8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (143)
#20404100 at 2024-02-13 01:41:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25032: The Equalizer Edition
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1757099432078639228
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Move your company out of Delaware before they lock the doors, as they just did with Tripadvisor
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Elon Musk moved Neuralink's incorporation from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down his $56B Tesla pay package. Fmr. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton discusses the potential for other companies to leave the state as well.
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#20358546 at 2024-02-05 02:47:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24977: The Spirit of Truth Edition
>>20358464
@Vltra_MK
The full Truth re: UraniumOne will come to light… ?
Along with:
9/11 Technology Transfer (Ericsson/NeuStar)
9-1-1 - Ericsson - Huawei - FirstNet - NeuStar
Benghazi - Ericsson Contracting via Telcordia
UraniumOne Scandal and Coverup
FIVE EYES - Spying - Data Collection
Election Rigging, ERIC, Cradlepoint, Voter Registration
Weiner - FISA - Laptop and Data
Huma - Laptop and Data - Muslim Brotherhood
Awan - Bank Fraud - Paki Intel Op
DWS - DNC - Laptop and Data + Awans
Clintons + Emails - State Department - CIA
The Clinton Foundation
Comey, Clapper, Brennan - Russiagate Truth
CrowdStrike - Data Transfer+++
Ukraine - Podesta Involvement in Elections
Geoffrey Berman - SEC/SDNY
Jay Clayton SDNY/SEC (Sullivan & Cromwell)
Ripple - XRP
Mary Jo White
United States v. Bin Laden (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
Bin Laden's death connection to Ericsson & Telcordia
Les Wexner
Epstein+++
#19535352 at 2023-09-12 12:28:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23992: Tuesday Morning Melania Edition
8:30 AM EDT
NYC FIELD HEARING: Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to U.S. Financial Stability
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Jay Clayton, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
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Mr. Jim Chanos, President and Founder, Kynikos Associates
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Ms. Anne Stevenson-Yang, Founder, J Capital Research
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https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/nyc-field-hearing-systemic-risk-chinese-communist-partys-threat-us-financial-stability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7n5qzCtmY
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TBD
House Select China Competition Committee Field Hearing on Threat to U.S. Financial Security
Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton and others testify at a House Select China Competition Committee field hearing on the threat China poses to U.S. financial security.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530369-1/house-select-china-competition-committee-field-hearing-threat-us-financial-security
#18635403 at 2023-04-04 00:04:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22861: Why is Israel attacking Syria? Edition
>>18635393
https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1274148764769452033
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
#17638289 at 2022-10-06 15:20:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21628: Happy Thursday Hammering Edition
AmEx names former SEC chairman to board
https://twitter.com/ReutersBiz/status/1578034375232749570
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/amex-names-former-sec-chairman-board-2022-10-06/
Oct 6 (Reuters) - American Express Co (AXP.N) said on Thursday Jay Clayton, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has been elected to its board of directors, effective Oct. 5.
Clayton spent over 20 years as a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP before he became the 32nd chairman of the SEC in 2017. He currently serves as a senior policy adviser and counsel at the New York-based law firm.
He also serves as non-executive chairman ofApollo Global Management Inc's (APO.N) boardand a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp's Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee.
#17622490 at 2022-10-03 00:54:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21607: Archives Activated, Re-read Crumbs, RED OCTOBER Edition
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>>17622468
Moar Flashback to Qresearch post and Karp
#13547683 at 2021-04-30 06:05:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research UK #37: "Richard Trevithicks 250 Birthday" Edition
>>13547645
Recent story, re Hogman, see bottom para.
U.S. SEC enforcement head resigns after five days on the job. Wed, April 28, 2021.
https://news.yahoo.com/u-sec-enforcement-chief-steps-211420359.html
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alex Oh, who last week became the first woman of color to lead the U.S. securities watchdog's enforcement division resigned on Wednesday due to potential conflicts of interest created by her previous work as a lawyer, according to the agency and a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
The unusual turn of events is a blow for new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler, for whom Oh was among his first big hires, and underscores the challenges of filling top agency roles with Wall Street defense attorneys.
In her resignation letter to Gensler on Wednesday, shared with reporters, Oh said a "development" relating to one of her previous cases would be "an unwelcome distraction to the important work of the Division."
The issue at hand relates to Oh's work defending Exxon Mobil Corp against a lawsuit in her previous role as partner atPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to share the information.
The SEC is probing Exxon Mobil over asset valuation issues, according to a January report by the Wall Street Journal, and the matter could create a potential conflict of interest if Oh were to remain in the role, agency sources said. This issue came to the attention of SEC officials this week, the person said.
Oh previously served as co-leader of Paul, Weiss' anti-corruption team. During her 17 years at the firm she worked for a slew of corporations and Fortune 100 companies.
Oh decided to resign after U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in a Monday order raised questions over her conduct during a deposition in the Exxon case, according to the order and the person with knowledge of the matter.
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, he could not comment on ongoing litigation, but added: "Alex is a person of the utmost integrity and a consummate professional." A representative for Exxon did not immediately provide comment.
While other SEC officials, including former chair Jay Clayton have had long careers in private practice, progressives have put pressure on Democratic President Joe Biden's administration to eschew industry hires due to concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
After her April 22 appointment, a group of advocacy groups wrote to Gensler saying they were "deeply surprised and concerned" by his choice.
"The SEC has failed the American people by repeatedly selecting Wall Street defense lawyers as Directors of Enforcement," said Dennis Kelleher, Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, a Washington group advocating for Wall Street reform.
"They come to the SEC with needless and unhelpful baggage, including crippling conflicts of interest regarding current and past clients as well as a mindset...ill-suited to being an aggressive enforcer," he added.
The agency named Melissa Hodgman as acting director of the division, a role she previously held between January and April.
#16949568 at 2022-08-02 17:42:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21252: We Have Primaries Today! Edition
Corruption at the Top of the SEC Runs Deep, Former Director Hinman Went Against SEC Ethics Attorney's Directives to Make Millions for Himself and China
Gary Gensler is the current head of the SEC. He was formerly Hillary's campaign CFO and is tied into the Durham investigation. The former Director of Corporate Finance of the SEC under then Director Jay Clayton, Bill Hinman, was involved in what are now considered criminal activities related to cryptocurrency activities with China.
These people are above the law. No agency is safe. They all seem to take advantage of their positions to make money and stomp on the little people.
TGP noted previously that Genzler the current head of the SEC was Hillary's attorney when millions of dollars were flowing and with some paying for the Trump-Russia lie. It is difficult to believe that Hillary's CFO (Chief Financial Officer) didn't know about the millions leaving her campaign related to a Trump-Russia lie.
However, the past Director of Corporate Finance at the SEC also has a questionable history. William Hinman, was right in the middle of the cryptocurrency surge. We now know that the entire crypto market has been built around criminal behavior at the SEC, picking winners and losers, yet not one in Congress has called for an investigation of the SEC.
Hinman, it turns out, received a letter from the top SEC ethics attorney telling him in January 2018:
you have a bar under the criminal financial conflict with Simpson because you have an ongoing financial interest in the firm. Meeting with them while having such a conflict is not permitted...Even calls with them are not permitted."
Hinman actually had a multi-million dollar interest in the firm and it turns out he had meetings with Simpson later in August of 2018.
The Simpson Thatcher law firm was a member of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA). Ethereum is a cryptocurrency. Hinman was not permitted to meet with Simpson Thatcher and yet he did. At the same time, Hinman put together a speech where he gave Ethereum a non-security designation. This designation makes Ethereum more like a currency and it, therefore, doesn't have to comply with burdensome investment-related registration mandated by the SEC.
