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News Analysis🔎The @StateDept announced it will force anyone working as #Journalists for #Chinese state media in the US to reveal their identities to authorities and will also force state-run news outlets to reveal their real estate holdings. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/state-departme…
These measures could help the US gov't get a stronger grasp on how deeply the #Chinese regime’s #Disinformation arms have penetrated the US media landscape.
This new requirement will place the regime’s main state-run news outlets under the Office of Foreign Missions designation.
This new requirement will place the regime’s main state-run news outlets under the Office of Foreign Missions designation.
Identifying them to the @StateDept as official foreign missions is notably different from a FARA, or the “Foreign Agents Registration Act,” designation.
The action will designate the outlets and their employees as official arms of the #Chinese state.
The action will designate the outlets and their employees as official arms of the #Chinese state.
News Analysis🔎by Jeff Carlson @TheMarketsWork
On Feb. 14, the #DOJ sent a letter saying they would not be pursuing criminal charges against former @FBI Deputy Director #McCabe for matters raised in a referral made by @JusticeOIG #Horowitz. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/mccabe-says-he…
On Feb. 14, the #DOJ sent a letter saying they would not be pursuing criminal charges against former @FBI Deputy Director #McCabe for matters raised in a referral made by @JusticeOIG #Horowitz. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/mccabe-says-he…
“We write to inform you that, after careful consideration, the Government has decided not to pursue criminal charges against your client, Andrew G. McCabe, arising from the referral by the Office of Inspector General,” the letter stated. politico.com/f/?id=00000170…
#McCabe’s attorneys, Michael Bromwich and David Schertler, issued an initial statement: 
News Analysis🔎US Attorney #JohnDurham, tasked to look into the origins of the @FBI’s “#CrossfireHurricane” investigation, is now “investigating @CIA resistance to sharing #Russian secrets,” according to a report in @NYTimes. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/durham-reporte…
#Durham is reportedly looking into “whether and how information from foreign governments or the C.I.A. played any role in stoking suspicions at the F.B.I. about Trump campaign links to Russia.”
It had previously been reported that #Durham was expected to seek an interview with former @CIA Director @JohnBrennan as well as former Director of National Intelligence #JamesClapper, following an expansion of his investigation. theepochtimes.com/focus-of-durha…
The man who shot and killed 26 people at a church in #Texas in 2017 used guns he wouldn’t have been able to purchase if the @USAirForce had properly managed its records.
Article by @IvanPentchoukov (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/the-illusion-o…
Article by @IvanPentchoukov (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/the-illusion-o…
On 6 occasions, #Military officials failed to send Devin Kelley’s records to @FBI while the @USAirForce investigated, court-martialed, and imprisoned him for abusing his wife and stepson.
Rather than being an anomaly, the preventable failures that contributed to the massacre are a symptom of a vast problem spanning the entire federal government, according to two experts with decades of experience—Daryll Prescott and Don Lueders.
News Analysis🔎Last week, #AGBarr issued a memorandum requiring the @FBI “and all other divisions under the department’s purview” to obtain direct permission from #Barr prior to investigating any of the 2020 presidential candidates. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/barrs-doj-sign…
On Feb. 9, Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC said he intends to call witnesses regarding the many problematic issues surrounding the #FISAabuse highlighted in the #IGReport. theepochtimes.com/horowitz-repor…
He then pivoted to the topic of #HunterBiden and #Ukraine: “I think questions about the conflict of interest regarding Hunter Biden in the Ukraine need to be asked. The State Department had warnings and they ignored the conflict of interest.”
News Analysis🔎by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork
While President Trump’s #Acquittal dominated the news this week, there were 3 other significant developments that received little attention. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/wrays-testimon…
While President Trump’s #Acquittal dominated the news this week, there were 3 other significant developments that received little attention. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/wrays-testimon…
1. On the morning of Feb. 5, @FBI Director #Wray made several significant and noteworthy comments and admissions pertaining to #FISAabuse and the ongoing investigation by US Attorney #JohnDurham during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. c-span.org/video/?468923-…
2. That afternoon, a letter jointly sent by Sen. @ChuckGrassley and Sen. @RonJohnsonWI requested the dates and locations of any travel that #HunterBiden had made while receiving a protective detail from the @SecretService. grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/…
Friday’s session of the Senate #ImpeachmentTrial will start at 1 p.m. Please refresh for 🔴LIVE updates. theepochtimes.com/live-updates-f…
11:30 a.m. – Graham: Democrats are ‘Professional,’ ‘Repetitive’
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC praised the Democrats’ arguments as being “very respectful” during an 11:30 a.m. press conference. However, he said they got repetitive after a while.
