Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:19 a.m. No.19335018   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5034

Beryl Alaine Howell (born December 3, 1956) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was the chief judge from 2016 to 2023. As chief judge, she supervised federal grand juries in the District, including for the Mueller special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and investigations into attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.[1][2]

 

Early life and education

Howell is the daughter of an Army officer.[3] She attended public school in six states and Germany before graduating from Bryn Mawr College with her Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors in Philosophy in 1978 and from Columbia University School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1983.[4][5] She is Jewish.[6]

 

Career

Following law school graduation, Howell clerked for Judge Dickinson Richards Debevoise of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1983 to 1984. From 1985 to 1987, she was in private practice as an associate at the New York City law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel.[4][5]

 

From 1987 to 1993, Howell was an assistant United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where she became deputy chief of the Narcotics section.[7] From 1993 to 2003, Howell served on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary as a senior advisor to Chairman Patrick Leahy, including as the committee's general counsel starting in 1997.[5]

 

While working for Senator Leahy, Howell helped craft the E-FOIA amendments, which expanded electronic access to government records.[8] She also helped Sen. Leahy fend off proposals to impose new limits on the FOIA.[8] In 2001, she was honored by the Coalition to Support and Expand the Freedom of Information Act,[8] and in 2004, her FOIA work was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists.[7]

 

Howell was involved in crafting numerous pieces of legislation for the investigation and prosecution of computer crime and copyright infringement, including the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,[9] the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act,[9] the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,[9] the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA),[10] the No Electronic Theft Act (NET Act),[7][10] the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA),[7][9][10] and the Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999.[7][10]

 

Howell was involved in national security issues,[11] including the creation of the USA PATRIOT Act,[7][10] which she defended in 2005 in an article for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly.[12]

 

The Center for Democracy and Technology lists Howell as a "board alum".[13]

 

From 2004 to 2010, she served as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission after being appointed by President George W. Bush.[4][7]

 

Lobbying

From 2004 to 2009,[7][14][15] Howell was executive vice president,[8] executive managing director,[11] and general counsel[11] at Stroz Friedberg, a global digital risk management and investigations firm. Howell's work at Stroz Friedberg included lobbying on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America,[7][15][16][17] and, briefly, Universal Music Group.[7][18]

 

In 2008, Howell served as a member of the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, sponsored by bipartisan think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies.[11][19]

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:19 a.m. No.19335019   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5034

Academic

Howell teaches legal ethics as an adjunct professor at the American University's Washington College of Law.[9][20]

 

Federal judicial service

 

Howell presiding over a naturalization ceremony, 2016

On July 14, 2010, Howell was nominated by President Barack Obama to the seat vacated by Judge Paul L. Friedman, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2009.[4][21] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 2010. She received her judicial commission on December 27, 2010. She served as the chief judge from March 17, 2016 to March 17, 2023.[5] A 2015 analysis by Ravel Law found Howell to be the second most-cited district court judge appointed in the previous five years.[22]

 

Notable decisions

In 2011, Harold Hodge Jr. stood outside the U.S. Supreme Court wearing a sign that protested the American government's treatment of black and Hispanic people.[23] He did so in violation of a 1949 federal law that makes such protests a crime. Hodge sued the Marshal of the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia under the First Amendment. In a June 2013 decision, Howell struck down the law as violating the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.[24] The judge wrote, "The absolute prohibition on expressive activity in the statute is unreasonable, substantially overbroad and irreconcilable with the First Amendment." The defendants appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which reversed Howell's decision and reinstated the law as it applies to the Supreme Court Plaza and steps. Hodge v. Talkin, 799 F. 3d 1145 (D.C. Cir. 2015).