(Many believe that Ethereum is more of a security than other cryptos like XRP will ever be. XRP has a purpose while Ethereum has none. XRP is designed to replace the swift currency system between banks. Ethereum has no such purpose.)
Simpson Thatcher also was connected to the IPO of Chinese company Canaan, a Chinese company that sells Ethereum and Bitcoin mining hardware.
Former SEC Director Hinman gave Ethereum and Bitcoin a regulatory free pass as currencies, over all other cryptocurrencies. This helped his own multimillion-dollar interests as well as Chinese interests in Ethereum and Bitcoin.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/hillary-campaign-cfo-gary-gensler-current-head-sec-broke-ethics-attorneys-directives-make-millions-china/
#16776868 at 2022-07-21 22:20:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21162: This Could Be Your Title; Learn to Bake Edition
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Initially, former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said that bitcoin was not a security. Then former SEC director of corporation finance William Hinman said that ether did not exhibit properties of a security. Current SEC Chairman Gary Gensler more recently undermined that latter view, saying bitcoin was the only token that he felt comfortable calling a commodity. The SEC has also sued Ripple for allegedly selling unregistered securities, referring to the token XRP.
The complaint today implies that the SEC is largely keeping with the view that the majority of cryptocurrencies are securities.
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Interesting, here are the coins the SEC can just pronounce are securities, while the IRS has previously designated crypto a "property"
The assets were: AMP, RLY, DDX, XYO, RGT, LCX, POWR, DFX, KROM. They were each mentioned in connection with alleged insider trading.
I'm suspicious because this designation has nothing whatsoever to do with insider trading. It was simply a matter of coinbase employee(s) profiting on the knowlege of timeing for new coins to be listed on the exchange. This is going to open a can of worms.
#15186310 at 2021-12-13 16:04:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19212: Day 11 Ghislaine Trial Edition
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https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15099582 at 2021-11-29 14:45:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19102: US Ghislaine Trial Access: 844-721-7237 #9991787
https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15096655 at 2021-11-29 00:58:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19098:World's First Covid Injection Murder Case against Bill Gates filed Edition
https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15082191 at 2021-11-26 13:40:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19080: Their Panic Intensifies Edition
>>15082189
rticles:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/james-comeys-daughter-involved-lost-video-jeffrey-epsteins-alleged-first-suicide-attempt-now-legal-team-prosecuting-ghislaine-maxwell/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeffrey-epstein-was-murdered-former-medical-examiner-michael-baden-claims-nzn99wdzn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/missing-piece-in-epstein-homicide-theory-veteran-detective.print
https://odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20458349-charlene-latham-v-mark-epstein-1953-trust
https://nypost.com/2021/11/11/jeffrey-epstein-said-ghislaine-maxwell-is-the-best-at-what-i-need/
https://nypost.com/2020/08/03/how-prince-andrew-helped-ghislaine-maxwell-into-nyc-high-society/
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/prince-andrew-and-his-high-profile-accuser-absent-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-trial
https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-little-black-book-contacts-trial-2021-11
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/prince-andrew-accusations-left-out-of-epstein-maxwell-case.html
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2021/11/ghislaine-maxwell-gets-bad-news-her-accuser-will-testify-about-repugnant-epstein-sex-act/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10219061/Ghislaine-Maxwells-husband-Scott-Borgerson-emerges-time-year.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.html
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/ghislaine-maxwell/judge-lets-ghislaine-maxwell-call-false-memory-expert-who-testified-as-defense-psychologist-for-robert-durst-o-j-simpson-harvey-weinstein/
https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15071578 at 2021-11-24 16:37:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19067: All Eyes On - Maxwell's Trial Edition
>>15071569
Articles:
https://nypost.com/2021/11/11/jeffrey-epstein-said-ghislaine-maxwell-is-the-best-at-what-i-need/
https://nypost.com/2020/08/03/how-prince-andrew-helped-ghislaine-maxwell-into-nyc-high-society/
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/prince-andrew-and-his-high-profile-accuser-absent-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-trial
https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-little-black-book-contacts-trial-2021-11
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/prince-andrew-accusations-left-out-of-epstein-maxwell-case.html
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2021/11/ghislaine-maxwell-gets-bad-news-her-accuser-will-testify-about-repugnant-epstein-sex-act/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10219061/Ghislaine-Maxwells-husband-Scott-Borgerson-emerges-time-year.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.html
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/ghislaine-maxwell/judge-lets-ghislaine-maxwell-call-false-memory-expert-who-testified-as-defense-psychologist-for-robert-durst-o-j-simpson-harvey-weinstein/
https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15070574 at 2021-11-24 13:53:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19066: Anon Continuity Ebake Edition
>>15070569
Articles:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/prince-andrew-and-his-high-profile-accuser-absent-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-trial
https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-little-black-book-contacts-trial-2021-11
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/prince-andrew-accusations-left-out-of-epstein-maxwell-case.html
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2021/11/ghislaine-maxwell-gets-bad-news-her-accuser-will-testify-about-repugnant-epstein-sex-act/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10219061/Ghislaine-Maxwells-husband-Scott-Borgerson-emerges-time-year.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.html
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/ghislaine-maxwell/judge-lets-ghislaine-maxwell-call-false-memory-expert-who-testified-as-defense-psychologist-for-robert-durst-o-j-simpson-harvey-weinstein/
https://www.odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
https://www.greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#15064853 at 2021-11-23 18:30:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19059: OPTICS Maxwell's Trial II Edition
PEDOPHILE EPSTEIN'S WIFE, GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S TRIAL JUST HAS BEGUN!!! This is the official thread to cover the uncovering of the US pedo ring and anything involving the trial.
Court
Access the live audio feed of the proceeding by calling 844-721-7237 and using access code 9991787
Coconspirator list https://ia601807.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369.2.0.pdf
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/pdf/cases_special_interest/20-cr-00330/20cr330%20Order_Docketed%2011.22.21.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?page=3&
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21115665-maxwell-loftus-112221
Articles
https://odysee.com/@ShaunAttwood:a/Crimecon-Matthew-Steeples-chat-on-Maxwell-case:0
http://greeknewsondemand.com/2020/07/09/jeffrey-epstein-and-ghislaine-maxwells-company-terramar-tied-to-clintons-and-rothschilds/
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/ghislaine-maxwell-to-call-expert-elizabeth-loftus-as-witness
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
http://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
ttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Judicial shenanigans:
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://nypost.com/2019/07/10/schumer-got-thousands-in-donations-from-jeffrey-epstein/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-11-20/ghislaine-maxwell-and-elizabeth-holmes-on-trial-podcast
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/msel_Y6UoTs Audio Only
https://youtu.be/fOnH4CLU7y0
https://youtu.be/tMy-VUzVQnY
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/IORV_iKk1Ls
>>15064837
#15063284 at 2021-11-23 14:34:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19057: EBAKE.Mary Mary quite contrary How does your backside grow edition
>>15062797
>>15062913
DAYSHIFT BAKER CLAIMING
Anything I missed?
PEDOPHILE EPSTEIN'S WIFE, GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S TRIAL JUST HAS BEGUN!!! This is the official thread to cover the uncovering of the US pedo ring and anything involving the trial.
