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Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug useSocial media users are misrepresenting a report by the Justice Department inspector general's office, falsely claiming that it's proof the FBI orchestrated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The examined a number of areas, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. Claims spreading online focus on the report's finding that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who had been tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the events. Although 17 of those informants either entered the Capitol or a restricted area around the building during the riot, none of the 26 total informants were authorized to do so by the bureau, according to the report. Nor were they authorized to otherwise break the law or encourage others to do so. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: A December 2024 report released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General is proof that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a setup by the FBI. THE FACTS: That's false. The report found that no undercover FBI employees were at the riot on Jan. 6 and that none of the bureau's informants were authorized to participate. Informants, also known as confidential human sources, work with the FBI to provide information, but are not on the bureau’s payroll. Undercover agents are employed by the FBI. According to the report, 26 informants were in Washington on Jan. 6 in connection with the day's events. FBI field offices only informed the Washington Field Office or FBI headquarters of five informants that were to be in the field on Jan. 6. Of the total 26 informants, four entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 13 entered a restricted area around the Capitol. But none were authorized to do so by the FBI, nor were they given permission to break other laws or encourage others to do the same. The remaining nine informants did not engage in any illegal activities. None of the 17 informants who entered the Capitol or surrounding restricted area have been prosecuted, the report says. A footnote states that after reviewing a draft of the report, the U.S. attorney's office in Washington said that it “generally has not charged those individuals whose only crime on January 6, 2021 was to enter restricted grounds surrounding the Capitol, which has resulted in the Office declining to charge hundreds of individuals; and we have treated the CHSs consistent with this approach.” The assistant special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office's counterterrorism division told the inspector general's office that he “denied a request from an FBI office to have an undercover employee engage in investigative activity on January 6.” He, along with then-Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D'Antuono, said that FBI policy prohibits undercover employees at First Amendment-protected events without investigative authority. Many social media users drew false conclusions from the report's findings. “JANUARY 6th WAS A SETUP!" reads one X post that had received more than 11,400 likes and shares as of Friday. “New inspector general report shows that 26 FBI/DOJ confidential sources were in the crowd on January 6th, and some of them went into the Capitol and restricted areas. Is it a coincidence that Wray put in his resignation notice yesterday? TREASON!” The mention of Wray's resignation refers to FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement Wednesday that he at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January. Other users highlighted the fact that there were 26 FBI informants in Washington on Jan. 6, but omitted key information about the findings of the report. These claims echo a advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the Capitol in a violent clash with police. The report knocks that theory down. such theories “ludicrous” at a congressional hearing last year. Asked for comment on the false claims spreading online, Stephanie Logan, a spokesperson for the inspector general’s office, pointed The Associated Press to a about the report. In addition to its findings about the the FBI's involvement on Jan. 6, the report said that the FBI, in an action its now-deputy director described as a “basic step that was missed,” failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence ahead of time. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” However, it did credit the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known “domestic terrorism subjects” who planned to come to Washington that day. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general’s recommendation “regarding potential process improvements for future events.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: . By Melissa Goldin, The Associated Press
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has advised that after consultation with key stakeholders, a decision was taken to adjust the dates for the administration of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Six exam. This is due to the recent disruptions caused by the inclement weather conditions that Jamaica has been experiencing, and to provide additional preparation time to students who have been impacted. The revised dates for administration of the tests are: Ability Test, Thursday, February 20, 2025; Performance Task Tests - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (Language Arts), and Thursday, March 20, 2025 (Mathematics); Curriculum-Based Tests - Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (Language Arts and Science), and Thursday, May 1, 2025 (Mathematics and Social Studies). The Ministry, in a bulletin, said it recognises the challenges faced by students, educators and parents during these trying times, and has, therefore, taken proactive measures to facilitate the best possible outcomes for the learners. School administrators are being urged to encourage teachers and parents to maximise the additional time given to ensure adequate preparation of the students for this assessment. The Ministry has given its commitment to provide the support necessary to ensure the best performance by all students. We want to hear from you! Email us at star@gleanerjm.com and follow @thejamaicastar on Instagram and on X @JamaicaStar and on Facebook: @TheJamaicaStarPHOTOS: Relive Rwanda's musical evolution: Inside the 'Nostalgie 2000' exhibit
