Epstein Secrets

d everybody’s disbelieving looks, the president seemed HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019905 intent on surrounding himself in the White House with his family. The Trumps, all of them —except for his wife, who, mystifyingly, was staying in New York—were moving in, all of them set to assume responsibilities similar to t

me when it had borders. When America was great. Trump had become the platform for that message. By that January evening, Bannon had been immersed in Donald Trump’s world for almost five months. And though he had accumulated a sizable catalogue of Trump’s peculiarities, and cause enough for possible alarm about t

ked Trump’s impact and his shamelessness. “He just keeps going,” Ailes had marveled to a friend after the first debate with Hillary Clinton. “You hit Donald along the head, and he keeps going. He doesn’t even know he’s been hit.” But Ailes was convinced that Trump had no political beliefs or backbone. Th

rtly after eight o’clock that evening, when the unexpected trend—Trump might actually win—seemed confirmed, Don Jr. told a friend that his father, or DJT, as he called him, looked as if he had seen a ghost. Melania, to whom Donald Trump had made his solemn guarantee, was in tears—and not of joy. There

ncies and personnel responsible for enforcing it, President Trump—with Bannon’s low, intense voice behind him, offe

streamed on a laptop in the transition offices. “Mr. Trump said he’s never once listened to a whole Obama sp

lism, of people knowing too much who were defeated by all the complexities and conflicting interests before they began. Trump, knowing little, might, Trumpers tried to believe, give a kooky new hope to the system. Jared Kushner in quite a short period of time—trather less than a year—had crossed over from

, namely that these kinds of events—Trump sitting down with serious-minded people and looking for solutions to the nation’s problems—were the soul of Trump’s White House and the media was giving them scant coverage. Hosting business advisory councils was a Kushner strategy. It was an enlightened business

g as much policy as possible to Capitol Hill. In the early weeks of the administration, Priebus arranged for House Speaker Paul Ryan, however much a Trumpist béte noire for much of the campaign, to come into the White House with a group of ranking committee chairmen. In the meeting, the president blithely

e CEO Stephen Schwarzman; Washington fixture, lobbyist, and Clinton confidant Vernon Jordan; labor secretary nominee Wilbur Ross; Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith; Washington Post national reporter Mark Berman; and a table full of women lobbyists and fixers, including the music industry’s longtime representativ

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k Times (09/18, Sullivan, Kelly) reported that several lapses are emerging as key reasons the U.S. Secret Service failed to protect former President Donald J. Trump from an assassination attempt at a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa., a New York Times investigation has found. According to the article, the

t assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump. The article explained that while some law

igate the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump. Director Wray made these comments at the Aspen C

of what the FBI identified as another attempt on Mr. Trump's life at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fl

ecret Service failed to protect former President Donald J. Trump from an assassination attempt at a campaign

democratic process." He reassured the public of Trump's safety and stressed the ongoing nature of the inv

closed, on the ground with what appeared to be blood near his mouth and his hands behind his back. The article noted that Haley, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith are on trial after pleading not guilty to charges that they deprived Nichols of his civil rights through excessive force and failure to intervene,

." According to the Wall Street Journal (12/01, Hughes), Mr. Clark, who served as an official in the Justice Department, had met with then-President Trump last year shortly before Christmas, when Mr. Trump was falsely asserting that the election was stolen, according to a report issued by the Senate J

orted that Kevin Creek pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attacking a police officer during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat. The article noted that according to an FBI report, videos show Creek attacking "multiple" police officers d

U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat. Th

cial in the Justice Department, had met with then-President Trump last year shortly before Christmas, when Mr. Tru

t Trump last year shortly before Christmas, when Mr. Trump was falsely asserting that the election was stole

at Jackson is the latest federal judge to invoke Trump's conduct as a contributor to the chaos and violenc

urder of his 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend from Delaware County. The article noted that according to the FBI, investigators have been looking for Justin Smith since an arrest warrant was issued in April following the death of 21-year-old EFTA00160828 Dianna Brice and her unborn child. Authorities believe

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these things are happening and what we can do about it," Johnson told reporters Tuesday. The bipartisan Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump had already requested a briefing from the FBI on the second assassination attempt. Reuters (09/17, Sullivan, Coster, Reid, et. al.) disclosed that t

sia in 2022. Newsweek (09/17, O'Driscoll) revealed that a Florida judge has unsealed an FBI agent's description of the investigation into the latest Donald Trump assassination attempt. The affidavit shows that police officers rushed a witness to the scene of Ryan Routh's arrest. According to the article,

review the assassination attempt against former President Trump will be expanded to include a second incident fr

san Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump had already requested a briefing from the F

pparent second attempt on former President Donald Trump's life in 10 weeks. Leaders of both parties and to

t he was at the traffic stop on Jan, 7, 2023, when Nichols was pulled over and yanked from his car. Nichols fled, and Martin said Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith gave chase and were punching the 29-year-old man without their handcuffs out when Martin caught up with them. The article stated that Bean, Smith an

Meadows Cooperates With January 6 House Panel After Talk of Contempt Vote The Associated Press (11/30, Jalonick, Tucker) reported that Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, putting off the panel's threat to hold him

the Jan 6 Capitol riot. According to the article, Chansley became a symbol of the insurrection, when hundreds of other supporters of then-President Trump disrupted the ongoing confirmation of the election victory of President Biden. The article noted that the appeal came after Chansley replaced his d

30, Jalonick, Tucker) reported that Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating wi

ection, when hundreds of other supporters of then-President Trump disrupted the ongoing confirmation of the electi

onick, Tucker) reported that Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a Hou

or Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend WPVI (ABC-6) (11/30, Staff Writer) reported that the FBI issued an arrest warrant and a $25,000 reward Tuesday for Justin Smith, a man who allegedly killed his pregnant girlfriend, Dianna Brice, in April. According to the article, Brice's body was found in the woods on April