Court
Coconspirator list https://ia601807.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369.2.0.pdf
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/pdf/cases_special_interest/20-cr-00330/20cr330%20Order_Docketed%2011.22.21.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?page=3&
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21115665-maxwell-loftus-112221
Articles
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ghislaine-maxwells-treatment-to-be-reported-to-united-nations-brother-says/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/ghislaine-maxwells-new-hampshire/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-dangerous-black
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
http://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
ttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Judicial shenanigans:
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://nypost.com/2019/07/10/schumer-got-thousands-in-donations-from-jeffrey-epstein/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-11-20/ghislaine-maxwell-and-elizabeth-holmes-on-trial-podcast
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/msel_Y6UoTs Audio Only
https://youtu.be/tMy-VUzVQnY
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/IORV_iKk1Ls
#15058719 at 2021-11-22 22:46:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19051: Maxwell's Trial BEGINS V Edition
>>15058695
PEDOPHILE EPSTEIN'S WIFE, GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S TRIAL JUST HAS BEGUN!!! This is the official thread to cover the uncovering of the US pedo ring and anything involving the trial.
Court
Coconspirator list https://ia601807.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369.2.0.pdf
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/pdf/cases_special_interest/20-cr-00330/20cr330%20Order_Docketed%2011.22.21.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?page=3&
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21115665-maxwell-loftus-112221
Articles
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
http://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
ttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Judicial shenanigans:
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://nypost.com/2019/07/10/schumer-got-thousands-in-donations-from-jeffrey-epstein/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-11-20/ghislaine-maxwell-and-elizabeth-holmes-on-trial-podcast
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/msel_Y6UoTs Audio Only
https://youtu.be/tMy-VUzVQnY
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/IORV_iKk1Ls
#15057600 at 2021-11-22 19:34:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19050: Maxwell's Trial BEGINS IIUI Edition
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EDOPHILE EPSTEIN'S WIFE, GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S TRIAL JUST HAS BEGUN!!! This is the official thread to cover the uncovering of the US pedo ring and anything involving the trial.
Court
Coconspirator list https://ia601807.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369.2.0.pdf
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/pdf/cases_special_interest/20-cr-00330/20cr330%20Order_Docketed%2011.22.21.pdf
https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.nysd.543369
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?page=3&
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21115665-maxwell-loftus-112221
Articles
https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/11/prosecutors-jeffrey-epsteins-accomplice.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59377699
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
http://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
ttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Judicial shenanigans:
https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://nypost.com/2019/07/10/schumer-got-thousands-in-donations-from-jeffrey-epstein/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-11-20/ghislaine-maxwell-and-elizabeth-holmes-on-trial-podcast
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/msel_Y6UoTs Audio Only
https://youtu.be/tMy-VUzVQnY
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/6ie026xwHCM
https://youtu.be/IORV_iKk1Ls
#15055734 at 2021-11-22 14:39:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19048: Maxwell's Trial BEGINS, She Accuses Prison Of INHUMANE Condition Edition
Try and remember all of these and other connections as Ghislaine Maxwell's trial moves forward.
Maurene Comey is James Comey's daughter. Maurene Comey is married to Lucas Issacharoff. Both Maurene and Lucas work as Assistant U.S. Attorney's for the Southern District of New York.
Remember that Maurene Comey handled the Jefferey Epstein case. Well guess who is now taking over the Ghislaine Maxwell case from Audrey Strauss? None other than Maurene Comey's husband, Lucas Issacharoff… Now I've found a letter addressed to the court from Audrey Strauss (US Attorney-SDNY), with Maurene Comey's signature included. This case is being handled by the Office's Public Corruption Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alex Rossmiller, Alison Moe, and Maurene Comey are in charge of the prosecution.
On June 19, 2020, you may remember Attorney General William Barr announced that Geoffrey Berman had stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Berman came out and denied this saying he wouldn't leave. Later, Audrey Strauss replaced him.
On 19 June 2020, Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
According to Wikipedia, Audrey Strauss is the daughter of "Russian" immigrants and a registered Democrat born in PA…While researching her, I find it odd that her parents are not mentioned by name. There's nothing. She was born in 1947, so her parents immigrated from Russia before then. (So were her parents really from Russia? Operation Paperclip comes to mind. "Struz" or "Strutz" is the North-German form of the word "Strauss", which is the modern German word for ostrich. Some of the earliest Jewish bearers of the name hailed from the Judengasse in medieval Frankfurt, where families have been known by the name of the houses they inhabited).
I find it interesting that during Audrey Strauss's time as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, she served on the staff of the independent counsel investigating the Iran-Contra affair. She was on one side of the Iran-Contra Affair and Bill Barr was on the other. Remember Bill Barr cut his teeth with the CIA and helped V.P. GHW Bush cover everyone's butt during the Iran-Contra Affair. LTC Oliver North took the fall for most everyone. Those that Barr couldn't cover were later pardoned by President GHW Bush.
Audrey Strauss is married to John R. Wing. Defense lawyer John R Wing, was not only Madoff's lawyer he was also the federal prosecutor during the Watergate related Mitchell-Stans Trial. AUSA John Wing examined former SEC director William Casey in Manhattan Federal Court in 1974. Who was William Casey? He was OSS, SEC and also the Director of the CIA. Casey was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair.
On 15 December 1986, one day before Casey was scheduled to testify before Congress about the Iran-Contra Affair, Casey suffered two seizures and was hospitalized. Three days later, Casey underwent surgery for a previously undiagnosed brain tumor. Casey died in hospital less than 24 hours.
Remember this photo of Ghislaine Maxwell at the Clinton wedding?
#14632661 at 2021-09-22 00:06:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18510: Clear And Present Danger Edition
The SEC vs. Ripple Case Is Now Making Waves and Getting the Attention It Deserves
The SEC vs. Ripple case is gaining more attention. The SEC's actions in this cryptocurrency case are beginning to raise eyebrows.
We first reported on the XRP - Ripple case against the SEC in July. This excellent summary will bring you up to speed on the SEC's shocking actions and efforts against XRP while SEC leadership aligned with Bitcoin and Ethereum while helping China.
This past weekend Charles Gasparino on FOX News picked up the story.
A seemingly esoteric legal battle involving the Securities and Exchange Commission and fintech startup Ripple Labs could provide clarity on how much authority the SEC has over regulating the $2.2 trillion crypto market.
The bad blood between Ripple and the SEC began in December 2020 when the SEC filed a lawsuit alleging Ripple Labs, a global payments platform, had violated securities laws by failing to register its XRP cryptocurrency as a security. The move was one of the last made by then SEC Chair Jay Clayton before he left office following Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
At the time, Ripple was using XRP as a vehicle to finance its core business of seamless cross-border transactions for financial institutions, the SEC charged, something it had been doing for seven years since its founding in 2013.
The lawsuit not only caught Ripple by surprise but added even more confusion to an already convoluted regulatory conversation over whether cryptocurrencies should be considered securities, commodities or something else. If cryptos are securities, as defined by court precedent, they must be approved and regulated by the SEC which demands various company disclosures.
Ripple believes XRP isn't a security, thus it doesn't need the SEC's green light. Moreover, it says the SEC currently allows other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum to be traded like commodities; the blockchain networks of these cryptocurrencies aren't being required to register as a security.
The SEC argues that Ripple is different because XRP was actively used to fund Ripple's business and essentially represents an investment in the company itself. Thus it constitutes security, not a commodity, and falls under the SEC's regulatory purview under court precedent known as the Howey Test.
Gasparino was on FOX in an interview hours ago discussing the SEC's case with XRP.
It's hard to square what happened to Ethereum and with what's happened to Ripple and why Ripple is held to this level and Ethereum is not.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/sec-vs-ripple-case-now-making-waves-getting-attention-deserves/
#13925517 at 2021-06-17 20:15:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17627: Seventeenth Ebake Edition
Did Opportunists In the US Cede China Crypto-currency Like They Did Biowarfare Technology?