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Article content Imagine the backlash if Don Cherry ever said anything remotely close to what Jagmeet Singh said about anybody’s skin colour, gender or age. Same goes for former Opposition Leader and Stephen Harper cabinet minister Stockwell Day. What would have happened if Dr. Jordan Peterson or Jessica Mulroney said something like that? You already know what would happen because it happened to all of them. They were cancelled. Jagmeet Singh, a man who has only failed upwardly complains about “older white men” failing upwardly. Apparently failing upwardly is only good for Maserati Marxists like Singh. pic.twitter.com/XUHzxjcXwd Recommended Videos Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Don't have an account? Create Account They didn’t do anything wrong. Or say anything remotely as gross and racist as the NDP leader said Tuesday at the Equal Voice dinner in Ottawa. But it didn’t matter. The rules which ended the brilliant careers of many brilliant people who didn’t say anything racist clearly don’t apply to Singh, who can say whatever he wants. Look at what he said here. “I have seen, if I can be really blunt, I’ve seen a lot of older white men fail upwards again and again,” Singh told the same audience that heard Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggest Americans are misogynist for not voting for against Donald Trump. “And that’s going to continue, unless we change things.” Change things like Trudeau’s grip on power with a minority parliament? Was Singh talking about him failing upwards again and again? Stop being a racist jerk, @theJagmeetSingh . If “older white men” had failed that much, your family and millions of other immigrants wouldn’t be here today to complain about how awful Canada is. The reason you are here is because for better or worse, mostly older white men have... pic.twitter.com/rmKu62EH84 Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Trudeau certainly checks the racial, age and failure boxes that Singh highlighted in his vitriolic shot and the only reason he’s still benefiting from power is because this very NDP leader refuses to change him by propping him up in parliament. “I fundamentally believe if you don’t change things, you’re going to have the same system, and the same system is going to benefit those that are already in power. So, you have to fundamentally do things to change it and that’s what Equal Voice is about,” said Singh. “We have got to change the way things are if we want different results. If we want different outcomes, you can’t just hope they are going to happen, you have to make them happen. That’s what policies and putting place real clear strategies.” Policies like cancelling aging white people? Singh cheered Cherry losing his 40-year legendary career on Hockey Night in Canada in 2019 for saying the least “you people” who “come here” for “our way of life and milk and honey” can do is buy a poppy to help support veterans. All sorts of people have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of Canada. Women, immigrants, LGBTQ2S Cdns, Indigenous people. There is no " #youpeople ”. We’re all as Canadian as the next. We honour all who served. That's what Canada is all about. #RemembranceSunday Someone who speaks this way about people who BUILT this country should NEVER be in government. pic.twitter.com/fhiUx8CdpY @AaronGunn nailed this a few years back and it's still as relevent today as it was then -- except there are some who these strict rules don't apply to -- @theJagmeetSingh is one https://t.co/miavjRNKKB “There is no ‘you people,’” Singh said at the time. “We’re all as Canadian as the next.” But Canadians can’t comment on race, gender and age without cancellation like unaffected Singh did here. For example, no one stuck up for Day, who in fighting back on the phoney ‘Canada is systemically racist’ nonsense. He merely said on a TV panel that he doesn’t believe Canada is a racist country and used an example of how he was bullied as a kid for wearing glasses. Day, faced with public outcry, stepped down from his involvement with the CBC show and resigned from his prestigious private business board position and law firm advisory gig. Everybody has heard of Peterson being told by the psychologists’ board that he must attend retraining, and Jessica Mulroney was cancelled from her media career when a bunch of haters smeared her for not bowing down to their bullying. Trudeau and Singh are trying to stir up the out-of-control, politically correct crowd as they try to cling to power in a time when people are saying enough of this woke crap. All those scapegoats who are not racist and didn’t say anything racist should be apologized to and get their jobs back. None of them did anything wrong. It’s such a double standard that Singh can single out Canadians down racial, ageist and anti-male lines with no pushback like others certainly would receive. However, he’s advanced the ‘Canada is systemically