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC praised the Democrats’ arguments as being “very respectful” during an 11:30 a.m. press conference. However, he said they got repetitive after a while.
@LindseyGrahamSC 11:45 a.m. – Schumer: Democrats Set ‘High Bar’
@SenSchumer said in a morning press conference that House managers set a “high bar” for Trump’s team to reach.
He then claimed that the “American people continue to be overwhelmingly on our side,” without elaborating.
@SenSchumer said in a morning press conference that House managers set a “high bar” for Trump’s team to reach.
He then claimed that the “American people continue to be overwhelmingly on our side,” without elaborating.
The #DOJ determined that 2 of the 4 #FISA applications on @CarterWPage were “not valid,” it was revealed in a declassified order released by Presiding #FISACourt Judge James Boasberg. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/doj-determines…
The #FISACourt wrote that it received notice of “material misstatements and omissions” in the #FISA applications made on @CarterWPage, apparently with respect to the final 2 FISA renewals. fisc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/…
The #FISACourt also noted that the #DOJ had made the assessment that with regard to these 2 applications, “there was insufficient predication to establish probable cause to believe that [@CarterWPage] was acting as an agent of a foreign power.”
“The jail is the largest mental health institution in any community,” Sheriff Daron Hall said.
The #OpioidCrisis has thrust the most pressing issue facing jails around the country to the forefront: #MentalIllness. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/ohio-jail-to-t…
The #OpioidCrisis has thrust the most pressing issue facing jails around the country to the forefront: #MentalIllness. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/ohio-jail-to-t…
On any given day, there are about 750,000 people in jails across America.
Drug addiction and mental health-related issues are often coexisting and it’s difficult to parse out which is driving which.
Drug addiction and mental health-related issues are often coexisting and it’s difficult to parse out which is driving which.
Hall said the deinstitutionalization of #MentalHealth hospitals that started in the 1960s hasn’t worked and instead has sparked today’s problem.
“The reality is we didn’t really deinstitutionalize it, we just re-institutionalized it into jails and prisons,” he said.
“The reality is we didn’t really deinstitutionalize it, we just re-institutionalized it into jails and prisons,” he said.
The @USCensusBureau chose to publicize the upcoming #2020Census to the Asian community by mostly choosing media outlets under the influence of the #Chinese regime, including one that is a registered foreign agent. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/census-2020-ad…
The Bureau has also chosen not to use two independent #Chinese-language outlets that have been critical of the Chinese regime, even though these outlets have much greater digital reach than those the Bureau has chosen and took part in the advertising of the #2010Census.
China Global Television Network (@CGTNOfficial) was selected as one of the paid media outlets of the #2020Census.
CGTN’s original name was China Central Television (@CCTV), the Chinese #Communist regime’s mouthpiece in television broadcasting. It was re-branded as CGTN in 2016.
CGTN’s original name was China Central Television (@CCTV), the Chinese #Communist regime’s mouthpiece in television broadcasting. It was re-branded as CGTN in 2016.
#DOJ internal investigation reveals that an #FBI special agent—who interviewed @GenFlynn and was supervisor of #CrossfireHurricane—played key role in problematic #FISA application.
Article by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/fbi-agent-who-…
Article by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/fbi-agent-who-…
One of the special @FBI agents who interviewed Lt. @GenFlynn at the @WhiteHouse in Jan 2017 played a much bigger role in the #FBI’s #CrossfireHurricane counterintelligence investigation than previously assumed, the #HorowitzReport reveals. justice.gov/storage/120919…
@FBI @GenFlynn @WhiteHouse The agent was first introduced into the public in a May 11, 2018 letter from Sen. @ChuckGrassley, who was inquiring about the @FBI’s interview with @GenFlynn.
“Make Special Agent Joe Pientka available for a transcribed interview with Committee staff,” Grassley said.
“Make Special Agent Joe Pientka available for a transcribed interview with Committee staff,” Grassley said.
Year in Review📅20 Notable Spygate Developments of 2019
by @IvanPentchoukov (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/year-in-review…
by @IvanPentchoukov (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/year-in-review…
In the saga of “#Spygate,” 2019 has shaped up to be the year the tables turned.