Did Opportunists in the US cede China crypto-currency like they did biowarfare technology?
We've written extensively on how the US ceded China biowarfare technology, knowledge, and even money to create a fully operational biowarfare weapon in China. The US gave so much that China could release a biological weapon of their own like what was done in 2019 in Wuhan.
Today we ask, did the US do the same with cryptocurrency like it did biowarfare technology?
Pundit Seekingalpha.com believes the former Head of the SEC may have done this:
While at the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), former Chairman Jay Clayton (pictured below) made a mess of the digital economy. Clayton's actions in office resulted in stalling U.S. cryptocurrency and blockchain innovations, dampening a burgeoning industry, and enabling China to race out in front. Digital money is here to stay, and instead of making efforts to provide clarity and structure for the future of American-made innovation in this space, Clayton's SEC kept everyone guessing on the rules while picking clear winners and losers among the biggest coins.
But what if Clayton's approach was intentional? What if the lawsuits, the flip-flopping, and the uncertainty all weren't from a lack of knowledge or resources but rather a well-thought-out strategy to advance his financial interests? Thankfully for us, Clayton and his deputies left behind a factual trail that can provide an opportunity for a course correction on U.S. crypto policy, as well as accountability if wrongdoing was indeed afoot.
On December 22, Clayton dropped an 11th-hour lawsuit against crypto innovator Ripple Labs. The announcement of this lawsuit came just 12 hours before Clayton resigned from the SEC. As with other administrations, Clayton may have hoped to file the suit and walk away, never to hear of it again. But his decision to sue Ripple labs sent shockwaves throughout the crypto community, and after a closer look, it appears Clayton left us clues that point to a larger story reeking of self-dealing, possibly even corruption.
Even before he was confirmed in the post in 2017, Clayton had been tagged "the most financially conflicted SEC chairman in history." Accusation doesn't equal guilt, but the facts made the label stick. In 2014, Clayton, then partner at the Wall Street firm Sullivan & Cromwell, and William Hinman, then partner at Simpson Thacher, helped Chinese tech giant Alibaba explode onto the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This helped a company with proven links to the Chinese Communist Party better position itself with the world's leading digital payments application: Alipay. For years, the U.S. crypto industry has been trying to disrupt that digital payments space - chief among them has been Ripple. The XRP distributed ledger, which Ripple uses for its digital payments solutions, had only just debuted a year before Clayton and Hinman [Clayton's right hand man at the SEC] helped engineer Alibaba's market debut.
https://youtu.be/j7WKTD1xL0E
More
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/06/breaking-exclusive-opportunists-us-cede-china-crypto-currency-like-biowarfare-technology/
#12993205 at 2021-02-19 00:15:52 (UTC+1)
QResearch shelter
https://nypost.com/2021/02/18/ex-sec-chair-joins-apollo-board-amid-jeffrey-epstein-reckoning/
Ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton joins Apollo board amid Jeffrey Epstein reckoning
#12924576 at 2021-02-14 17:33:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16497: Please, Allow us to Counter -mil Pretty Sure Edition
Incoming SEC Chair Gary Gensler Could Be Worth Up To $119 Million
President Joe Biden's nominee to be chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, who we profiled here and is referred to as "the sheriff", could have a net worth between $41 million and $119 million.
Gensler was previously the chairman of the CFTC and a partner at Goldman Sachs. He disclosed his net worth as part of disclosures he had to file with the Office of Government Ethics, Bloomberg noted on Friday. A majority of his money was made at Goldman, where he joined in the late 1970's after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. He became one of the youngest partners in Goldman Sachs history.
Gensler's largest holding is a stake worth $25 million and $50 million in the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. He also disclosed that he had between $50,000 and $100,000 in capital gains from holding shares of Tesla, the only stock that is listed individually on his disclosures. He has since sold the position.
He also disclosed that he will participate in a benefit plan from Goldman Sachs which is expected to pay out $977 per month starting at age 71.
Recall, we wrote about Gensler's nomination in mid-January.
His arrival will likely be a stark difference from the last 4 years of Jay Clayton, as Gensler's resume includes going to war with major financial titans when he was head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission - and winning. Financial lobbyists sometimes simply called him "the enemy" during the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act battle.
Justin Slaughter, a consultant at Mercury Strategies, said: "The sheriff is coming to the preeminent financial regulator in the world. It means regulation and enforcement are about to get much tougher."
When he arrives at his post, Gensler will not only have to deal with a Fed-induced stock market mania, but also tensions with China and the growth of private equity.
Graham Steele, who served as an aide to Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said: "He developed a reputation for being adversarial to Wall Street because he came from the industry and understood the business so he could push back against their arguments when they were hollow."
Ian Katz, an analyst at Capital Alpha Partners in Washington, commented: "What's really unnerving to a lot of people is that it's pretty clear that he doesn't need them. He doesn't need to go back there for a job, he's made his money. He's not terribly interested in who he ticks off or not and that's very powerful."
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/incoming-sec-chair-gary-gensler-could-be-worth-119-million
#12854964 at 2021-02-08 01:50:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16409: Superb Owl Underway In Tampa Edition
>>12854948
https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1274148764769452033
Justice Department
@TheJusticeDept
·
Jun 19, 2020
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 19, 2020
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future."
Topic(s):
Office and Personnel Updates
Component(s):
Office of the Attorney General
Press Release Number:
20-570
#12230724 at 2020-12-30 01:48:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15616: Back On Track Edition
>>12230655
Statement on the Tenure of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Dec. 23, 2020
It is hard to sum up my gratitude and admiration for Chairman Clayton's leadership of this agency. During his tenure at the SEC, he has focused on bringing together its talented and dedicated staff to make major strides in advancing the Commission's tri-partite mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation. Chairman Clayton made clear from the outset that this mission would guide every part of our work, and then he led us in developing and executing an agenda to effectively carry it out.
With a confident yet caring demeanor, Chairman Clayton led us through not only challenging projects, but also challenging times-a prolonged government shut-down, a global pandemic, a full-time telework posture, and the feelings of social and professional unease that such changes have brought. Through it all, he unfailingly prioritized the well-being of every staff member, as well as the interests of investors, our markets, and our Country. His deep knowledge of securities law and market expertise were evident throughout his tenure, as was his abundant common sense and his well-honed eye for the practical consequences of the regulatory and enforcement decisions we make. His talents were particularly valuable as he helped us navigate the chaotic markets we saw this past spring. Throughout the most volatile of times, Chairman Clayton kept calm, he kept us calm, and through transparency and public engagement, he kept the markets calm.
We have been incredibly lucky to have a person of his experience, integrity, and character serve in our government and at the SEC. I thank him and his incredible family for his service.