racist’ angle before — one time suggesting an MP, who did not vote for his motion, was racist. But this seems even nastier in a country where race, gender or age is not supposed to matter yet is spewed out by the very person who keeps this current woke government in power. Singh does hypocrisy better than anybody. Whether it’s being dropped off at Parliament Hill in a Maserati, Rolex watches or fancy suits, none of it fits for the leader of a party that purports to represent the blue-collar working Canadian who could never dream of living in such luxury. RECOMMENDED VIDEO And if they are older, male or white, they may even be ridiculed by a federal leader and even cancelled. Unless their name is Trudeau, who holds the key to someone’s gold plated six-years in the House of Commons kicking in sometime in February 2025. But, according to Singh, it seems that failing “old white guy” known for wearing blackface can stay. 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25 Target Products You'll Become Obsessed With Tracking The Minute You Check OutPresident-elect Donald Trump ’s legal team is pointing to a Truth Social post from Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to bolster its argument that the New York City hush money case should be thrown out entirely. The Democratic senator drew criticism from members of his own party for the post, dated Wednesday , that declared the hush money case, which drew a felony conviction in May, was “bullshit” and called a pardon for Trump “appropriate.” “Weaponizing the judiciary for blatant, partisan gain diminishes the collective faith in our institutions and sows further division,” Fetterman wrote. (He also said Hunter Biden should receive a pardon on gun and income tax charges, which his father, President Joe Biden , granted him last month.) Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, attorneys for Trump, called Fetterman’s summary an “apt” one in a document made public Friday. Trump’s team had filed a lengthy brief outlining its argument for dismissal earlier this month, as the judge instructed. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan had said he would not accept reply briefs on the issue. Blanche and Bove appear to have replied anyway, addressing arguments made by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg earlier this week. Trump’s attorneys wrote that Bragg “has no credibility left in these proceedings.” Though the jury convicted Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, his sentencing has been delayed multiple times while attorneys figure out how a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity may factor in. The high court ruled that presidents enjoy broad immunity from prosecution for “official acts” they take in office; Bragg’s office has stated that no part of the case related to official presidential acts. The sentencing was then delayed indefinitely following Trump’s election victory. The trial centered on a $130,000 hush money payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016, days before the election, to keep quiet about an alleged affair. Trump maintains that the affair did not occur and that he did nothing wrong. Attorneys for the president-elect blasted Bragg’s suggestions on how to handle the case now that Trump is set to become president again, on Jan. 20, and resume the mantle of presidential immunity. Bragg’s team floated multiple suggestions: Merchan could freeze the case until Trump leaves office, he could take the possibility of jail time off the table or he could close the case with a notice explaining why a sentencing hearing was never held. The last suggestion is sometimes used by courts when a defendant dies between their conviction and sentencing hearings. The mere invocation of death appeared to shock Trump’s lawyers, who said it amounted to a “dark dream.” “ As a further illustration of DA Bragg’s desperation to avoid legally mandated dismissal, [the district attorney] proposes that the Court pretend as if one of the assassination attempts against President Trump had been successful,” they wrote. “ One would expect more from a first-year law student, and this is yet another indication that [Bragg’s] opposition to this motion has not been undertaken in good faith,” they added. Related From Our PartnerThe Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has appealed to Judges across the nation to change negative perception of the judiciary in the public domain. Kekere-Ekun led this out on Monday, in Abuja, while declaring open the Court of Appeal 2024 Justices Annual Conference, themed “Judicial Introspection.” She said: “There is a growing negative perception of the judiciary. We must all individually and collectively work towards changing this negative perception and I must say that at the last meeting of the NJC, we did state when the press release was made, that while the court will look at the complaints, we will look into genuine complaints as we also stand to support our judges and justices. READ MORE: Alleged Defamation: Ekiti Court Grants Human Right Activist, Farotimi N50m Bail “We are looking at ways to make sure that where frivolous allegations are made, there are consequences.” “Now, the issue of conflicting decisions is one of great concern in our community at present time, and one of the reasons that we have conflicting decisions is because many panels do not hold conferences to discuss all reserved judgments. It is strongly recommended that conferences be held. “I cannot overemphasise this point. We are an appellate court for a reason, and the reason is that several heads are better than one. So holding conferences, and exchanging opinions and ideas on matters that come before us is extremely essential.