going to be a lot of business .
On Friday , the RNC announced they were filing a FEC complaint against Facebook and Twitter .
Republican campaigns across the country should follow suit and file FEC complaints every time Facebook , Twitter , or any other Big Tech company censor anything election-related , whether it be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or a political ad .
If there ’ s a case to be made that the act of censorship provided a material benefit to the Democrats , report it .
Meanwhile , Republican lawyers need to get even more aggressive — the FEC isn ’ t going to act before Election Day .
It ’ s time for some creative lawsuits , given that the companies are providing so much ammunition .
Oh , and let ’ s not forget about Google .
While Facebook and Twitter seem to be tapping into their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just as busy interfering in the election — but they ’ re doing it in a much more sophisticated way .
The Wall Street Journal has previously reported on Google ’ s subtle manipulations of their search algorithm to control what users see and suppress certain terms and articles .
In retrospect , the search engine ’ s purge of Breitbart News earlier this year was just another canary in the coal mine .
Renowned psychologist Robert Epstein estimates that Google swayed 2.6 million votes toward Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company will top that number in 2020 .
If we somehow manage to thwart Big Tech ’ s plan to rig the election , install Joe Biden , and destroy our republican form of government , we will need to use our political power to make sure they never have the opportunity to have such an outsize influence on the campaign process ever again .
There are several ways to do this .
In May , President Trump signed an “ Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship.
” The goal of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or at least condition — the immunity from civil liability provided to the Big Tech companies by Section 230 , a law passed as part of the Communications Decency Act in the 1990s .
There are two key provisions in Section 230 .
One provides companies with a protection to avoid legal responsibility for user-generated content on their platforms .
The second provides them with a protection for the “ good faith ” removal of “ obscene , lewd , lascivious , filthy , excessively violent , harassing , or otherwise objectionable ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ material is constitutionally protected.
” Courts have granted supremacy to the first provision , basically making the “ good faith ” provision irrelevant , an interpretation of the law which was called into question recently by Justice Clarence Thomas .
In short , under this interpretation of the law , Big Tech companies can remove any content they want — “ otherwise objectionable ” allows for nearly any justification — and they can ’ t be sued for it .
Trump ’ s executive order would read into the law more importance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms ’ immunity on their acting in “ good faith ” — i.e .
requiring that they apply their terms of service fairly , adequately explain moderation decisions , stop discriminating on the basis of viewpoint , etc .
There ’ s still a long way to go on in terms of enforcing this executive order , but the process is moving along .
Recently , as directed by the President , the U.S. Department of Commerce petitioned the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to clarify any ambiguities in Section 230 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the commission had agreed to proceed with rulemaking .
A number of Republicans , perhaps most notably Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley , have come up with proposals to rewrite Section 230 by conditioning the immunity provided to these companies .
Earlier this year , my organization , American Principles Project , also came out with a proposal to amend the statute .
If Republicans win and decide to do this next year ( and they should ! )
they should make sure to include three important provisions : A requirement that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First Amendment standard ” with regard to content moderation in order to continue to receive immunity ; • A market dominance test to protect “ Small Tech , ” innovators , and ordinary users from losing immunity under the law ; • An enforcement mechanism , such as a private right of action , to ensure that Big Tech is actually held accountable and could face stiff penalties if they continue to discriminate on viewpoint .
“ Common carriers ” are required under U.S. law to provide their goods or services to all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly can ’ t discriminate on viewpoint the way Big Tech companies do .
We regulate a number of industries as “ common carriers , ” including utility companies , airlines , and the telecommunications industry .
Why should Big Tech be any different ?
As Matthew Stoller , author of Goliath : The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy recently tweeted : “ It ’ s ridiculous to assert tech platforms have a free speech right to control how users engage with their platforms .
These are common carriers , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s the “ nuclear ” option : enforcing Antitrust law and breaking up the largest companies in American history .
Earlier this week , the Department of Justice filed its highly anticipated suit against Google .
While conservatives and Republicans have been understandably reluctant to consider aggressive government action to curb activity by private companies , Big Tech ’ s frightening power grab is an extraordinary circumstance which ought to necessitate such action .
The overwhelming ability that these tech giants have to manipulate public opinion and control what enters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election results — is unprecedented .
And the threat they pose to our free society is real .
If Republicans truly care about preserving America ’ s republican form of government , they must confront head on the dangerous overreaches of Big Tech .
Rhetoric , floor speeches and hearings alone will not do .
Silicon Valley must be put on notice that if they attempt to abuse their power to the political benefit of a particular party or movement , they will be made to pay a price .
There is simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight .
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Last week, Big Tech crossed a line. The largest corporations in the country are now brazenly colluding with the Democratic Party in a un-American attempt to rig the election and ensure that Joe Biden defeats President Trump in two weeks. Republican politicians who have previously run interference for Big Tech suddenly have no choice but to fight back. Fortunately, they have plenty of tools at their disposal to do this — even in the very near-term — because these companies are quite obviously breaking the law.
Enforce Campaign Finance Law
Let’s start with the best short-term solution. Under U.S. campaign finance law, it is illegal for corporations to contribute to candidates or parties unless they form a Political Action Committee (PAC) and contribute directly from the PAC. It is also illegal for corporations to provide any sort of in-kind contribution to candidates or parties — in other words, a non-cash contribution of a good or a service. In-kind contributions are to be valued at their fair market value.
One of Facebook’s well-paid lawyers might suggest that the “fair market value” for access to a free service is $0. That would be true if the service was equally accessible to all political actors and if all political content was treated equally. But by promoting some candidates, parties, and political messages, and censoring others, the platforms inadvertently create material value to their service where there may have been none previously. Campaigns that have access to a platform’s bevy of users will gain a measurable advantage over campaigns that do not. Parties that are provided free, unencumbered use of a platform realize significant value when that same platform is denied to their opponents.