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/roisman-statement-tenure-sec-chairman-Jay-Clayton
#12180279 at 2020-12-26 07:35:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15551: Out Of The Darnkess A New Son Is Born Edition
>>12180277
Resignations in the news 12/21/2020 thru 12/25/2020 - part 4
Macomb health director to retire after building COVID-19 response
https://www.macombdaily.com/news/local/macomb-health-director-to-retiring-after-building-covid-19-response/article_3a6f3b28-44a3-11eb-8ccc-87a4e426cc64.html
DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger retiring after 40-year career
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/dekalb-county-judge-clarence-seeliger-retiring-after-40-year-career/YIVT77XTSZCSXO3W34QVB7PEZM/
Wee stepping down at NICC
https://decorahnewspapers.com/Content/Home/Home/Article/President-Wee-stepping-down-at-NICC/-2/-2/50687
Rehoboth Beach Patrol captain resigns abruptly
https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/rehoboth-beach-patrol-captain-resigns-abruptly
Killarney-Turtle Mountain mayor resigns position
https://www.brandonsun.com/local/killarney-turtle-mountain-mayor-resigns-position-573453861.html
Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Chief Curator Unexpectedly Resigns
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-tel-aviv-museum-of-art-s-chief-curator-unexpectedly-resigns-1.9392215
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton stepping down today
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3647097-sec-chairman-Jay-Clayton-stepping-down-today
Michael Power retiring from road commission
https://www.michigansthumb.com/insider/article/Michael-Power-retiring-from-road-commission-15822549.php
Two Hadassah Medical Center board members resign in protest
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/two-hadassah-medical-center-board-members-resign-in-protest-652967
Photographer Jeff Sheerer retiring after 40 years with WBNS-10TV
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/jeff-sheerer-retiring-after-40-years/530-fbc2a7bd-ee9d-441e-9c7e-3e520928be64
Operations Division Chief Alan Widling Retiring From Montecito Fire Department
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/operations_division_chief_alan_widling_retiring_from_montecito_fire_departm
Lion of the Maryland Senate, Sen. Mike Miller, stepping down due to health
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-senator-mike-miller-stepping-down-for-health-reasons/35049237#
Dalia Blass to Conclude Tenure as Director of the Division of Investment Management
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-335
Judge Frank Floyd retiring after 32 years, taking many memories with him
https://www.robesonian.com/news/140887/judge-frank-floyd-retiring-after-32-years-taking-many-memories-with-him
Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce president/CEO announces resignation
https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/people/2020/12/21/spring-klein-chamber-of-commerce-presidentceo-announces-resignation/
Former Shawnee Mission School District principal to resign
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/former-shawnee-mission-school-district-principal-to-resign
Waynesboro pastor retiring after decades of service
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/pennsylvania/waynesboro-pastor-retiring-after-decades-of-service/article_63be9c2b-af73-5aeb-be5d-237b37923562.html
'It's bittersweet to leave': Longview's children's theater executive director resigns
https://www.news-journal.com/premium/it-s-bittersweet-to-leave-longviews-childrens-theater-executive-director-resigns/article_ab8c4d0c-448d-11eb-af41-2374ab86dfff.html
Trump's Longtime Banker at Deutsche Bank Resigns
https://archive.fo/O0zhv
OTC Markets Group Inc. Announces Resignation of Bea Ordonez, Chief Financial Officer
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/otc-markets-group-inc-announces-resignation-of-bea-ordonez-chief-financial-officer-301197288.html
Israel Submarine Committee Resigns
https://hamodia.com/2020/12/22/israel-submarine-committee-resigns/
Applebee's, IHOP CFO Thomas Song Resigns
https://www.fsrmagazine.com/casual-dining/applebees-ihop-cfo-thomas-song-resigns
'Alan Williams Way' dedicated to retiring WVLT news anchor; East Tennesseans celebrate his contributions
https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/12/22/alan-williams-way-dedicated-to-retiring-wvlt-news-anchor-east-tennesseans-celebrate-his-contributions/
#12150785 at 2020-12-24 00:03:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15514: I Would Rather Be A Little Nobody Then To Be An Evil Somebody Edition
SEC CLEANING HOUSE
Date: Dec. 23, 2020 Headline: SEC Chief of Staff Sean Memon Announces Plans to Conclude Tenure Release No.:2020-339
Date: Dec. 22, 2020 Headline: Dalia Blass to Conclude Tenure as Director of the Division of Investment Management Release No.:2020-335
Date: Dec. 21, 2020 Headline: S.P. Kothari to Conclude Tenure As SEC Chief Economist and Division of Economic and Risk Analysis Director Release No.:2020-328
Date: Dec. 15, 2020 Headline: Brett W. Redfearn to Conclude Transformative Tenure as SEC Trading and Markets Director Release No.:2020-317
Date: Dec. 10, 2020 Headline: Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian To Conclude Tenure After Four Years Leading the Division Release No.:2020-314
Date: Dec. 8, 2020 Headline: Robert Stebbins to Conclude Tenure as SEC General Counsel Release No.:2020-309
Date: Nov. 16, 2020 Headline: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Confirms Plans to Conclude Tenure at Year End Release No.:2020-284
Date: Oct. 27, 2020 Headline: Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman Announces Intention to Conclude His Tenure Later This Year Release No.:2020-268
#12149866 at 2020-12-23 22:38:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15512: When The Eagles Are Silent, The Parrots Begin To Jabber Edition
>>12149833
> Jay Clayton
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/Clayton-2020-12-23
#12149833 at 2020-12-23 22:35:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15512: When The Eagles Are Silent, The Parrots Begin To Jabber Edition
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/amp/linked/89131/sec-chairman-Jay-Clayton-publishes-resignation-letter-and-will-step-down-after-today
REGULATION
SEC chairman Jay Clayton publishes resignation letter and will step down after today
by Aislinn Keely
December 23, 2020, 3:55PM EST · 1 min read
Today is Jay Clayton's last day as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a public statement. After announcing in November that he would depart at the end of the year, Clayton published his resignation letter to the president on the SEC's website today.
Clayton is vacating the position months ahead of the previously scheduled end to his tenure in June of next year. He took the office in May 2017 with an appointment from President Donald Trump.
During his time as chairman, he led the SEC through the initial coin offering boom of 2017. "Under Chairman Clayton's leadership the agency acted quickly and decisively to combat fraud and pave the way for innovation," the SEC said in a statement in November.
Clayton's SEC will also be remembered by the crypto industry for denying every application for crypto exchange-traded fund. His final outgoing action related to crypto was the recent suit against Ripple and two of its executives.
#12147004 at 2020-12-23 17:29:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15509: I Am Easily Satisfied With The Very Best Edition
SEC Chief of Staff Sean Memon Announces Plans to Conclude Tenure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2020-339
Washington D.C., Dec. 23, 2020 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sean Memon will conclude his tenure as the agency's Chief of Staff in January 2021.
Mr. Memon joined the SEC as Deputy Chief of Staff in May 2017 and was named Chief of Staff in June 2019. As Chief of Staff, Mr. Memon served as principal advisor to Chairman Clayton on legal, policy and management matters affecting each aspect of the agency's mission, including rulemaking, enforcement, examinations and internal agency operations. Often representing the SEC in interagency policy initiatives, Mr. Memon worked closely with cross-divisional teams within the SEC and with other federal agencies and international bodies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, the CFTC, the FDIC, and the OCC as well as the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Financial Stability Board. Mr. Memon played a key role in the SEC's efforts to ensure continued orderly market operations in response to the COVID-19-related economic stresses in 2020.
"Applying his remarkably broad and deep knowledge of the global financial system and our domestic regulatory framework, Sean has been an indispensable asset to me and the Commission," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "Sean deftly handles the most important and complex issues facing the Commission, identifying effective, consensus-based solutions using his unique combination of technical expertise, commitment to mission and inclusive approach to leadership. It has been my great pleasure to serve alongside Sean and witness firsthand the many lasting contributions he has made to our markets and our investors."
"It has been the honor of my professional career to manage the affairs of the Commission under Chairman Clayton," said Mr. Memon. "This agency is a special place, principally because of the unwavering, collective commitment of its 4,500 talented women and men to our markets and investors. I will always be grateful to Chairman Clayton and his fellow Commissioners for this opportunity, as well as to the SEC's expert staff in our home office and eleven regional offices for their encouragement and dedication to our mission. I am proud to have been their colleague."