 

In 2018, Howell struck down a regulation of the Federal Election Commission allowing dark money groups, certain nonprofit organizations engaged in political activities, to conceal their donors. She wrote that the regulation "blatantly undercuts the congressional goal of fully disclosing the sources of money flowing into federal political campaigns, and thereby suppresses the benefits intended to accrue from disclosure."[25] The Supreme Court later declined to review the decision.[26]

 

In that same year, Howell became the supervising judge for the grand jury working for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[1] On October 25, 2019, she ruled in favor of the House Judiciary Committee, which had sought grand jury materials from the Mueller investigation, finding their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump to be a judicial proceeding.[27] Justice Department attorneys had previously asserted that congressional investigators had "not yet exhausted [their] available discovery tools,” arguments Howell said "smack of farce," as the administration had openly stated it would stonewall the investigation.[28]

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:23 a.m. No.19335034   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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Michael Rosenfeld

Trustee

 

Profile

Michael Rosenfeld is an award-winning filmmaker and writer with extensive experience in documentary production and digital media. As an executive producer and production company president, he has helmed a number of landmark broadcast series, including National Geographic Explorer and the National Geographic Specials. In a career spanning network, cable, and public television, Rosenfeld has won dozens of industry awards, including 11 News & Documentary Emmys. He currently serves as Vice President of National Production for Twin Cities PBS.

 

From 2011 to 2015, Rosenfeld launched and led Tangled Bank Studios, a production company specializing in films on science. Under the auspices of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Tangled Bank established an international reputation for exceptional films supported by high-impact outreach. The three-part PBS series Your Inner Fish, executive produced by Rosenfeld, was widely praised. “This is what smart television looks like,” the LA Times wrote. For his work on the series, Rosenfeld won the prestigious Kavli Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Keck Award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

 

Before his work at Tangled Bank Studios Rosenfeld was president of National Geographic Television, where he oversaw the production of more than 120 hours of documentary programming a year for National Geographic Channel, PBS, and broadcasters worldwide. He was responsible for such signature projects as The Gospel of Judas for the National Geographic Channel; Strange Days on Planet Earth for PBS; and Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack for NBC.

 

Rosenfeld is the former chair of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, an internationally known gathering of natural history storytellers. Under his leadership, Jackson grew to include a regular conservation summit, bringing filmmakers and conservationists together.

 

As a producer and director, Rosenfeld has filmed on active volcanoes, sidled up to crocodiles in India, and spent a month in Borneo directing a film about the death rites of the Ngaju Dayak people. He has written on politics and travel for the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and National

Geographic Traveler.

 

In his current role at Twin Cities PBS, Rosenfeld oversees all aspects of the station’s national production, including specials and multi-part series about history, science, and society. Recent productions include Going to War, The Dictator’s Playbook, When Whales Walked, and Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page.

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:34 a.m. No.19335081   🗄️.is 🔗kun

YEAH! LET'S PRETEND THAT THE DROPS DO NOT SPELL IT ALL OUT… EVEN A CHILD COULD SEE!

ONE LAME ASS EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER…

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:36 a.m. No.19335092   🗄️.is 🔗kun

DC_Draino

@DC_Draino

🚨BREAKING: Cell phone video of DC officer on J6 saying “we go undercover as Antifa in the crowd”

 

They’re ADMITTING it

 

How many cops & federal agents were undercover that day? How many instigated violence & property destruction?

 

Release the J6 tapes!

 

https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1688922755302100992

 

Who financed the "Rally"?

Did POTUS say that it was going to be "Wild"?

Who blamed POTUS for Jan 06?

[MAGA] Supporters?

Seeking Immunity?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/alex-jones-jan-6-interview.html

https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-jan-6-2657842664/

 

Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 Interview

The effort by the Trump ally to get an immunity deal is the latest sign of progress in the investigation, which recently brought on a well-regarded prosecutor.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/alex-jones-jan-6-interview.html

 

By Alan Feuer, Adam Goldman and Katie Benner

April 20, 2022

The federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election appears to be gaining traction, with the Justice Department having brought in a well-regarded new prosecutor to help run the inquiry

and a high-profile witness seeking a deal to provide information.

 

Alex Jones, the host of the conspiracy-driven media outlet Infowars and a key player in the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement, is in discussions with the Justice Department about an agreement to detail

his role in the rally near the White House last Jan. 6 that preceded the attack on the Capitol.