Similarly, when a platform like Facebook removes negative advertisements against a particular candidate, that candidate enjoys a material financial benefit that will translate directly into votes. Last month, my organization’s affiliated PAC, the American Principles Project (APP) PAC, was censored by Facebook when the company pulled one of our political ads running in Michigan. The reason? A “fact-checker” had dubiously ruled the ad was “missing context.” Our organization roughly estimates the value of removing that particular ad to be worth an in-kind contribution of at least six figures to the campaigns of Biden and Democratic Michigan Senator Gary Peters. That contribution translates to a swing of several thousand votes in a battleground state. APP PAC isn’t alone. A number of organizations — including the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and the Trump campaign itself — have found themselves in the same situation in recent weeks.
So what do Republicans do about it? For starters, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should schedule a vote for President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The FEC currently has only three seated commissioners out of a possible six. Four are needed to establish a quorum to do business — and there’s going to be a lot of business.
On Friday, the RNC announced they were filing a FEC complaint against Facebook and Twitter. Republican campaigns across the country should follow suit and file FEC complaints every time Facebook, Twitter, or any other Big Tech company censor anything election-related, whether it be a news story, a viral post, or a political ad. If there’s a case to be made that the act of censorship provided a material benefit to the Democrats, report it. Meanwhile, Republican lawyers need to get even more aggressive — the FEC isn’t going to act before Election Day. It’s time for some creative lawsuits, given that the companies are providing so much ammunition.
Oh, and let’s not forget about Google. While Facebook and Twitter seem to be tapping into their inner Leeroy Jenkins these days, Google is just as busy interfering in the election — but they’re doing it in a much more sophisticated way. The Wall Street Journal has previously reported on Google’s subtle manipulations of their search algorithm to control what users see and suppress certain terms and articles. In retrospect, the search engine’s purge of Breitbart News earlier this year was just another canary in the coal mine. Renowned psychologist Robert Epstein estimates that Google swayed 2.6 million votes toward Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election — it’s fair to assume the company will top that number in 2020.
If we somehow manage to thwart Big Tech’s plan to rig the election, install Joe Biden, and destroy our republican form of government, we will need to use our political power to make sure they never have the opportunity to have such an outsize influence on the campaign process ever again. There are several ways to do this.
Enforce President Trump’s Executive Order on Section 230
In May, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship.” The goal of the executive order is to significantly weaken — or at least condition — the immunity from civil liability provided to the Big Tech companies by Section 230, a law passed as part of the Communications Decency Act in the 1990s.
There are two key provisions in Section 230. One provides companies with a protection to avoid legal responsibility for user-generated content on their platforms. The second provides them with a protection for the “good faith” removal of “obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable” material, “whether or not such material is constitutionally protected.” Courts have granted supremacy to the first provision, basically making the “good faith” provision irrelevant, an interpretation of the law which was called into question recently by Justice Clarence Thomas. In short, under this interpretation of the law, Big Tech companies can remove any content they want — “otherwise objectionable” allows for nearly any justification — and they can’t be sued for it.
Trump’s executive order would read into the law more importance for the second provision, thus conditioning the platforms’ immunity on their acting in “good faith” — i.e. requiring that they apply their terms of service fairly, adequately explain moderation decisions, stop discriminating on the basis of viewpoint, etc.
There’s still a long way to go on in terms of enforcing this executive order, but the process is moving along. Recently, as directed by the President, the U.S. Department of Commerce petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to clarify any ambiguities in Section 230. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced last week that the commission had agreed to proceed with rulemaking.
Pass a Legislative Rewrite to Section 230
A number of Republicans, perhaps most notably Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, have come up with proposals to rewrite Section 230 by conditioning the immunity provided to these companies. Earlier this year, my organization, American Principles Project, also came out with a proposal to amend the statute. If Republicans win and decide to do this next year (and they should!) they should make sure to include three important provisions:
A requirement that Big Tech platforms adhere to a “First Amendment standard” with regard to content moderation in order to continue to receive immunity;
A market dominance test to protect “Small Tech,” innovators, and ordinary users from losing immunity under the law;
An enforcement mechanism, such as a private right of action, to ensure that Big Tech is actually held accountable and could face stiff penalties if they continue to discriminate on viewpoint.
Classify Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers
“Common carriers” are required under U.S. law to provide their goods or services to all who are willing to pay. They certainly can’t discriminate on viewpoint the way Big Tech companies do. We regulate a number of industries as “common carriers,” including utility companies, airlines, and the telecommunications industry. Why should Big Tech be any different?
As Matthew Stoller, author of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy recently tweeted: “It’s ridiculous to assert tech platforms have a free speech right to control how users engage with their platforms. These are common carriers, not speakers.”
Break Up Big Tech
And finally, of course, there’s the “nuclear” option: enforcing Antitrust law and breaking up the largest companies in American history. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed its highly anticipated suit against Google.
While conservatives and Republicans have been understandably reluctant to consider aggressive government action to curb activity by private companies, Big Tech’s frightening power grab is an extraordinary circumstance which ought to necessitate such action. The overwhelming ability that these tech giants have to manipulate public opinion and control what enters the national discourse — and ultimately affect election results — is unprecedented. And the threat they pose to our free society is real.
If Republicans truly care about preserving America’s republican form of government, they must confront head on the dangerous overreaches of Big Tech. Rhetoric, floor speeches and hearings alone will not do. Silicon Valley must be put on notice that if they attempt to abuse their power to the political benefit of a particular party or movement, they will be made to pay a price. There is simply too much at stake to avoid this fight.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Pandemic Has Led To ‘National Mental Health Crisis,’ APA Survey Finds

