Epstein Secrets

Wall Street Journal (02/29, Forrest, Balhaus, Viswanatha) reported that for years, the man now charged with lying about President Biden and his son Hunter brought information to the FBI while trying to cash in on his connections with the agency. The article added that Alexander Smirnov pitched himself

sma. The article mentioned that prosecutors now say the Biden allegations were fabrications, and Smirnov recently acknowledged that one story about Hunter Biden came from Russian intelligence sources. Smirnov, 43 years old, has been detained as he awaits trial on charges of lying to the FBI, with a federal j

hile Bill Is Stalled in Congress Washington Examiner (02/29, Oliver) reported that the Biden administration announced plans to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a surveillance program allowing warrantless surveillance of foreigners for national security purposes, despite concerns over FBI misuse and

tions, including the special council's inquiry into the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign and the tax investigation of the President's son, Hunter." Garland: "I would not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have any influence over prosecutions and investigations." The AP (2/22

ng pressed by Republican senators to assess Comey's job performance." Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC, "after pressing Garland on his thoughts related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, asked whether he believed Comey was a good FBI director. 'Senator, I really don't want to get into analyzing any of the previous directors,' Garla

ton Examiner (05/11, Dunleavy) reported that President Joe Biden weighed in on an active Justice Department investigation by contending that his son Hunter did "nothing wrong" even as congressional Republicans lay out new details about the younger Biden's shady overseas business dealings. The article a

cates that changes implemented by the agency have significantly improved compliance with rules governing access to communications intercepted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Prior to the changes, about 18 percent of database searches lacked sufficient justification or were improperly defined, but in a nine-month

ew with Mifsud in the lobby of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a brief and cursory one in the grand scheme of the investigation." Hunter Biden Holds Stake In Chinese Firm Sanctioned For Human Rights Violations. The Washington Free Beacon <https://freebeacon.corn/2020-election/hunter-biden-h

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit "said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans' telephone records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and may well have been unconstitutional." Politico <https://www.politico.cotn/news/2020/09/02/court-rules-nsa-phone-snooping-illegal-407727> (9/2,

Defense Attorneys Want US To Disclose Identities Of Firms, Individuals In Case Against Florida Official. • Judge Refuses To Move Trial Against Rep. Hunter. • US Charges California Doctor With Defrauding Health Insurance Companies. • Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Kentucky Bank. CYBER DIVISION

nday, found that NSA "is behind on implementing internal data system controls aimed at assuring compliance with the domestic privacy protections in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act." The IG "found that NSA did not have a necessary system control. ... Until this system control is implemented, the agency will be at risk for perf

ew with Mifsud in the lobby of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a brief and cursory one in the grand scheme of the investigation." Hunter Biden Holds Stake In Chinese Firm Sanctioned For Human Rights Violations. The Washington Free Beacon (9/2, Goodman, 78K) reports Hunter Biden holds a stak

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit "said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans' telephone records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and may well have been unconstitutional." Politico (9/2, Gerstein, 4.29M) reports the NSA program that "swept up details on billions of Americans'

udiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is investigating whether any of the 51 "spies who lie" who signed a statement in October 2020 claiming Hunter Biden's laptop was likely a Russian disinformation operation were on the CIA's payroll at the time. The article added that Jordan wrote a letter to

vocates have criticized the law, but Congress renewed the legislation twice with broad bipartisan support. The article detailed that Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the most powerful tools wielded by U.S. spy agencies. According to the article, information collected by it contributes to more than half o

ew with Mifsud in the lobby of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a brief and cursory one in the grand scheme of the investigation." Hunter Biden Holds Stake In Chinese Firm Sanctioned For Human Rights Violations. The Washington Free Beacon (9/2, Goodman, 78K) reports Hunter Biden holds a stak

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit "said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans' telephone records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and may well have been unconstitutional." Politico (9/2, Gerstein, 4.29M) reports the NSA program that "swept up details on billions of Americans'