The Weiner laptop: Hunter Biden addition

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Donovan: What involvement did FBI director have in updates?

Witt: It was basically a check-in on frequent basis...at least weekly. Wanted to know if we had enough resources, etc. There were video conferences, weekly meetings...

Donovan: You said deputy directors involved?

Witt: Yes...Andrew Bailey, Chris Raia, I think Perez attended at least 1 meeting....

Donovan: Have you ever in your 24-year career ever had an FBI director and 2 deputy directors involved in a 1001 false statements case?

Witt: This was the first time

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have indirect ownership stakes in Kaz Resources, a tungsten mining company in Kazakhstan preparing to go public at a $2 BILLION valuation.

Two federal agencies have issued letters of interest for up to $1.6 BILLION in financing for the project. That funding hasn't been approved yet.

The Trump brothers' ownership stakes could be worth nearly $20 MILLION if the company reaches its proposed valuation.

The federal government would be helping to make this happen. The brothers say they're passive investors with no involvement in the negotiations.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/trump-fa...eature_1_pos_1

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open family graft, more or less

The Trump administration awarded a small biosecurity company nearly $40 million to screen for Ebola and other infectious diseases just months after a firm linked to President Donald Trump’s elder sons invested in its parent company, according to records and interviews.


The contracts, one to screen for Ebola in several U.S. airports and the other to respond to disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are seven times the total value of government contracts the company had directly received before.


The company, XpresTest, has years of experience monitoring for COVID-19 and other diseases for the government at U.S. airports. That makes its parent, XWELL, an unusual hybrid, selling both spa treatments and biosecurity services. Last year, it made most of its money from waxing salons and airport spas that offer manicures, massages and “chakra beds.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/t...ment-contracts