The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an alarming “ national mental health crisis , ” according to an American Psychological Association report .
The American Psychological Association ’ s ( APA ) annual “ Stress in America ” report highlighted the results of a survey that the organization conducted .
The results , which showed the coronavirus pandemic is having an outsized effect on Americans ’ mental health , have caused the APA to sound the alarm , the report said .
“ Our 2020 survey is different , ” the report said .
“ It reveals that Americans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that the external factors Americans have listed in previous years as significant sources of stress remain present and problematic.
” “ The unusual combination of these factors and the persistent drumbeat of a crisis that shows no sign of abating that is leading APA to sound the alarm : We are facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come , ” the report said .
Coronavirus hasn ’ t just affected those who have lost family and friends from the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ education , health care and the economy have all been impacted affecting all Americans .
“ Behind this devastating loss of life is immense stress and trauma for friends and families of those who died ; for those infected ; for those who face long recoveries ; and for all Americans whose lives have been thrown into chaos in countless ways , including job loss , financial distress , and uncertain futures for themselves and their nation , ” the report said .
The APA survey found that teenagers and young adults have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most .
People aged 13-23 are experiencing elevated stress and are already reporting symptoms of depression , the survey found .
Meanwhile , substance abuse and overdose deaths have reportedly risen during the pandemic , according to The Associated Press .
Although , there isn ’ t available national data , nine states shared preliminary overdose death data with The AP , which indicated 2020 will surpass 2019 ’ s record 71,000 overdose deaths .
The state data shared with The AP showed overdose deaths in 2020 outpacing overdose deaths in 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem to be pointing to the fact that there is more drug related activity — and , unfortunately , overdoses — nationally , ” Jeff Beeson , deputy director of a federally authorized grant program that oversees ODMAP , told The AP .
ODMAP tracks emergency calls related to overdoses , according to The AP .
ODMAP data showed 62 % of the U.S. counties it tracks saw an increase in overdose calls since the coronavirus lockdown began .
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The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an alarming “national mental health crisis,” according to an American Psychological Association report.
The American Psychological Association’s (APA) annual “Stress in America” report highlighted the results of a survey that the organization conducted. The results, which showed the coronavirus pandemic is having an outsized effect on Americans’ mental health, have caused the APA to sound the alarm, the report said.
“Our 2020 survey is different,” the report said. “It reveals that Americans have been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the external factors Americans have listed in previous years as significant sources of stress remain present and problematic.”
“The unusual combination of these factors and the persistent drumbeat of a crisis that shows no sign of abating that is leading APA to sound the alarm: We are facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come,” the report said.
Coronavirus hasn’t just affected those who have lost family and friends from the virus, the report said. Work, education, health care and the economy have all been impacted affecting all Americans.
“Behind this devastating loss of life is immense stress and trauma for friends and families of those who died; for those infected; for those who face long recoveries; and for all Americans whose lives have been thrown into chaos in countless ways, including job loss, financial distress, and uncertain futures for themselves and their nation,” the report said.
The APA survey found that teenagers and young adults have felt the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic the most. People aged 13-23 are experiencing elevated stress and are already reporting symptoms of depression, the survey found.
Meanwhile, substance abuse and overdose deaths have reportedly risen during the pandemic, according to The Associated Press. Although, there isn’t available national data, nine states shared preliminary overdose death data with The AP, which indicated 2020 will surpass 2019’s record 71,000 overdose deaths.
The state data shared with The AP showed overdose deaths in 2020 outpacing overdose deaths in 2019 over comparable periods.
“All indicators seem to be pointing to the fact that there is more drug related activity — and, unfortunately, overdoses — nationally,” Jeff Beeson, deputy director of a federally authorized grant program that oversees ODMAP, told The AP.
ODMAP tracks emergency calls related to overdoses, according to The AP. ODMAP data showed 62% of the U.S. counties it tracks saw an increase in overdose calls since the coronavirus lockdown began.
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in March as the novel coronavirus spread rapidly around the world.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Steele Dossier Source Comes Out Of Hiding, Says He Stands By Trump ‘Pee Tape’ Allegation

