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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NEW: Following our exclusive reporting FEB 5, @DNIGabbard has issued a statement tonight on the status of the Director’s Initiatives Group or DIG.

"In less than one year, we've brought a historic level of transparency to the Intelligence Community. Through initiatives such as ODNI 2.0, expanded counternarcotics efforts at NCTC, and the work of the Director's Initiatives Group, we have delivered meaningful reform and accountability.

The Director's Initiatives Group was created as a temporary effort to surge resources to deliver on high priority projects with near term deadlines, including Presidential Executive Orders.

We are continuing to deliver results focused on our mission by maximizing the expertise and experience of those who were temporarily assigned to the Director’s Initiatives Group by assigning them to teams across ODNI.

My commitment to transparency, truth, and eliminating politicization and weaponization within the Intelligence Community remains central to all that we do. This mission continues through every office at ODNI, where the safety, security, and freedom of the American people is our number one priority."

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

This video provides another avenue for @fbi investigators called “gait analysis.”

How a suspect walks can be as unique as fingerprints or DNA. This can be a very effective law enforcement tool.

NOTE: The individual in the video seems familiar with the house layout, suggesting they have been there before, prior surveillance or reconnaissance.

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

This FBI interview summary, known as a "302," stands out because it was "recorded" in April 2020.

BUT the record suggests the "investigation" took place six months earlier, in October 2019.

Typically, 302s are recorded immediately, NOT months later.

It quotes a witness (name redacted) who states:

DONALD TRUMP told (redacted) that he threw EPSTEIN out of his club.

TRUMP called the PBPD to tell him "thank goodness you' re stopping him,

TRUMP told him people in New York knew EPSTEIN was disgusting.

TRUMP said MAXWELL was EPSTEIN's operative,
"she is evil and to focus on her".

TRUMP told (redacted) that he was around EPSTEIN once when teenagers were present and TRUMP "got the hell out of there".

This record was subject to a protective order which is noteworthy because it also discusses how the case collapsed.

(Redacted) asked to speak to the United States Attorney, ALEXANDER ACOSTA.

(Redacted ) asked him if he was going to own up to what he promised when he was sworn in.

ACOSTA said the defense had him very frustrated with the case. He said that there was a lot of interest from higher up. The state did not want to take it back.

It was very disappointing that the system failed in this case.

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EPSTEIN PARTY DRUGS: Xanax, Valium, Ketamine, Vicodin, Oxycodone…

Former FBI Special Agent: “If the witnesses that were sexually assaulted say that they were given a certain drug…that could lead investigators down that path, but not just Jeffrey Epstein, but anybody who was supplying…”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NO EXCUSES: The FBI Is In A Better Position Today Than It Was Five Years Ago Because of AI’s Ability to Identify Patterns of Behavior As Well As Identify Suspects and Potential New Charges Says Former FBI Special Agent

“In this case, this is where AI can help tremendously…remember, we're looking at millions of documents and years that have passed. So any type of technology that helps close those gaps will speed up the process…”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NEW: Former FBI Special Agent says there is “No Doubt” the information gathered by Epstein looks like an “intelligence collection operation.”

“I think there's no doubt…He went after people or he had connections to people that had connections to national security or huge technological advances. An intel operation would greatly benefit and be able to not only understand what otherworld leaders are doing, but be able to influence what they're doing.” 

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

ZORRO RANCH: Emails about the alleged burials of victims on Epstein’s Zorro Ranch property have no statute of limitations and can be investigated, says a former FBI Special Agent.

“That could absolutely be investigated. There is no statute of limitations on that. And then also, if they have testimony or some type of witness saying that that is where they were killed, they can then go out and do a search and potentially find a body.”

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. Maxwell has denied the allegations and sought to overturn her conviction.

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

PRINCE ANDREW: New emails that appear to confirm the authenticity of Virginia Giuffre’s 2001 photo with Prince Andrew cast even more doubt about the former royal’s credibility and could lead to an investigation of other potential crimes says a former FBI Special Agent

“I think if other information points back to him, it'll give more credibility to looking at him as a potential subject of other crimes.” 

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NEW ANALYSIS: A former FBI Special Agent who focused on organized crime says investigating the Epstein Files is like opening “Pandora’s Box” with global implications

“Going after him (Epstein) the way it would be for anybody else, could have opened a Pandora's box and a national security and global issue that we’ve really never seen politically and, or really anytime in history.”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT: “No Doubt” Information Gathered By Jeffrey Epstein Looks Like “Intelligence Collection Operation” Claims Former FBI Special Agent; Says Advancements In AI Tools Could Help “Speed Up” The Process of Reviewing Millions of Documents But Worries “Statue of Limitations” On Many Crimes Has Been Allowed To Run Out

“He[Epstein] went after people or he had connections to people that had connections to national security or huge technological advances. An intel operation would greatly benefit and be able to not only understand what other world leaders are doing, but be able to influence what they're doing.” 

“This has huge political ramifications and global ramifications… way above the decisions that even a supervisor in the FBI would make.” 

