Trump sells sneakers and bibles, Kash Patel sells branded socks and kids' books. A look at a possible key natsec figure if there's a 2nd Trump admin, whose meteoric rise in Trumpworld and hard-right turn has shocked former colleagues. w/@JulietLinderman https://t.co/Ioe9Ru9Jgv
"We actually understand what the American people want to hear." Trump's ex digital guru and campaign manager Brad Parscale now a big booster of AI. w/ @garanceburke https://t.co/OzcFWEKsHw
1/A few days ago, files from a contractor for Chinese police quietly dumped online went viral. But though analysts thought the files authentic, they weren't 100% confident.
Now, after a visit to the company's offices, I can confirm the leak is real:
https://t.co/14WfRkoMrE
ICYMI: Our look at Jim Biden's messy financial life and its wide-ranging consequences. Around time of loans from brother, Jim was earning good money from Chinese energy firm but also sued for unpaid $65k AMEX bill.
The @AP examines the investigation into President Biden’s brother, from bank records on Capitol Hill to an abandoned hospital near the western edge of Pennsylvania https://t.co/9nAqGi8kKa
Next, here's my story on the growing mountain of evidence in public record of China's role in North Korean sanctions evasions -- ranging from laundering crypto hacks to oil & coal imports/exports and lots in between. https://t.co/AOiGE9Cq3D
New from @dakekang on me on China's role in undermining the UN sanctions it helped pass on North Korea. First, Dake looks at the pricey NK art market operating out in open in Beijing, complete with compound where NK artists work without breaks or sleep https://t.co/SvdqjT8lad
NEW: China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah.
A look into Chinese government’s robust subnational influence efforts in the Beehive State by me and the great @metzsam. https://t.co/207IumnFyn
NEW: FBI is investigating ex-CIA officer Kevin Chalker and his companies' work for Qatar. AP has previously reported Chalker spied on soccer officials for Qatar as part of its successful bid to host this year's World Cup. https://t.co/72BcUMrs58
Brookings president, retired 4-star Gen. John Allen, resigns less than a week after @AP first reported on federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied for Qatar. https://t.co/IxIooDYNiM
"How does such a cynical fraudster find favor with so many officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government?" from @AP's archives on Imaad Zuberi, a key reason why a 4-star general and a top diplomat are in trouble. https://t.co/3fbO7c9mPU
New: Gen. John Allen is out at Brookings. Prestigious think tank puts him on administrative leave a day after @AP is first to report details of FBI investigation of Qatari lobbying effort. w/@JimMustian https://t.co/WrYbk9TvCf
New: FBI recently seized iCloud data from ret. Gen. John Allen, president of Brookings, in Qatar lobbying probe, saying there's "substantial evidence" he knowingly broke the law. w/@JimMustian https://t.co/6TuCag10or
New: retired Gen. John Allen -- president of the Brookings Institution -- has come under federal scrutiny for his ties to 2017 Qatari lobbying campaign, according to new details in a case involving fmr. top diplomat Richard Olson. https://t.co/gaxfXXriAR