Igor Danchenko has given his first interviews since being identified in July as the primary source for the Steele dossier .
Danchenko , a Russian analyst , said in one interview that he stands by his work on the dossier .
He is also denying allegations that he was a Russian spy .
The interviews do not address several clear errors in the dossier , which the FBI used to obtain warrants to surveil Carter Page .
Danchenko ’ s associates have set up a fundraising campaign touting him as a “ Trump-Russia whistleblower.
” Igor Danchenko , a Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for former British spy Christopher Steele , has come out of hiding to discuss his work on the controversial document .
Though key claims in the dossier have been debunked , Danchenko defended his dirt-digging effort in interviews with The Guardian and The New York Times published Wednesday .
He has also set up a fundraising campaign in which he touts himself as a “ Trump-Russia whistleblower.
” “ I stand by it , ” Danchenko told the Guardian of the work he did for Steele .
He also said he stands behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — that the Russian government recorded Donald Trump with prostitutes urinating on each other in a hotel room in Moscow in 2013 .
“ I got it right , ” he told the Guardian of the so-called “ pee tape ” allegation .
Danchenko did acknowledge in his interview with The Times that information he fed to Steele could have been inaccurate .
“ Even raw intelligence from credible sources , I take it with a grain of salt , ” he told the newspaper .
“ Who knows , what if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it just a rumor or is there more to it ?
” The interviews are Danchenko ’ s first since he was identified in July as the primary source for Steele .
Danchenko , 42 , was outed following the release of a heavily redacted FBI memo of his interviews with the FBI from Jan. 24-26 , 2017 .
The FBI redacted Danchenko ’ s name in the memo , but a Twitter user identified him by piecing together clues in the document .
A Justice Department inspector general ’ s report released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was referred to as “ Primary Sub-Source ” — undercut the credibility of the dossier , which the FBI used to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page .
Danchenko , who was an analyst at the Brookings Institution through 2010 , told the FBI that he did not personally verify allegations in the dossier that the Trump campaign was involved in a “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” with the Russian government .
He also told the FBI that he believed some of his sources ’ comments were hearsay or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked for Steele ’ s firm , Orbis Business Intelligence , for several years before he was tasked to investigate Trump ’ s possible ties to Russia .
Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS , an opposition research firm that was working for the law firm that represented the Clinton campaign and DNC .
According to Danchenko , the Trump tape allegation came from two sources he met in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June 2016 .
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported in August that Danchenko met with a Russian government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magazine in Russia on June 15 , 2016 , five days before the first Steele memo .
Danchenko , who declined to identify his sources to the Times , said he “ casually steered conversations ” with his sub-sources toward whether they had heard of any compromising material on Trump .
He said that one of the sources brought up the alleged existence of a tape of Trump from the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow .
He claims he investigated the allegation about Trump by interviewing staff members at the Ritz-Carlton .
Danchenko did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead , he said he interpreted circumstantial evidence as corroboration for the existence of a tape .
Trump has vehemently denied the dossier ’ s claims about his conduct in Moscow .
People who were with Trump during the 2013 trip , which was for the Miss Universe pageant , have said that he spent only a few hours alone during his one-night stay in Moscow .
The interviews with The Guardian and The New York Times do not address clear errors in the dossier , including Steele ’ s most specific allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia .
According to Steele and Danchenko , former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders to discuss paying off hackers who helped the Trump campaign .
Reports from the special counsel ’ s investigation and the Justice Department inspector general said that the allegation about Cohen was false .
The special counsel ’ s report also said that there was no evidence that any Trump associates conspired with Russia or took part in any email hacks .
Danchenko told investigators that the source for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since he was a teenager , was also the source for an uncorroborated allegation about Carter Page .
That source alleged that Page met secretly in Moscow in July 2016 with Kremlin official Igor Diveykin to discuss the exchange of blackmail material on Trump and Hillary Clinton .
Page has said he had never heard of Diveykin before the alleged meeting appeared in a news report from September 2016 that used Steele as a source .
No other evidence has emerged to suggest that Page met Diveykin .
Danchenko also did not address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sergei Millian .
Millian , a Belarusian-American businessman , was identified in news reports in January 2017 as a key but unwitting source for Steele , including for the Trump tape claim .
But Danchenko told the FBI that he believes he only spoke by phone once with Millian .
He said he received a phone call from someone he believed to be Millian in late July 2016 .
The call would have been more than a month after Danchenko shared the allegation about a Trump sex tape with Steele .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern that Russian intelligence operatives fed disinformation into Steele and Danchenko ’ s source network .
The Justice Department inspector general ’ s report said that the FBI received evidence in January and February 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have been behind false allegations about the Trump sex tape and Cohen ’ s trip to Prague .
Some Republicans have suggested that Danchenko himself could have been a source for disinformation .
They ’ ve cited an FBI memo declassified last month that said the bureau opened a counterintelligence investigation on Danchenko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a think tank colleague of Danchenko ’ s said that he had asked associates about the classified security clearances .
Danchenko had also met in 2005 and 2006 with Russian diplomats and a Russian intelligence officer .
“ I ’ ve never been a Russian agent , ” Danchenko told The Times .
“ It is ridiculous to suggest that .
This , I think , it ’ s slander.
” Danchenko has set up an online fundraising campaign to cover legal costs and recoup income he claims to have lost since being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The GoFundMe campaign touts Danchenko as a “ Trump-Russia whistleblower ” and “ the first man to expose Russian election interference and elements of Trump team/Russia collusion !
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Igor Danchenko has given his first interviews since being identified in July as the primary source for the Steele dossier.
Danchenko, a Russian analyst, said in one interview that he stands by his work on the dossier. He is also denying allegations that he was a Russian spy.
The interviews do not address several clear errors in the dossier, which the FBI used to obtain warrants to surveil Carter Page.
Danchenko’s associates have set up a fundraising campaign touting him as a “Trump-Russia whistleblower.”
Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst who served as the primary source for former British spy Christopher Steele, has come out of hiding to discuss his work on the controversial document.
Though key claims in the dossier have been debunked, Danchenko defended his dirt-digging effort in interviews with The Guardian and The New York Times published Wednesday. He has also set up a fundraising campaign in which he touts himself as a “Trump-Russia whistleblower.”
“I stand by it,” Danchenko told the Guardian of the work he did for Steele.
He also said he stands behind the dossier’s most salacious claim — that the Russian government recorded Donald Trump with prostitutes urinating on each other in a hotel room in Moscow in 2013.
“I got it right,” he told the Guardian of the so-called “pee tape” allegation.
Danchenko did acknowledge in his interview with The Times that information he fed to Steele could have been inaccurate.
“Even raw intelligence from credible sources, I take it with a grain of salt,” he told the newspaper.
“Who knows, what if it’s not particularly accurate? Is it just a rumor or is there more to it?”
The interviews are Danchenko’s first since he was identified in July as the primary source for Steele.
Danchenko, 42, was outed following the release of a heavily redacted FBI memo of his interviews with the FBI from Jan. 24-26, 2017. The FBI redacted Danchenko’s name in the memo, but a Twitter user identified him by piecing together clues in the document.
A Justice Department inspector general’s report released in December said that Danchenko — who was referred to as “Primary Sub-Source” — undercut the credibility of the dossier, which the FBI used to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page.
Danchenko, who was an analyst at the Brookings Institution through 2010, told the FBI that he did not personally verify allegations in the dossier that the Trump campaign was involved in a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” with the Russian government. He also told the FBI that he believed some of his sources’ comments were hearsay or made “in jest.”
Danchenko had worked for Steele’s firm, Orbis Business Intelligence, for several years before he was tasked to investigate Trump’s possible ties to Russia. Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm that was working for the law firm that represented the Clinton campaign and DNC.
According to Danchenko, the Trump tape allegation came from two sources he met in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June 2016. The Daily Caller News Foundation reported in August that Danchenko met with a Russian government official and the editor of a finance magazine in Russia on June 15, 2016, five days before the first Steele memo.
Danchenko, who declined to identify his sources to the Times, said he “casually steered conversations” with his sub-sources toward whether they had heard of any compromising material on Trump.
He said that one of the sources brought up the alleged existence of a tape of Trump from the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow.
He claims he investigated the allegation about Trump by interviewing staff members at the Ritz-Carlton. Danchenko did not receive confirmation that a tape existed. Instead, he said he interpreted circumstantial evidence as corroboration for the existence of a tape.
Trump has vehemently denied the dossier’s claims about his conduct in Moscow. People who were with Trump during the 2013 trip, which was for the Miss Universe pageant, have said that he spent only a few hours alone during his one-night stay in Moscow.
The interviews with The Guardian and The New York Times do not address clear errors in the dossier, including Steele’s most specific allegation of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
According to Steele and Danchenko, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders to discuss paying off hackers who helped the Trump campaign.
Reports from the special counsel’s investigation and the Justice Department inspector general said that the allegation about Cohen was false. The special counsel’s report also said that there was no evidence that any Trump associates conspired with Russia or took part in any email hacks.
Danchenko told investigators that the source for that story, a woman he had known since he was a teenager, was also the source for an uncorroborated allegation about Carter Page.
That source alleged that Page met secretly in Moscow in July 2016 with Kremlin official Igor Diveykin to discuss the exchange of blackmail material on Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Page has said he had never heard of Diveykin before the alleged meeting appeared in a news report from September 2016 that used Steele as a source. No other evidence has emerged to suggest that Page met Diveykin.
Danchenko also did not address a mystery surrounding another alleged dossier source, Sergei Millian.
Millian, a Belarusian-American businessman, was identified in news reports in January 2017 as a key but unwitting source for Steele, including for the Trump tape claim.
But Danchenko told the FBI that he believes he only spoke by phone once with Millian. He said he received a phone call from someone he believed to be Millian in late July 2016. The call would have been more than a month after Danchenko shared the allegation about a Trump sex tape with Steele.
Millian has denied speaking with Danchenko.
The numerous errors in the dossier have sparked concern that Russian intelligence operatives fed disinformation into Steele and Danchenko’s source network.
The Justice Department inspector general’s report said that the FBI received evidence in January and February 2017 that Russian intelligence operatives may have been behind false allegations about the Trump sex tape and Cohen’s trip to Prague.
Some Republicans have suggested that Danchenko himself could have been a source for disinformation.
They’ve cited an FBI memo declassified last month that said the bureau opened a counterintelligence investigation on Danchenko in 2009. The memo said that a think tank colleague of Danchenko’s said that he had asked associates about the classified security clearances. Danchenko had also met in 2005 and 2006 with Russian diplomats and a Russian intelligence officer.
“I’ve never been a Russian agent,” Danchenko told The Times. “It is ridiculous to suggest that. This, I think, it’s slander.”
Danchenko has set up an online fundraising campaign to cover legal costs and recoup income he claims to have lost since being identified as Steele’s source.
The GoFundMe campaign touts Danchenko as a “Trump-Russia whistleblower” and “the first man to expose Russian election interference and elements of Trump team/Russia collusion!”
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truepundit--2020-10-23--‘This Narrative Has Been Dispelled’: DHS Responds To Claims That Parents Of Separated Migrant Childr