 

Through his lawyer, Mr. Jones said he has given the government a formal letter conveying “his desire to speak to federal prosecutors about Jan. 6.”

 

The lawyer, Norm Pattis, maintained that Mr. Jones had not engaged in any “criminal wrongdoing” that day when — chanting slogans about 1776 — he helped lead a crowd of Trump supporters in a march to the Capitol

as violence was erupting.

 

As a condition of being interviewed by federal investigators, Mr. Jones, who is known for his rants about the “Deep State” and its supposed control over national affairs, has requested immunity from prosecution.

 

“He distrusts the government,” Mr. Pattis said.

 

While convincing federal prosecutors to grant him immunity could be an uphill climb for Mr. Jones, his discussions with the Justice Department suggest that the investigation into the postelection period could be gathering momentum.

 

Two weeks ago, another prominent Stop the Steal organizer, Ali Alexander, a close associate of Mr. Jones, revealed that he had received a subpoena from a federal grand jury that is

seeking information on a broad swath of people — rally planners, members of Congress and others close to former President Donald J. Trump — connected to political events that took place in the run-up to Jan. 6.

Mr. Alexander, who marched with Mr. Jones to the Capitol that day, has said that he intends to comply with the subpoena.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/alex-jones-jan-6-interview.html

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:36 a.m. No.19335094   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Who is Caroline Wren?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinewren

Company website for Caroline Wren redirects to:

https://www.lindseygraham.com/

 

Who is Julie Jenkins Fancelli?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Fancelli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronna_McDaniel a.k.a Ronna Romney

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:36 a.m. No.19335095   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Publix heiress, funder of Jan. 6 rally, gave $150,000 to GOP attorneys general association

By Beth Reinhard, Jacqueline Alemany and Tom Hamburger October 16, 2021 at 9:34 a.m. EDT

 

A wealthy Trump donor who helped finance the rally in Washington on Jan. 6 also gave $150,000 to the nonprofit arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, records show, funds that a person familiar with the contribution said were intended in part to promote the rally.

The nonprofit organization paid for a robocall touting a march that afternoon to the U.S. Capitol to “call on Congress to stop the steal.”

 

On Dec. 29, Julie Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of the founder of the Publix grocery store chain, gave the previously undisclosed contribution to RAGA’s nonprofit Rule of Law Defense Fund, or RLDF,

records reviewed by The Washington Post show. On the same day, the records show that Fancelli gave $300,000 to Women for America First, the “Stop the Steal” group that obtained a permit for

the rally featuring former president Donald Trump.

 

Funding for the events in Washington that day is a focus of the House select committee investigating the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol that followed the rally.

The panel is also interested in the role state officials, including attorneys general, played in encouraging people to go to Washington on Jan. 6 and in supporting Trump’s efforts to overturn the election,

according to people familiar with the committee’s work.

 

The leaders of Women for America First have been subpoenaed by the committee, as has Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who was listed on that group’s permit as a “VIP ADVISOR.”

Both of Fancelli’s donations were arranged by Wren, according to the records and the person with knowledge of the contributions, who like some others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

 

“We have many questions about coordination and funding, and we are actively seeking records and testimony that will answer those questions,” said committee spokesman Tim Mulvey.

“Many witnesses are already engaging with the committee, and we expect cooperation to help us get the answers we’re seeking.”

 

The documents sought by the subpoenas sent to rally organizers were due Wednesday.

 

Fancelli, who is not involved in Publix business operations, did not respond to multiple requests seeking comment, and it is unclear if she knew about the robocall ahead of time.

In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, which reported in January that Fancelli had given approximately $300,000 to support the rally,

she said: “I am a proud conservative and have real concerns associated with election integrity, yet I would never support any violence, particularly the tragic and horrific events that unfolded on January 6th.”

 

Alex Jones, a far-right talk show host and conspiracy theorist who was involved in the Jan. 6 rally, has said that it cost “close to half a million dollars.”