Modernizing the Securities Regulatory Framework
During Mr. Memon's time working with Chairman Clayton, the SEC advanced more than 70 final rules across its policy divisions and offices, representing a historically productive rulemaking period for the agency. These rules and other initiatives, many of which modernized rule sets that had not been substantively updated in decades, included:
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-339
#12087296 at 2020-12-19 03:23:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15432: Deep State Start A War Avoid Arrest Edition
President Trump Signs Bill To Bar Chinese Companies From US Stock Exchange
"The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act" will target Chinese companies such as Alibaba and PetroChina Co Ltd.
President Donald Trump signed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act on Friday in an effort to prohibit foreign companies from being on the US stock exchange.
The act "requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government." In order to establish this, the companies will have to cooperate with audits by the U.S. Public Accounting Oversight Board.
If the board can't "inspect the issuer's public accounting firm for three consecutive years, the issuer's securities are banned from trade on a national exchange or through other methods," according to the Congress website.
"Foreign issuers of securities that use such a firm to prepare an audit report must disclose for each non-inspection year
the percentage of shares owned by governmental entities where the issuer is incorporated,
whether these governmental entities have a controlling financial interest,
information related to any board members who are officials of the Chinese Communist Party, and
whether the articles of incorporation of the issuer contain any charter of the Chinese Communist Party."
Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton issued a statement following the enactment of the new law.
Over the last several years, my colleagues and I have taken a number of actions to bring greater attention to, and to further address, the various risks associated with investing in emerging markets, including China.[1] Additionally, as part of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, I supported the July 2020 release of the Report on Protecting United States Investors from Significant Risks from Chinese Companies ("PWG Report").[2]
This comes as the recently hacked SolarWinds board of directors' ties to Chinese companies make way to public view, as National File reported.
SolarWinds director Seth Boro, a man who was instrumental in starting the private equity firm known as Thoma Bravo, "currently serves on the board of directors of several software and technology service companies in which certain investment funds advised by Thoma Bravo hold an investment," according to his biography on the SolarWinds website.
In 2019, Thoma Bravo bought JD Power for $1.88 billion from XIO Group, a mysterious Chinese company based in Hong Kong.
Furthermore, National File reported that another SolarWinds board director had "led the establishment" of a $75 billion investment firm into China.
According to his biography on the Silver Lake website, Kenneth Hao "led the establishment of the firm's offices in China and Japan and led Silver Lake's investments in Alibaba Group" from 2008-2011.
Silver Lake also notes that "Hao currently serves as a director on the boards" of several companies, including SolarWinds.
The aftermath of the SolarWinds breach has left Americans with national security concerns. Amid the signing of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, the country awaits the delayed foreign election interference report from DNI John Ratcliffe.
As the joint statement reads, the agencies issued an Emergency Directive which instructed federal civilian agencies "to immediately disconnect or power down affected SolarWinds Orion products from their network" due to exploitation from "malicious actors."
https://nationalfile.com/president-trump-signs-bill-to-bar-chinese-companies-from-us-stock-exchange/
#11971518 at 2020-12-10 17:31:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15283: Bakers Must Step Up Over The Next Couple Weeks, FG&C Edition
>>11971477
Robert Stebbins: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-309
Jay Clayton;
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-284
Something is going on at the SEC!
#11950441 at 2020-12-08 17:51:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15256: Eric Swallwell Sleeping With The Enemy Edition
Just another brick in the wall and I'm not talking Pink Floyd.
This has meaning.
General council of SEC stepping down.
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-309
Jay Clayton head of SEC will step down early.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/Jay-Clayton-says-he-will-step-down-early-as-head-of-the-sec-at-the-end-of-2020.html
Do you believe in coincidences?
#11767375 at 2020-11-24 17:39:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15020: E-bake to release the KRAKEN Edition
Elon Musk Is Now The Second Richest Person In The World
It seems fitting that Elon Musk has become the second richest person in the world during the month we have written about:
a major Chinese recall over Model S and Model X suspensions falling apart
159,000 Tesla vehicles that can likely expect their infotainment systems to die at some point soon
the Model X having an "exploit" that allows you to clone its key and steal it for "about $300 in equipment"
a Tesla wreck that launched scalding hot battery parts into the homes of innocent bystanders
Jay Clayton preparing to step down from the SEC
And that's just this month.
Did we mention that Musk was also accused of having committed securities fraud? And that there's vaguely odd options buying and accounting practices that appear to be driving his company's value - and his net worth - higher at the same time?
But we digress. We guess, with all those things out of the way, we can congratulate Musk, who is now second only on the rich list to Jeff Bezos after passing Bill Gates, who Musk called a "knucklehead" back in September.
Musk's wealth now stands at $127.9 billion after adding $100.3 billion to his net worth in just this year alone.
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/elon-musk-now-second-richest-person-world
#11680856 at 2020-11-17 15:50:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14913: Resisting The Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law Edition
While the kiddos worry about zuckerberg and that stuff, the money is moving here in the SEC meeting
https://www.c-span.org/video/?478049-1/sec-chair-Clayton-testifies-senate-banking-committee
SEC Chair Clayton Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton appears virtually before the Senate Banking Committee.
#11677683 at 2020-11-17 07:18:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14909: SmartMatic Not A Very Smart Move Edition
Resignations in the news 11/16/2020
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Confirms Plans to Conclude Tenure at Year End
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-284
Capt. Odlin retiring from Missoula PD after 30 years on the force
https://news.yahoo.com/capt-odlin-retiring-missoula-pd-175244039.html
Unibail supervisory board chairman resigns
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unibail-supervisory-board-chairman-resigns-2020-11-16
After nearly 4 decades in office, retiring St. Francisville mayor reflects on tenure
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/st_francisville/article_9048acac-2395-11eb-8908-f338eb8d562f.html
Simon Kilmurry Stepping Down From International Documentary Association Post
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/simon-kilmurry-international-documentary-association-1234833097/
Maccabi GB's CEO to step down after 20 years at the helm
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/maccabi-gbs-ceo-to-step-down-after-20-years-at-the-helm/
George Pilgrim resigns from the Democratic Labour Party
https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/11/16/george-pilgrim-resigns-from-the-democratic-labour-party/
Portage magistrate Roxana Lyle retiring after 39 years
https://www.record-courier.com/story/lifestyle/2020/11/16/portage-magistrate-roxana-lyle-retiring-after-39-years/6311119002/
4 Texas Lawyers Resign Amid Ethics Cases, Including 1 Convicted of Soliciting a Minor
https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2020/11/16/4-texas-lawyers-resign-amid-ethics-cases-including-1-convicted-of-soliciting-a-minor/
Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has resigned
https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/national/special-prosecutor-martin-amidu-has-resigned/
Chitando tormentor, prospectors leader resigns
https://www.newzimbabwe.com/chitando-tormentor-prospectors-leader-resigns/
Kip Kendrick said on Monday he is leaving the Missouri House to be chief of staff for fellow Democrat Greg Razer
https://939theeagle.com/rep-kendrick-to-resign-for-role-on-state-senators-staff/
Capita : Resignation of Patrick Butcher
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/CAPITA-PLC-4007375/news/Capita-Resignation-of-Patrick-Butcher-31790517/
LIMESTONE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES RESIGNATION OF TEACHER CHARGED FOR SEX ACT WITH STUDENT
https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Limestone-County-Board-of-Education-approves-resignation-of-teacher-charged-for-sex-act-with-student–573097531.html
Houston ISD manager resigns amid allegations of ties to kickback scheme
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/HISD-manager-resigns-amid-allegations-of-ties-to-15731378.php
CVB Director Tim Jacobsen Resigns After Accepting New Job In Arkansas
https://www.krmsradio.com/cvb-director-tim-jacobsen-resigns-after-accepting-new-job-in-arkansas/
Sedgwick County Commissioner Resigns
https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/sedgwick-county-commissioner-resigns/
King William Commissioner of the Revenue resigns from position
https://www.dailypress.com/tidewater-review/va-tr-kw-cor-resigns-1116-20201116-rqnxq67acjaullihdsss63wx3i-story.html
#11670926 at 2020-11-16 20:15:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14901 Hmmm intensifies Edition
#14899
>>11669386 'Green revolution': Boris Johnson set to announce plan to make UK world leader in renewable energy
>>11669398 New York sheriff takes defiant stand against Gov. Cuomo's COVID restrictions impacting Thanksgiving
>>11669385 @CBPMarkMorgan 400 miles of national security. On to 450 miles!