‘This Narrative Has Been Dispelled’: DHS Responds To Claims That Parents Of Separated Migrant Children Haven’t Been Found

Deported parents of migrant children who remain in the U.S. don ’ t want to be reunified with their children , the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday .
NBC News reported Tuesday that the parents of 545 migrant children can not be located , according to American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) filings .
While the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) didn ’ t refute the entire report , the agency suggested that deported parents prefer their children to remain in the U.S. “ This narrative has been dispelled on numerous occasions , ” DHS spokesperson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation in a statement .
“ DHS has taken every step to facilitate the reunification of these families where the parents wanted such reunification to occur.
” “ The simple fact is this : after contact has been made with the parents to reunite them with their children , many parents have refused , ” Jennings said .
Judge Dana Sabraw of the Southern District of California ordered the Trump administration to assist ACLU lawyers in July 2018 to locate the so-called “ missing parents ” after 2017 DHS data showed that more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NBC News reported .
Since then , the ACLU and other organizations appointed by Sabraw have been able to successfully contact deported parents of more than 550 children .
But Jennings said that organizations who are included in Sabraw ’ s steering committee haven ’ t found any deported parents that want to reunify with their children .
“ They have yet to identify a single family that wants their child reunited with them in their country of origin , ” Jennings said .
“ The result is that the children remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their home country.
” Deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants ’ Rights Project Lee Gelernt told NBC News that “ some ” deported parents who have been contacted preferred their children to stay in the U.S. “ due to fear of what will happen to their child ” if reunited in their home countries .
Meanwhile , NBC News ’ report Wednesday evening sparked outrage on social media from prominent Democratic leaders .
“ Vote for these children and these families , and for all the children and families we could spare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo tweeted : “ These children may never see their parents again .
Ever .
All because of a pointless , heartless policy .
Horrific , cruel , and inhumane.
” “ More than 2 years later and 545 children are STILL left without their parents .
Horrific , ” California Gov .
Gavin Newsom tweeted .
Sabraw ’ s order concerning 2017 deportations is separate from his June 2018 ruling ordering the government to stop its family separation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also required officials to reunify all minors with their parents .
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Deported parents of migrant children who remain in the U.S. don’t want to be reunified with their children, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
NBC News reported Tuesday that the parents of 545 migrant children cannot be located, according to American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filings. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn’t refute the entire report, the agency suggested that deported parents prefer their children to remain in the U.S.
“This narrative has been dispelled on numerous occasions,” DHS spokesperson Chase Jennings told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “DHS has taken every step to facilitate the reunification of these families where the parents wanted such reunification to occur.”
“The simple fact is this: after contact has been made with the parents to reunite them with their children, many parents have refused,” Jennings said.
Judge Dana Sabraw of the Southern District of California ordered the Trump administration to assist ACLU lawyers in July 2018 to locate the so-called “missing parents” after 2017 DHS data showed that more than 1,000 families were separated through deportations, NBC News reported.
Since then, the ACLU and other organizations appointed by Sabraw have been able to successfully contact deported parents of more than 550 children. But Jennings said that organizations who are included in Sabraw’s steering committee haven’t found any deported parents that want to reunify with their children.
“They have yet to identify a single family that wants their child reunited with them in their country of origin,” Jennings said. “The result is that the children remain in the U.S. while the parents remain in their home country.”
Deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project Lee Gelernt told NBC News that “some” deported parents who have been contacted preferred their children to stay in the U.S. “due to fear of what will happen to their child” if reunited in their home countries.
Meanwhile, NBC News’ report Wednesday evening sparked outrage on social media from prominent Democratic leaders.
“Vote for these children and these families, and for all the children and families we could spare this pain by voting Trump out,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted: “These children may never see their parents again. Ever. All because of a pointless, heartless policy. Horrific, cruel, and inhumane.”
“More than 2 years later and 545 children are STILL left without their parents. Horrific,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted.
Sabraw’s order concerning 2017 deportations is separate from his June 2018 ruling ordering the government to stop its family separation policy, CNN reported. That order also required officials to reunify all minors with their parents.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Cops In Portland Set Overtime Pay Record In June Amid Riots, 15 Officers Made Over $200,000