In the first days of January 2019, a federal judge extended the term of the #GrandJury in the #SpecialCounsel investigation by #RobertMueller.
In the first days of January 2019, a federal judge extended the term of the #GrandJury in the #SpecialCounsel investigation by #RobertMueller.
Later that month, the @FBI raided the home of veteran Republican strategist #RogerStone in front of @CNN cameras.
The raid and indictment of Stone were symbolic of the spectacle that was the #RussiaInvestigation.
The raid and indictment of Stone were symbolic of the spectacle that was the #RussiaInvestigation.
2019 in Review📅Article by @charlottecuthbo (Thread👇)
#BorderCrisis Peak, #Mexico Cooperation, and Judicial Wrangling
The year began with President Trump declaring a #NationalEmergency at the southern #Border. theepochtimes.com/year-in-review…
#BorderCrisis Peak, #Mexico Cooperation, and Judicial Wrangling
The year began with President Trump declaring a #NationalEmergency at the southern #Border. theepochtimes.com/year-in-review…
The #BorderCrisis escalated, and in May, nearly 133,000 #IllegalAliens were apprehended by #BorderPatrol, with a further 11,000 presenting at ports of entry without legal documentation.
By the end of fiscal 2019, almost 1 million people had entered the US illegally.
By the end of fiscal 2019, almost 1 million people had entered the US illegally.
Over 600,000 of them were either individuals within a family unit or unaccompanied minors—both vulnerable populations that often arrived sick and required more care than #BorderPatrol was set up to provide.
#Facebook claims it has removed accounts operated by the website BL that are linked to The Epoch Media Group. They are wrong in making such a connection.
By @StephenEpoch (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/facebook-errs-…
By @StephenEpoch (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/facebook-errs-…
#Facebook did not contact Epoch Media Group before stating there is a relationship between Epoch Media Group and the BL.
In a statement published on its website, @Facebook says:
In a statement published on its website, @Facebook says:
The @EpochTimes and The BL media companies are unaffiliated. The BL was founded by a former employee, and employs some of our former employees.
However, that some of our former employees work for BL is not evidence of any connection between the two organizations.
However, that some of our former employees work for BL is not evidence of any connection between the two organizations.
DOJ Inspector General #Horowitz provided an in-depth and damning portrayal of the @FBI’s actions in its #Surveillance of @CarterWPage.
Here are 21 key quotes from the #IGReport and his testimony.
(Thread👇) Article by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork theepochtimes.com/21-key-quotes-…
Here are 21 key quotes from the #IGReport and his testimony.
(Thread👇) Article by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork theepochtimes.com/21-key-quotes-…
@FBI @carterwpage @themarketswork 1. #Horowitz Didn’t Receive Satisfactory Explanations for @FBI Behavior
Transcript: rev.com/transcript-edi…
Transcript: rev.com/transcript-edi…
@FBI @carterwpage @themarketswork 2. #Horowitz Stated He Was ‘Deeply Concerned’ by @FBI’s Numerous Errors
Transcript: rev.com/transcript-edi…
Transcript: rev.com/transcript-edi…
2 top @FBI officials in spring 2016 informed AG #LorettaLynch of intelligence they received linking the #Russian gov to @CarterWPage months before an investigation into the Trump campaign was formally launched, according to the #IGReport.
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/comey-and-mcca…
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/comey-and-mcca…
Lynch told DOJ #IGHorowitz that in the spring of 2016, @FBI Director @Comey and Deputy Director #AndrewMcCabe pulled her aside and shared info about Page that Lynch believed they learned from a member of the intelligence community.
“There is such a range of conduct here that is inexplicable… Our final recommendation was to refer the entire chain of command,” #IGHorowitz said. (Thread👇)
News Analysis🔎by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork theepochtimes.com/horowitz-repor…
News Analysis🔎by Jeff Carlson @themarketswork theepochtimes.com/horowitz-repor…
The newly released #IGReport noted the material failures of the @FBI—“not only the operational team, but also of the managers and supervisors, including senior officials, in the chain of command”—with regard to the #FISA warrant application on Trump campaign aide @CarterWPage.
#IGHorowitz’s findings were so significant that he recommended the @FBI’s “entire chain of command” outlined in his report to the #DOJ for “consideration of how to assess and address their performance failures.” justice.gov/storage/120919…
The focus of the #IGReport was #FISAabuse the IG identified “at least 17 significant errors or omissions” in the #FISA warrant used to spy on @CarterWPage.
