Controversies

DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility Report on Jeffrey Epstein 2006-2008 Investigation, November 2020

Background The Department of Justice (Department) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigated allegations that in 2007-2008, prosecutors in the U.S.…

November 12, 2020

Death of LaVena Johnson, July 19, 2005

Background LaVena Lynn Johnson (July 27, 1985 – July 19, 2005) was an E3 in the United States Army. She…

November 3, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell 2016 Deposition Unsealed on October 22, 2020

Background Videotaped deposition of GHISLAINE MAXWELL, taken pursuant to subpoena, was held at the law offices of BOIES SCHILLER &…

October 22, 2020

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election

Background From 2017 to 2019, the Committee held hearings, conducted interviews, and reviewed intelligence related to Russian attempts in 2016…

August 18, 2020

Judiciary Committee Releases Declassified Documents that Substantially Undercut Steele Dossier, Page FISA Warrants

The following is a press release, along with declassified documents, as published by the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 17,…

July 18, 2020

CIA “Glomar Response” on QANON Documents

Background On February 10, 2020, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request for all documents that pertain to QAnon. It…

February 24, 2020

FBI & Secret Service Files: Aaron Swartz

Background For some background on the case, Wikipedia explains: Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was…

February 12, 2020

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “Violated the Law” When it Withheld Approximately $214 Million Appropriated to Ukraine

Background The following is a statement from Thomas H. Armstrong, Esq., General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office, regarding a legal…

January 16, 2020

Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislaine Maxwell / Virginia Giuffre Unsealed Documents

Background One day prior to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly committing suicide on August 10, 2019, approximately 2,000 pages of records were…

November 5, 2019

Report of Investigation of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s Disclosure of Sensitive Investigative Information and Handling of Certain Memoranda, August 2019

Background This report describes the investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)…

August 29, 2019