Fifteen Portland Police Bureau ( PPB ) employees made more than $ 200,000 in the department ’ s 2020 fiscal year after a record-breaking month for overtime pay in June amid riots , according to The Oregonian .
The Oregon bureau reported that officers collected a record $ 4 million in overtime compensation in June 2020 .
The highest-paid bureau employee was Capt .
Mark Kruger , whose salary for July 1 , 2019 through June 2020 was around $ 265,000 , records obtained by the Oregonian showed .
Three other top-earning officers for the 2020 fiscal year amassed overtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregonian reported .
The bureau ’ s second-highest salary earner , who was not identified by name , made nearly $ 97,000 in overtime , $ 94,000 in base pay and $ 48,000 in other earnings for a grand total of nearly $ 239,000 .
“ There ’ s a lot of people working a lot of hours because there ’ s just a lot of work to be done , and we ’ re limited on the number of cops we have , ” Sgt .
Ken Duilio , one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a supervisor , we should be thankful that we have people who are willing to dedicate their time to do that work for the city , though we also need to look out for them and make sure people are keeping a proper work-life balance , ” he continued .
“ I really appreciate the people who step up and are willing to take away time from their family .
The city should be grateful.
” Approximately 730 out of 1,300 PPB employees made over $ 100,000 , the local outlet reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death of George Floyd , who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes , video showed .
In July , federal agents deployed in the city near a prominent federal courthouse after violent demonstrators repeatedly attacked the facility , wounded officers and hurled explosives at government property , according to the Associated Press .
Rioters recently vandalized a PPB precinct , blocked traffic and lit fires , according to a Friday press release .

Fifteen Portland Police Bureau (PPB) employees made more than $200,000 in the department’s 2020 fiscal year after a record-breaking month for overtime pay in June amid riots, according to The Oregonian.
The Oregon bureau reported that officers collected a record $4 million in overtime compensation in June 2020. The highest-paid bureau employee was Capt. Mark Kruger, whose salary for July 1, 2019 through June 2020 was around $265,000, records obtained by the Oregonian showed.
Three other top-earning officers for the 2020 fiscal year amassed overtime that exceeded their base salaries, The Oregonian reported. The bureau’s second-highest salary earner, who was not identified by name, made nearly $97,000 in overtime, $94,000 in base pay and $48,000 in other earnings for a grand total of nearly $239,000.
“There’s a lot of people working a lot of hours because there’s just a lot of work to be done, and we’re limited on the number of cops we have,” Sgt. Ken Duilio, one of the highest-paid officers told the Oregonian.
“As a supervisor, we should be thankful that we have people who are willing to dedicate their time to do that work for the city, though we also need to look out for them and make sure people are keeping a proper work-life balance,” he continued.
“I really appreciate the people who step up and are willing to take away time from their family. The city should be grateful.”
Approximately 730 out of 1,300 PPB employees made over $100,000, the local outlet reported.
Riots have persisted in Portland since the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, video showed. In July, federal agents deployed in the city near a prominent federal courthouse after violent demonstrators repeatedly attacked the facility, wounded officers and hurled explosives at government property, according to the Associated Press.
Rioters recently vandalized a PPB precinct, blocked traffic and lit fires, according to a Friday press release.


truepundit--2020-10-23--‘Hardest Part’ Of Pandemic Still To Come, Former FDA Commissioner Says