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Straight to the Point: The Epstein Files

00:40 New Criminal Charges: Open “Pandora’s Box”

01:44 Ghislaine Maxwell Takes The Fifth

02:20 New Lines of Inquiry: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

04:10 How To Investigate Allegations That Victims Were “Buried” On Epstein Property

06:10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Makes Tracking Down Old Leads Possible

07:50 Former FBI Special Agent: Epstein Case Looks Like “Intelligence Gathering Operation”

10:10 FBI Interview Summaries

11:04 How To Tackle Bill Gates Records

11:55 Party Drugs: Oxycodone, Vicodin, Ketamine…

14:15 Was It The Right Move to Release The Files?

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

You can watch on YouTube 👇

https://t.co/EWYx9JSh7m

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NEW EPISODE: Straight to the Point Drops Tonight!

Epstein Files Fallout

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EXCLUSIVE: Credible sources tell me that elements of the Intelligence Community (IC), federal law enforcement and Congress have targeted @DNIGabbard' s Director's Initiative Group or DIG because it revealed "uncomfortable facts and findings" on several matters entrenched members of these bureaucracies don't want out there.

I understand the push has been to "disband, dismantle or diminish the impact of the DIG and its work."

As one example, I confirmed through multiple sources that the report and findings into Directed Energy Attacks or AHIs (Anomalous Health Incidents) were finalized and prepped for release weeks ago. But there is strong IC resistance to releasing it.

DNI Gabbard committed to a new review of so-called Havana Syndrome after our 2025 independent investigation. Our reporting revealed that brain injuries suffered by US spies, diplomats, military operatives and civilians are progressive and can lead to brain cell death and atrophy.

When it was launched by DNI Gabbard, the DIG's stated goal was "rebuilding trust in the IC" by "investigating weaponization, rooting out deep-seeded politicization, exposing unauthorized disclosures of classified intelligence, and declassifying information that serves a public interest."

In response to our question's about the status and future of DIG, a DNI spokesperson said --

“The Director remains committed to rooting out politicization and weaponization in the IC and revealing the truth to the American people.”

We are reaching out to multiple agencies for comment to advance the reporting.

We will update as warranted.

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

Thank you for sharing and supporting our independent reporting at Straight to the Point!

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

BREAKING: An Individual Has Been Arrested For Making “Terrorist Threats” Towards @AAGDhillon

“Someone has been arrested for threatening me with terrorist threats. It is no joke to be at the DOJ at this point in time.”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

When the Justice Department Sued For the 2020 Fulton County Ballots It Was A “Big Shell Game” Over Who Had The Ballots Says The Head Of The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

“The court said, I don't have them go over there. It was like a big game, big shell game of who's got the ballots. So I then filed a lawsuit because in a lawsuit let's sue everybody and y'all can all figure out who's got the ballots and we can get the ballots and then we can conduct our civil review.”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

NEW: @DHSgov's Tom Homan Is “Right” To Prioritize Body Cams For Homeland Security Agents In Minneapolis.

@AAGDhillon Says “I believe in transparency and I think we need facts to evaluate whether people's civil rights have been violated.”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EXCLUSIVE: Head of @TheJusticeDept Civil Rights Division Says As Many as “40 People” Were Involved in the “Attack” on Twin Cities Church in St. Paul Minnesota.

@AAGDhillon Calls It An “Invasion” By Anti-ICE Agitators And Has NOT Ruled Out More Charges.

“There are nine people who've been arrested pursuant to the indictment. I believe the total number of people involved in this, based on what we see on the videos that were streamed by the participants themselves, is probably closer to 40 people.”

Straight to the Point: AAG Harmeet Dhillon

00:20 FACE Act: Violations of Civil Rights

02:00 Two Stage “Attack” On The Cities Church In St. Paul Minnesota

03:10 Not Ruling Out More Charges, As Many As 40 People Involved

04:30 “Don Lemon Went Into A House Of God Illegally”

05:40 Dhillon “I have been a journalist…the MIC and the Camera are not a license to break the law”

06:40 Some Defendants Claimed To Be Journalists “As A Shield”

07:50 Strongest Evidence Against Don Lemon His Own Words, Live Stream

09:10 Don Lemon Not Singled Out: Arrest By Federal Agents vs. Turning Himself In

10:10 Don Lemon’s Attorney: Journalist Engaged In Constitutionally Protected Activity

10:50 Dhillon: Lawyer Abbe Lowell Knows “There Are Limits To The First Amendment.”

11:40 “This Isn’t The Don Lemon Case… This is the invasion of the Cities Church in St. Paul. It is a very important use of our resources”

13:00 Could There Be Plea Deals?

14:10 Civil Rights Review Of Alex Pretti’s Death

16:30 Anti-ICE Activists Set Up Roadblocks In Minneapolis

17:15 Dhillon: “Someone has been arrested for threatening me, with terrorist threats"

18:20 Prioritizing Body Cameras for Homeland Security Agents and Officers In Minnesota

19:50 Fulton County Georgia 2020 Election Ballots: Irregularities And Probable Cause

24:25 Can Ballot Investigation Be Concluded Before The Midterms

26:00 Voter Confidence In Outcome Of Election: “Good thing whoever they are voting for”

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[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

You can also watch the full video here👇 https://t.co/hywvgEGFCy

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

BREAKING: AAG Harmeet Dhillon Reveals DOJ Investigating As Many as “40 People” in Minnesota Church “Attack.”

Not ruling out more charges.

“There are nine people who've been arrested pursuant to the indictment. I believe the total number of people involved in this, based on what we see on the videos that were streamed by the participants themselves, is probably closer to 40 people.”

@thelatmg @latimesstudios_