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/key-findings-o…
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/key-findings-o…
Although many media organizations are trying to focus on the IG’s finding that the @FBI was within its rights in opening the initial counterintelligence investigation, it should be noted that this was not the focus of the IG’s investigation.
@talkersmagazine "In China, the government is the standard. How can you challenge it? That is the problem of China. It not only creates a challenge for the Chinese society but also for the international society," says Nan Su of @news_ntd
@talkersmagazine @news_ntd "Chinatowns are always kind of insulated self governing units…The Chinese Communist Party realized this could be strategically valuable."
@JoshJPhilipp of @EpochTimes explains #China’s United Front soft power operations in the US.
@JoshJPhilipp of @EpochTimes explains #China’s United Front soft power operations in the US.
The @FBI ran 4 informants and “a few” undercover agents against Trump campaign aides @CarterWPage and @GeorgePapa19, according to #IGHorowitz.
FBI told the OIG it was snooping on Page and Papadopoulos because of their contacts with #Russia. (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/fbi-targeted-t…
FBI told the OIG it was snooping on Page and Papadopoulos because of their contacts with #Russia. (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/fbi-targeted-t…
But the @FBI also had one of the informants reach out to a high-level Trump campaign official who was not investigated. That official appears to have been #SamClovis.
The informant has been identified by @EpochTimes and others as Cambridge professor #StephanHalper.
The informant has been identified by @EpochTimes and others as Cambridge professor #StephanHalper.
@FBI All conversations Halper had with Page, Papadopoulos, and Clovis were monitored by the @FBI, the OIG said.
#IGHorowitz made the revelations in a Dec. 9 report on his review of a #FISA warrant taken out by the FBI against Page and other aspects of the related FBI investigation.
#IGHorowitz made the revelations in a Dec. 9 report on his review of a #FISA warrant taken out by the FBI against Page and other aspects of the related FBI investigation.
John Durham—who was tasked with investigating the origins of the investigation of the Trump campaign—issued a rare statement disagreeing with some of the conclusions in the #HorowitzReport.
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/durham-disagre…
(Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/durham-disagre…
“Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened,” #Durham said in a statement.
#Durham’s review recently evolved into a criminal inquiry. The #IGReport by DOJ Inspector General Horowitz, meanwhile, is limited to violations of @FBI and @TheJusticeDept policies.
BREAKING #IGReport: Inspector General #Horowitz found that the 4 warrant applications to #Spy on Trump campaign associate @CarterWPage contained “at least 17 significant errors or omissions.” theepochtimes.com/inspector-gene…
@carterwpage “These errors and omissions resulted from case agents providing wrong or incomplete information to OI and failing to flag important issues for discussion,” the #IGReport continues, referring to the Office of Intelligence and the National Security Division at the @FBI.
#Horowitz concluded that the errors and other failures constitute “serious performance failures by the supervisory and non-supervisory agents.” theepochtimes.com/inspector-gene…
The @FBI’s #FISA warrant to #Spy on Trump campaign adviser @CarterWPage—a key part of the agency’s investigation of the Trump campaign—has been fraught with irregularities.
By Jeff Carlson @themarketswork (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/an-examination…
By Jeff Carlson @themarketswork (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/an-examination…
Ahead of the release of the #DOJ Inspector General's #FISAReport, we provide an overview of what exactly the known irregularities are.
The initiation of the investigation by @JusticeOIG was originally announced on March 28, 2018.
The initiation of the investigation by @JusticeOIG was originally announced on March 28, 2018.
At 3:50 a.m. local time, 4 individuals dressed in black and wielding batons entered the print shop and warehouse of the #HongKong edition of @EpochTimes and set a fire.
This is our response. (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/epoch-times-st…
This is our response. (Thread 👇) theepochtimes.com/epoch-times-st…
The telescopic batons carried by the thugs in the video are similar to those used by the #HongKongPolice. Two of the thugs who carried out the attack were dressed in black with masks, like the #HongKongProtesters.
This was apparently done in an effort to confuse…
This was apparently done in an effort to confuse…
…the situation, as this tactic fits a pattern we have seen in #HongKong. Police and thugs have pretended to be protesters, journalists, and citizens, and committed violence, including beatings and arson, then blamed the protesters in an attempt to discredit them.