>>11669411 Huck Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, Other Classic Books BANNED in California Schools for "Racism"
>>11669420 @MajorPatriot: BOOM "Smartmatic's fingerprints are all over this.WATCH CA (goRed)"
>>11669422 Police Ignore BLM Attacks on Restaurant Patron, Staff in San Francisco Suburb
>>11669430 China's Huawei Looks for 'Reset' Boost Under Biden White House
>>11669447 CALIFORNIA NOW added to the list of massive voter fraud investigation by Giuliani and Sidney Powell
>>11669450 French President Macron accuses American media of 'legitimizing' Islamist violence
>>11669484 DJT: [C]onsent [D]ecree?
>>11669483, >>11669619, >>11669624, >>11669683, >>11669783 PF mil_ops
>>11669548 Ex CIA Robert D Steele: "We have it all"
>>11669556 Syrian military moves closer to liberating occupied Idlib
>>11669557 USAF TWAT
>>11669581 VIRGINIA: Portsmouth Police Chief Fired After Charging State Senator, NAACP For Destroying Monuments
>>11669588 Venezuelan National Guard Destroy US-Registered 'Narcojet' and Jungle Airstrip
>>11669605 DOJ: The China Initiative: Year-in-Review (2019-20)
>>11669655, >>11669658 Denver Business Owner: Dominion's Eric Coomer Is an Unhinged Sociopath - His Internet Profile Is Being Deleted and Erased
>>11669515 As New Vaccines Near Delivery, General in Charge of Distribution Says He's 'Ready to Execute'
>>11669426, >>11669708 5G Wireless Communication and Health Effects
>>11669985 BOOM! Sidney Powell just said that states that certify these election results would be certifying a fraud and may launch a class-action lawsuit to prevent them from certifying fraudulent results.
>>11670017 DJT Jr RT: Dinesh: Remember that man who sucker punched a Trump supporter in DC and knocked him out? Turns out, he's a registered child sex offender.
>>11670060 #14899
#14898
>>11668544 Eyes On/Alert: Fake Sydney Powell Account
>>11668547 Google Sued For Data Costs After Android Phones Found Transferring "Unapproved, Undisclosed" Data
>>11668578 Plaintiffs DISMISS Wisconsin lawsuit claiming election officials included illegal results in certain counties and seeking to to stop the certification of election results from these counties.
>>11668633 As a reminder, Secretary Boockvar has a history of anti-Trump sentiment.
>>11668661, >>11668833, >>11669203 PF
>>11668744 Trump campaign rejects WashPost reporting about PA #votecount lawsuit
>>11668906 CDC Lists 26,557 Heart Attacks as COVID Deaths, Lists 7,919 Accidents and Poisonings as COVID Deaths
>>11668928 GSA Administrator Must Adhere to Constitution, Past Precedent in Determining President-Elect
>>11668949 A former Boy Scout leader pleaded guilty to a life sentence Monday after to multiple counts of child molestation
>>11668956 BBC Gets Owned By Trump Supporter - 'Your Country's Opinion Stopped Mattering in Our Country in 1776'
>>11668989 Pompous US CEOs Hold Secret Meeting to Discuss Removing President Trump Because They Know Best
>>11669004 My IT experts spoke with Ron Watkins last night.
>>11669032 20,000 Votes Switched from Trump to Biden
>>11669034 WALL update.
>>11669041 @LLinWood "No offense but I disagree. God acts in part through His children. So stop waiting for others, get busy & take action.
>>11669075 SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of 2020, Paving Way For Biden's Pick
>>11669080 NORTHWEST SHUTDOWN: Washington State Gov Cracks Down on Restaurants, Churches, Grocery Stores
>>11669090 Biden Hires Economic Team With Focus On Systemic Racism
>>11669111 'You get what you accept': Trump Covid adviser Atlas roasted for suggesting people should 'rise up' against Covid restrictions
>>11669127 Top Goldman dealmaker Lemkau is leaving the bank at year-end, according to memo
>>11669137, >>11669215 First Europe, Then Japan, Now Australia Hit By Unprecedented Full-Day Trading Halt Due To "Software Glitch"
>>11669195 Search results for NCSWIC + forced
>>11669376 #14898
#11670139 at 2020-11-16 19:00:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14900 [C]onsent [D]ecree Edition
#14898
>>11668544 Eyes On/Alert: Fake Sydney Powell Account
>>11668547 Google Sued For Data Costs After Android Phones Found Transferring "Unapproved, Undisclosed" Data
>>11668578 Plaintiffs DISMISS Wisconsin lawsuit claiming election officials included illegal results in certain counties and seeking to to stop the certification of election results from these counties.
>>11668633 As a reminder, Secretary Boockvar has a history of anti-Trump sentiment.
>>11668661, >>11668833, >>11669203 PF
>>11668744 Trump campaign rejects WashPost reporting about PA #votecount lawsuit
>>11668906 CDC Lists 26,557 Heart Attacks as COVID Deaths, Lists 7,919 Accidents and Poisonings as COVID Deaths
>>11668928 GSA Administrator Must Adhere to Constitution, Past Precedent in Determining President-Elect
>>11668949 A former Boy Scout leader pleaded guilty to a life sentence Monday after to multiple counts of child molestation
>>11668956 BBC Gets Owned By Trump Supporter - 'Your Country's Opinion Stopped Mattering in Our Country in 1776'
>>11668989 Pompous US CEOs Hold Secret Meeting to Discuss Removing President Trump Because They Know Best
>>11669004 My IT experts spoke with Ron Watkins last night.
>>11669032 20,000 Votes Switched from Trump to Biden
>>11669034 WALL update.
>>11669041 @LLinWood "No offense but I disagree. God acts in part through His children. So stop waiting for others, get busy & take action.