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday that the U.S. has yet to face the toughest part of the coronavirus pandemic .
As the U.S. continues seeing rising coronavirus cases without a vaccine , the pandemic is likely to worsen , Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on CNBC ’ s “ Squawk Box.
” Coronavirus-related hospitalizations and cases have been steadily increasing since September , according to The COVID Tracking Project .
“ We ’ re going to get through it , ” Gottlieb said , according to CNBC .
“ We ’ re probably in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this pandemic right now , but the hardest part is probably ahead.
” “ It looks like we ’ re entering a pretty difficult period right now .
The cases are accelerating around the country .
There ’ s really no backstop here , ” he continued .
Gottlieb was the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) chief between 2017 and 2019 , according to CNBC .
He currently serves on the board of pharmaceutical company Pfizer , which is developing a coronavirus vaccine .
He is also a board member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Illumina .
Gottlieb added that the best-case scenario for the U.S. is if pharmaceutical companies apply for emergency-use vaccine authorization by the end of November , CNBC reported .
The FDA would then take two to four weeks to review the trial data and approve the vaccines for public use .
“ If the FDA authorizes those vaccines , it ’ s going to be for a very select population : People who are elderly and high risk .
It ’ s going to take at least two to four weeks to vaccinate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to have to wait three to four weeks to get a second dose , ” Gottlieb said , according to CNBC .
The U.S. government has given significant funding and resources to pharmaceutical companies since March as part of Operation Warp Speed , the multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly .
The goal of the operation is to produce 300 million doses of “ safe and effective vaccines ” by January 2021 .
President Donald Trump has insisted that a vaccine could be produced before the Nov. 3 presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic will be a major issue for voters .
Meanwhile , Europe has also faced an uptick in coronavirus cases .
Europe overtook the U.S. on Oct. 12 in average new cases per day , for the first time in months .
“ It does seem like we are at a tipping point in terms of infection numbers , ” Flavio Toxvaerd , an economics of infectious diseases expert at the University of Cambridge , told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday .
Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 211,000 Americans have died from coronavirus while more than 8 million have contracted it as of Monday afternoon , according to The COVID Tracking Project .

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday that the U.S. has yet to face the toughest part of the coronavirus pandemic.
As the U.S. continues seeing rising coronavirus cases without a vaccine, the pandemic is likely to worsen, Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Coronavirus-related hospitalizations and cases have been steadily increasing since September, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
“We’re going to get through it,” Gottlieb said, according to CNBC. “We’re probably in the 7th inning of the acute phase of this pandemic right now, but the hardest part is probably ahead.”
“It looks like we’re entering a pretty difficult period right now. The cases are accelerating around the country. There’s really no backstop here,” he continued.
Gottlieb was the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief between 2017 and 2019, according to CNBC. He currently serves on the board of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine. He is also a board member of genetic testing start-up Tempus and biotech company Illumina.
Gottlieb added that the best-case scenario for the U.S. is if pharmaceutical companies apply for emergency-use vaccine authorization by the end of November, CNBC reported. The FDA would then take two to four weeks to review the trial data and approve the vaccines for public use.
“If the FDA authorizes those vaccines, it’s going to be for a very select population: People who are elderly and high risk. It’s going to take at least two to four weeks to vaccinate that population, and then they’re going to have to wait three to four weeks to get a second dose,” Gottlieb said, according to CNBC.
The U.S. government has given significant funding and resources to pharmaceutical companies since March as part of Operation Warp Speed, the multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly. The goal of the operation is to produce 300 million doses of “safe and effective vaccines” by January 2021.
President Donald Trump has insisted that a vaccine could be produced before the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which his handling of the pandemic will be a major issue for voters.
Meanwhile, Europe has also faced an uptick in coronavirus cases. Europe overtook the U.S. on Oct. 12 in average new cases per day, for the first time in months.
“It does seem like we are at a tipping point in terms of infection numbers,” Flavio Toxvaerd, an economics of infectious diseases expert at the University of Cambridge, told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world. More than 211,000 Americans have died from coronavirus while more than 8 million have contracted it as of Monday afternoon, according to The COVID Tracking Project.


truepundit--2020-10-23--Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Knowing Epstein Had Underage Girls In His Home

