[Townhall] A former CIA officer dropped a bombshell that reinforces what many have long suspected. In a recent interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, former CIA officer John Kiriakou claimed that any files linking Jeffrey Epstein to powerful figures were "probably destroyed" long ago, suggesting a deliberate cover-up by entrenched bureaucrats in Washington.
After the FBI released a 2-page memo on Sunday concluding that Epstein did not have a "client list" that he used for blackmail, many pointed fingers at FBI Director Kash Patel, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino for failing to provide promised answers about the high-profile case. However, Kiriakou cautioned them not to blame Patel, Bongino, and Bondi, suggesting that the files were destroyed long before they took office.
"I think that that layer beneath them, that’s part of what we like to call the Deep State, has taken this bull by the horns, and they’ve probably destroyed information," he said.
Kiriakou referenced a 1975 MK Ultra case where, after Congress requested the files, the CIA director returned to headquarters and ordered all documents and records to be destroyed.
"So, now we're supposed to believe that's everybody's telling the truth?" he continued. "That there were no files, that there were no dossiers, I'm sorry, I just don't buy it because I know how these people operate."
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[PJ] Last week, after months of mounting pressure and speculation, the Department of Justice and FBI released what they thought would be the final word on the Epstein scandal. In a memo that many are calling a whitewash, the DOJ declared there’s no evidence of a client list, no blackmail network, and no coordinated effort to silence Epstein. The backlash was immediate and fierce. If the Trump administration thought this would put the controversy to rest, it was dead wrong. Instead of closing the book, the memo has only reignited public outrage and deepened suspicions that powerful people are still being protected.
In an interview with Sean Spicer, renowned Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz claimed he’s personally seen Jeffrey Epstein’s full client list. However, don’t expect any revelations just yet — Dershowitz says a judge-imposed confidentiality order bars him from disclosing the identities of those entangled in the infamous files.
Dershowitz wasn’t vague about the gravity of what’s being concealed.
He asserted that critical documents in the Epstein saga are being "deliberately, willfully suppressed" to shield certain individuals from scrutiny. "Hand to God, I know the names of the people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that’s wrong," he declared, indicating that the suppression isn’t just bureaucratic inertia; it’s a conscious effort to protect the powerful.
When pressed on whether these protected individuals were politicians or business leaders, Dershowitz’s answer was blunt: "They’re everything." The implication is chilling. The rot, he suggests, is not confined to one sector but permeates the very fabric of elite society.
[ZERO] In an effort to quell longstanding theories surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. Department of Justice this week released nearly 11 hours of what it described as "full raw" surveillance footage from outside Epstein’s prison cell. Instead of ending speculation, the release has introduced new doubts.
According to an analysis conducted by WIRED in collaboration with independent video forensics experts, metadata embedded in the files shows the footage was not a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system. Rather, it appears to have been modified - likely using Adobe Premiere Pro, a professional video editing tool.
The file, investigators say, was assembled from at least two source clips, saved multiple times, exported, and then uploaded to the DOJ’s website, where it was labeled "raw" footage.
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Perhaps this revelation is why Bongino and Patel are frustrated and possibly on their way out at the FBI. Is the level of gov't corruption simply more than they can stomach ?
FOX NEWS ALERT: Nine people were indicted in South Texas for vote harvesting, including the former chair of the Bexar County Democratic Party and a former Democrat Texas House candidate, Cecilia Castellano.
… a Democrat, of course. Manuel is accused of providing compensation in exchange for vote harvesting services on behalf of former Texas Democrat House candidate Cecilia Castellano.”
“Multiple defendants are accused of providing vote harvesting services for Cecilia in exchange for money paid through cash apps.”
“These nine are on top of another six indicted back in May by [Texas Attorney General] Ken Paxton for alleged vote harvesting.”
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This 'may' seem radical, but vote harvesting should be grounds for summary execution. The more summary, the better. That will stop that crap in its tracks. Hey, I can wish.
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Yes, Mike. I wish that would happen in California where vote harvesting is legal and actually encouraged by the likes of Gov. Newsom.
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[HotAir] Good Lord almighty. This is turning into one of those days.
I finish a post, think 'Let's see what Europe's doing to themselves,' and just then WHAMMY.
The whackos in California come through again.
I can't get away from these people and their never-ending trainwreck.
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UNBELIEVABLE: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide cash assistance to illegal immigrants impacted by ICE raids, according to The LA Times.
The payments will be distributed using cash cards with a “couple hundred” dollars on them and will be available… pic.twitter.com/K6b6vIPAcd
[FoxNews] Ashley Williams said she could not recall things 'an untold number of times,' a source said
Ashley Williams, a longtime ally of former President Joe Biden, met with House investigators behind closed doors for nearly six hours Friday as Republicans probe allegations the Democrat's top aides hid his mental decline.
A source familiar with the transcribed interview told Fox News Digital Williams said she did not "recall" various things "an untold number of times."
"Examples include she could not recall if she spoke with President Biden in the last week, if teleprompters were used for Cabinet meetings, if there were discussions about President Biden using a wheelchair, if there were discussions about a cognitive test, if she discussed a mental or physical decline of President Biden, if she ever had to wake President Biden up and how she got involved with his 2020 campaign," the source said.
Williams told House investigators Biden is fit to be president today, the source said.