He has also said a donor he did not identify paid for 80 percent of the rally.

 

In a statement to The Post, Wren’s lawyer said: “Ms. Wren, in her role as an event planner, assisted many others in providing and arranging for a professionally produced and

completely peaceful event at the White House Ellipse with hundreds of thousands of Americans who were in D.C. to lawfully exercise their first amendment rights, a primary pillar of American democracy.

Ms. Wren was not present at the United States Capitol or the Capitol Grounds on January 6th.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/publix-heiress-capitol-riot-wren < link has data mining so here is the root link

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:37 a.m. No.19335097   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Alex Jones said that he had a "White House Contact" on Jan 06 and during congressional testimony Alex revealed that Caroline Wren was the White House Contact.

Caroline Wren with funding from Publix Heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli via Women for America First, obtained a permit for the rally featuring former president Donald Trump.

 

Caroline Wren

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinewren

Company website for Caroline Wren redirects to:

https://www.lindseygraham.com/

 

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Caroline Wren, president of BlueBonnet Fundraising

By POLITICO STAFF

 

10/10/2018 05:14 AM EDT

 

How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom?

“I have friends and family flying in from all over the country and @LoganDobson and I are having a joint birthday party at my house in D.C. on Friday including

(but not limited to) margarita machines, mariachi band, face painters, fog machine, mezcal bar, etc. @DaveCatanese is also expected to DJ for a portion of the evening.”

 

How did you get your start in politics?

“In 2007 for Christmas I asked my parents for a flight to New Hampshire to go and campaign forJohn McCain.

I showed up unannounced at the McCain New Hampshire HQ and luckily someone let me sleep on their floor and I spent a week waving McCain signs in the snow.

From then on I was hooked and ended up taking a semester off from Auburn University to work on the McCain campaign and I’ve been in politics ever since.”

 

What’s an interesting book/article you’re reading now or finished? And why?

“With the election less than a month away, I’m currently not reading anything other than Excel documents and direct mail copy.”

 

What is a trend going on in the U.S. or abroad that doesn’t get enough attention?

“The ‘Lindsey Graham for President 2024’ campaign :)”

 

How is the Trump presidency going?

“-3.7% unemployment … -Passed historic tax cuts … -Confirmed Gorsuch & Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court … -Massive rollback of unnecessary job-killing regulations … -

Recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital … -ended the War on Christmas. I’m not sick of winning.”

 

What’s a fun fact that people in Washington might not know about you?

“I love to travel and have visited over 35 countries including backpacking trips through Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/10/playbook-birthday-caroline-wren-886200

Anonymous ID: 0caf87 Aug. 10, 2023, 11:38 a.m. No.19335102   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Accuser’s Wife: Matt Schlapp Destroyed Our Marriage

CONSPIRACY PACT

The accuser’s wife is speaking out about how the alleged sexual assault Matt Schlapp committed against her husband ruined her marriage.

Roger Sollenberger Senior Political Reporter Updated Jan. 24, 2023 4:00PM EST / Published Jan. 24, 2023 4:47AM EST

Just hours after CNN confirmed The Daily Beast’s report that a former Herschel Walker campaign staffer had accused conservative powerbroker Matt Schlapp of sexually assaulting him,

a Schlapp ally was trying to malign the accuser—publicly and privately.

 

In a text message to this reporter just after midnight on Jan. 12, a Republican fundraiser who’s been working for the Schlapps asked what she thought was a damning question about the accuser: “How’s his marriage going?”

 

The fundraiser, Caroline Wren, who has worked for Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump, organizers of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally, Kari Lake, and Caitlyn Jenner—

and who now appears by name in the accuser’s $10 million sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against the Schlapps—likely knew the answer to that question.

 

But the answer may be damning for reasons that Wren did not comprehend. Rather than a point of shame, it may be an indication of the toll that the alleged assault has taken on the accuser and his wife—

and an indication of the web of smears that Schlapp and his network are propagating against them.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-alleged-conspiracy-to-defame-matt-schlapps-accuser