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ’ s cohort Ghislaine Maxwell denied in newly unsealed 2016 depositions that she was aware of underage girls in Epstein ’ s home .
Her denials are included in a batch of documents unsealed by a judge Thursday that contain over 400 pages of transcripts from Maxwell ’ s 2016 deposition .
Maxwell ’ s legal team has previously argued that her depositions should be kept private because they contain “ intimate ” information about her personal life , but prosecutors say that Maxwell may have perjured herself during her testimony .
In the transcripts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre of lying about Maxwell ’ s involvement with Epstein ’ s crimes , calling Giuffre ’ s allegations “ salacious ” and “ fictitious lies and stories.
” Giuffre says Maxwell sexually abused her along with Epstein , attorney Alan Dershowitz , and the U.K. ’ s Prince Andrew .
Maxwell , Dershowitz and Prince Andrew have all denied Giuffre ’ s accusations .
Maxwell was asked whether she had ever seen a female under the age of 18 “ in the presence of Jeffrey Epstein at his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell attempted to dodge the question by saying that she has friends that have children .
Pushed to say whether she ever saw a female under the age of 18 in Epstein ’ s home that was not a child of one of her friends , Maxwell responded , “ I can ’ t testify to that because I have no idea what you are talking about.
” “ How would I possibly know how someone is when they are at his house , ” she added .
“ You are asking me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly testify to that .
As far as I ’ m concerned , everyone who came to his house was an adult professional person.
” Maxwell was also pressed to answer “ yes ” or “ no ” as to whether she was ever present in Epstein ’ s home when a female under the age of 18 “ was there to give Jeffrey Epstein a massage.
” Maxwell insisted that this question could not be answered by saying “ yes ” or “ no.
” “ I can not answer yes or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not bounded by time .
It ’ s entirely possible I could have been in a room or even in the vicinity of Palm Beach when somebody came and I would not know .
How would I know when somebody was in the house .
There is no way I can know.
” Maxwell said that she stayed at Epstein ’ s house “ most of the time ” when she was in Palm Beach but insisted that she would not have been aware of an underage female in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite large and I have a very busy job and I had an office with a door so the door would be shut and I would be working.
” “ I ’ m not responsible for what Jeffrey does and I don ’ t always pay attention to what happens in the house , ” she said .
“ I ’ m very busy.
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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s cohort Ghislaine Maxwell denied in newly unsealed 2016 depositions that she was aware of underage girls in Epstein’s home.
Her denials are included in a batch of documents unsealed by a judge Thursday that contain over 400 pages of transcripts from Maxwell’s 2016 deposition.
Maxwell’s legal team has previously argued that her depositions should be kept private because they contain “intimate” information about her personal life, but prosecutors say that Maxwell may have perjured herself during her testimony.
In the transcripts, the British socialite and heiress accused alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre of lying about Maxwell’s involvement with Epstein’s crimes, calling Giuffre’s allegations “salacious” and “fictitious lies and stories.”
Giuffre says Maxwell sexually abused her along with Epstein, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and the U.K.’s Prince Andrew. Maxwell, Dershowitz and Prince Andrew have all denied Giuffre’s accusations.
Maxwell was asked whether she had ever seen a female under the age of 18 “in the presence of Jeffrey Epstein at his home,” the transcripts show.
Maxwell attempted to dodge the question by saying that she has friends that have children. Pushed to say whether she ever saw a female under the age of 18 in Epstein’s home that was not a child of one of her friends, Maxwell responded, “I can’t testify to that because I have no idea what you are talking about.”
“How would I possibly know how someone is when they are at his house,” she added. “You are asking me to do that. I cannot possibly testify to that. As far as I’m concerned, everyone who came to his house was an adult professional person.”
Maxwell was also pressed to answer “yes” or “no” as to whether she was ever present in Epstein’s home when a female under the age of 18 “was there to give Jeffrey Epstein a massage.” Maxwell insisted that this question could not be answered by saying “yes” or “no.”
“I cannot answer yes or no,” she said. “It’s not bounded by time. It’s entirely possible I could have been in a room or even in the vicinity of Palm Beach when somebody came and I would not know. How would I know when somebody was in the house. There is no way I can know.”
Maxwell said that she stayed at Epstein’s house “most of the time” when she was in Palm Beach but insisted that she would not have been aware of an underage female in the house because “the house is actually quite large and I have a very busy job and I had an office with a door so the door would be shut and I would be working.”
“I’m not responsible for what Jeffrey does and I don’t always pay attention to what happens in the house,” she said. “I’m very busy.”
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truepundit--2020-10-23--Insiders Spill the Beans on Dirty Trick the FBI & DOJ Employed to Rig the Hunter Biden Laptop Invest

Insiders Spill the Beans on Dirty Trick the FBI & DOJ Employed to Rig the Hunter Biden Laptop Investigation — Inside the FEDs’ Protection Racket for Dems

Insiders Spill the Beans on the Low-Down Dirty Trick the FBI & DOJ Employed to Collude and Rig the Hunter @ @ @ @ @ .
A Protection Racket for Dems ; Intel Exposes Feds ’ Ingenious Tact to Tilt @ @ @ @ @ Listen above or at the Thomas Paine Podcast .
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Insiders Spill the Beans on the Low-Down Dirty Trick the FBI & DOJ Employed to Collude and Rig the Hunter Biden Laptop Investigation. Boom.
A Protection Racket for Dems; Intel Exposes Feds’ Ingenious Tact to Tilt Yet Another Presidential Election. Listen above or at the Thomas Paine Podcast.
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truepundit--2020-10-23--PAINE IN THE MORNING: 6 things you need to know this Friday – October 23rd 2020 (LISTEN)

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truepundit--2020-10-24--‘I don’t give a damn whether they come voluntarily or under subpoena’: Ted Cruz fights for tech CEO

‘I don’t give a damn whether they come voluntarily or under subpoena’: Ted Cruz fights for tech CEO hearing BEFORE election

‘ They need to testify in person and answer questions for the American people ’ The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on subpoenas to compel Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on alleged censorship and bias across their platforms .
But that all changed when Republican committee members “ expressed reservation about the maneuver , ” Politico reports .
Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) , who chairs Judiciary ’ s Subcommittee on the Constitution , was definitely not one of the committee members with cold feet .
On the radio program Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fighting “ vociferously ” to ensure Dorsey and others testify before the Nov. 3 election .
“ Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg are both going to testify .
They ’ re going to testify in person .
They ’ re going to testify before Election Day .
That ’ s what I think should happen , ” Cruz said .
“ That ’ s what I ’ m fighting vociferously to happen .
Right now , the companies are negotiating with the chairman ’ s office to discuss terms to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a damn whether they come voluntarily or under subpoena .
They need to testify in person and answer questions for the American people about why they are trying to steal this election , to suppress the free speech , and to censor the press.
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‘They need to testify in person and answer questions for the American people’
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on subpoenas to compel Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on alleged censorship and bias across their platforms. But that all changed when Republican committee members “expressed reservation about the maneuver,” Politico reports.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who chairs Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, was definitely not one of the committee members with cold feet. On the radio program Tuesday, he told Glenn Beck that he’s fighting “vociferously” to ensure Dorsey and others testify before the Nov. 3 election.
“Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg are both going to testify. They’re going to testify in person. They’re going to testify before Election Day. That’s what I think should happen,” Cruz said. “That’s what I’m fighting vociferously to happen. Right now, the companies are negotiating with the chairman’s office to discuss terms to come voluntarily. I don’t give a damn whether they come voluntarily or under subpoena. They need to testify in person and answer questions for the American people about why they are trying to steal this election, to suppress the free speech, and to censor the press.”- READ MORE
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