The lady does not sound competent to work in the White House. White House aides need to be sharp, and with such a poor memory and lack of insight she can’t possibly be.
In addition to whether senior aides covered up Biden's alleged decline, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is looking into whether any presidential orders were signed via autopen without the former commander in chief's knowledge.
Any allegations of wrongdoing so far have been denied by the ex-president's allies.
But Republican investigators have pointed to Biden's disastrous June 2024 debate and subsequent revelations in the media that there were more concerns from Biden's inner circle about his fitness for office than previously known.
Williams, however, argued he was in command of himself during that debate, the source said.
The former White House aide said nothing to reporters when entering or leaving the committee meeting room for her voluntary interview.
Fox News Digital reached out to Williams' lawyers for their account of events inside the room.
It was a staff-led meeting, but Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, briefly stopped in for just under 30 minutes to show "solidarity" with the witness, the progressive told reporters afterward.
"I do think that it is important that I show up because if they are going to make allegations about the former commander in chief, egregious allegations they continue to wage, I want to make sure that I'm in the room to correct the record because a lot of times they like to mischaracterize things," she said.
When asked by Fox News Digital if the interview was still ongoing as she exited, Crockett answered, "It's still going. I'm leaving early. I've got to get to another thing."
The source who spoke with Fox News Digital said Crockett had come in during the GOP's questioning session and did not ask any questions herself. Fox News Digital reached out to her office for a response.
Williams is a longtime Biden ally whose time with the Democrat goes back to assisting second lady Jill Biden during the Obama administration, according to a 2019 profile of Biden staffers.
Williams later worked for Biden’s 2020 campaign and presidential transition team. She served as his trip director before being hired by the White House as deputy director of Oval Office operations and a special assistant to the president.
[NYP] A senior Trump administration official said Friday that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is "considering resigning" as pressure grows for an investigation into whether he lied to Congress about the central bank’s "Palace of Versailles" renovations to its headquarters in Washington, DC.
Bill Pulte, the chair of US government-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, posted on X that he heard "reports" of Powell wavering about finishing his term — without providing any evidence.
"I think this will be the right decision for America, and the economy will boom," the former journalist and private equity titan said.
🚨#BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel is now considering resignation if Pam Bondi remains and Dan Bongino is removed, according to the Daily Wire. pic.twitter.com/DMqHGlTJxY
[Independent] FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wasn’t at work Friday after he clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein files, according to a new report.
Bongino clashed with Bondi at the White House on Wednesday over the recent memo from the FBI and Justice Department revealing that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a "client list," Axios reports. The memo also confirmed that Epstein died by suicide in a New York City jail cell on August 10, 2019, following years of conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier’s death.
The move came a month after billionaire Elon Musk accused President Donald Trump of appearing in the so-called Epstein files, which are redacted court documents that name his alleged associates and victims. Epstein died shortly after he was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
Bondi confronted Bongino over a NewsNation article which reported that he and FBI Direction Kash Patel said they wanted more information about the Epstein files released earlier, but were held back from doing so, Axios reported.
Bongino reportedly told Bondi he didn’t leak that information.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich and Patel all witnessed the clash, according to the outlet.
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Okay. Bondi has lost whatever shine she had (not that she was the (shiniest) but I don't want to see her kicked to the curb. I would prefer Patel and Bongino remain in place. Idealism has limits IMHO. I am disappointed in Bondi's overall performance to date; she seems squishy, too political, but maybe not to a fatal degree. Dear President Trump, please knock some heads together. Thank you.
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Let's see what happens over the next couple weeks re: DOJ / FBI investigation into the wide conspiracy against Trump by former senior officials. This whole Epstein mess, truly frustrating, is being used to sabotage the team ahead of what might be charges filed ....
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Jesus Christ, boys & girls, just how can anyone be surprised?
In one way, I hope Patel & Bongino resign and leave the Pfizer-Trump administration cesspool. Besides, that might be just what the deep state wants; on the other hand, I hope they stay and continue to be thorns. Surely a coincidence, but didn't the Comey-Brennan news hot just the other day? But I digress....
Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive requiring federal agencies to provide detailed information on raids conducted in the city, including dates, locations, individuals detained, and taxpayer costs.
You figure how much it costs the state and fed to house, cloth, and feed an individual each year at california prices. Add in estimated loss of revenue from payroll being under the table. This does not include extras, like injuring somebody or crime, but let's just spitball $200,000 per year, each.
Now, say average productive citizen sends in $15,000 taxes per year, so that costs some 14 productive citizens their earned income and social mobility, assuming they are not injuring by a drunk illegal driver or graped and murdered.
There are other costs, of course, such as decreasing property interest with increasing property prices, loss of public space availability, increased prices of goods, wear and tear on public transit, and of course the fires which start from their cooking outdoors.
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Oh.
And since the transportation to the USA was paid for with some of that sweet sweet USAID money, have to factor in average cost of transport per illegal.
How about the cost of advertising? Say a person pays for a media service, and in that package is the propaganda trying to glow this as 'why this is a good thing', that is money lost.
*apparently, I've haven't seen it, the new super hero movie was advertised by the director as a why immigration is good, trying to talk up illegals. Apparently, the super hero's dad said he was sent to Earth to conquer and rule 'the human way' and breed out the natives. I kind of rolled my eyes at that pitch, but after finding out about that scene, I say, "You are correct, sir."
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