>>11669075 SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of 2020, Paving Way For Biden's Pick
>>11669080 NORTHWEST SHUTDOWN: Washington State Gov Cracks Down on Restaurants, Churches, Grocery Stores
>>11669090 Biden Hires Economic Team With Focus On Systemic Racism
>>11669111 'You get what you accept': Trump Covid adviser Atlas roasted for suggesting people should 'rise up' against Covid restrictions
>>11669127 Top Goldman dealmaker Lemkau is leaving the bank at year-end, according to memo
>>11669137, >>11669215 First Europe, Then Japan, Now Australia Hit By Unprecedented Full-Day Trading Halt Due To "Software Glitch"
>>11669195 Search results for NCSWIC + forced
>>11669376 #14898
#14897
MIA Soon
Previously Collected Notables
>>11667623 #14896
>>11666054 #14894, >>11666860 #14895 2/2, >>11666854 #14895 1/2
>>11663587 #14891, >>11664355 #14892, >>11665151 #14893
>>11661316 #14888, >>11662054 #14889, >>11663283 #14890
>>11658942 #14885, >>11659750 #14886, >>11660556 #14887
>>11660144 #14882, >>11660237 #14883, >>11658328 #14884
>>11654315 #14879 1/2, >>11655094 #14880 >>11655850 #14881
>>11652770 #14877, >>11653539 #14878, >>11654317 #14879 2/2
>>11650419 #14874, >>11651240 #14875, >>11651994 #14876
>>11648225 #14871, >>11648972 #14872, >>11649650 #14873
>>11645854 #14868 2/2, >>11646676 #14869, >>11647464 #14870
>>11644248 #14866, >>11645991 #14867, >>11645706 #14868 1/2
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#11669376 at 2020-11-16 17:42:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14899 To the Victory and beyond! Edition
#14898
>>11668544 Eyes On/Alert: Fake Sydney Powell Account
>>11668547 Google Sued For Data Costs After Android Phones Found Transferring "Unapproved, Undisclosed" Data
>>11668578 Plaintiffs DISMISS Wisconsin lawsuit claiming election officials included illegal results in certain counties and seeking to to stop the certification of election results from these counties.
>>11668633 As a reminder, Secretary Boockvar has a history of anti-Trump sentiment.
>>11668661, >>11668833, >>11669203 PF
>>11668744 Trump campaign rejects WashPost reporting about PA #votecount lawsuit
>>11668906 CDC Lists 26,557 Heart Attacks as COVID Deaths, Lists 7,919 Accidents and Poisonings as COVID Deaths
>>11668928 GSA Administrator Must Adhere to Constitution, Past Precedent in Determining President-Elect
>>11668949 A former Boy Scout leader pleaded guilty to a life sentence Monday after to multiple counts of child molestation
>>11668956 BBC Gets Owned By Trump Supporter - 'Your Country's Opinion Stopped Mattering in Our Country in 1776'
>>11668989 Pompous US CEOs Hold Secret Meeting to Discuss Removing President Trump Because They Know Best
>>11669004 My IT experts spoke with Ron Watkins last night.
>>11669032 20,000 Votes Switched from Trump to Biden
>>11669034 WALL update.
>>11669041 @LLinWood "No offense but I disagree. God acts in part through His children. So stop waiting for others, get busy & take action.
>>11669075 SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of 2020, Paving Way For Biden's Pick
>>11669080 NORTHWEST SHUTDOWN: Washington State Gov Cracks Down on Restaurants, Churches, Grocery Stores
>>11669090 Biden Hires Economic Team With Focus On Systemic Racism
>>11669111 'You get what you accept': Trump Covid adviser Atlas roasted for suggesting people should 'rise up' against Covid restrictions
>>11669127 Top Goldman dealmaker Lemkau is leaving the bank at year-end, according to memo
>>11669137, >>11669215 First Europe, Then Japan, Now Australia Hit By Unprecedented Full-Day Trading Halt Due To "Software Glitch"
>>11669195 Search results for NCSWIC + forced
>>11669366
#11669075 at 2020-11-16 17:12:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14898 E-bake Edition
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of 2020, Paving Way For Biden's Pick
SEC chairman Jay Clayton is stepping down at the end of 2020, despite his term not expiring until June of next year. The changing of the guard will take place around the same time incoming President-elect Biden is set to be inaugurated.
Biden, who would have been poised to make changes at the agency anyway, has already hinted that Gary Gensler or Preet Bharara could be his first two choices to lead the SEC.
In a prepared statement, Clayton said: "The U.S. capital markets ecosystem is the strongest and most nimble in the world, and thanks to the hard work of the diverse and inclusive SEC team, we have improved investor protections, promoted capital formation for small and larger businesses, and enabled our markets to function more transparently and efficiently."
As the New York Times noted, while Clayton was often criticized for not being tough enough, the SEC pursued 3,152 enforcement actions during Clayton's tenure. This total eclipsed the number of actions brought with his predecessor, Mary Jo White, in office.
Clayton's SEC also helped rollback regulation, according to the NYT, including:
It loosened rules governing the independence of corporate auditors.
It adopted a conduct standard for brokers that consumer advocates argued weakened protections.
It proposed making most hedge funds exempt from publicly disclosing their stock holdings, which generated widespread opposition.
Among Clayton's highest profile targets while at the helm were both Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes. The former remains "at large" as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, while the latter, who paid a $500,000 settlement to the agency, in now in the midst of dealing with criminal fraud charges.
Biden's incoming team is likely to be far more strict than Trump's outgoing team, as will be the case at many financial regulatory agencies. All we can say is we hope Biden's team doesn't have a short memory and remembers with clarity how often Elon Musk taunted the regulatory agency over the course of the last 24 months.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/sec-chairman-Jay-Clayton-step-down-end-2020-paving-way-bidens-pick
#11361949 at 2020-10-30 17:51:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14511: Not About R v D Edition
SEC Scraps Proposed Rule To Raise 13F Reporting Threshold
The Securities and Exchange Commission looks like it is abandoning a rule that would have raised the Form 13F threshold for lare investors. The proposed change, which we first highlighted months ago, would have been a major blow for hedge fund transparency and would have reduced the amount of holdings that fund managers would have to disclose to the public.
Now, some within the SEC have been informed that the proposed rule change "is dead", according to Bloomberg.
As the proposed change got closer, even the two largest lobbying groups for hedge funds questioned whether or not the amount saved by hedge funds in compliance costs due to the new rule was worth it. The SEC's decision was further swayed by an onslaught of public comments from hedge funds.
James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University, said: "This shows the value of the public comment process. More people should monitor what our regulators are proposing and submit comments. The SEC is a political agency, and they do pay attention to public opinion." The SEC responded: "It remains clear that the current threshold is outdated. The comments received illustrate that the form is being used in ways that were not originally anticipated when the form was adopted. We are focused on examining these important issues before we move forward with determining the appropriate threshold."
All told, the SEC received 2,238 letters opposing the rule change and 24 letters in favor of it. Despite 90% of fund managers no longer having to file 13F's, more than 90% of U.S. stock holdings would still need to be publicly disclosed due to funds with $3.5 billion in equities owning a majority of stocks.
Recall, back in July of this summer, we first noted that the SEC was proposing the change when, in a press release they wrote that they were considering amending Form 13F to update a reporting threshold for institutional investors to a new standard that would all but eliminate the point of the filings to begin with. Form 13F was put into place in 1978 to give transparency about larger institutions and their holdings. The threshold has not been changed for the last 40 years, which prompted Jay Clayon's SEC to attempt to raise the reporting threshold to $3.5 billion.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said at the time that the change was to reduce the burden on smaller managers while keeping the same oversight on large positions from the biggest institutional managers.
"Monitoring equity holdings of large institutional investment managers is an important part of our regulation and oversight of the securities markets. Today's proposal will update, for the first time in over 40 years, the 13F reporting threshold to a level that furthers the statutory goal of enabling the SEC to monitor holdings of larger investment managers while reducing unnecessary burdens on smaller managers," Clayton said over the summer.
Back then, the agency had estimated that $68 million to $136 million in compliance costs could be saved by smaller managers: "The proposal estimates that, for smaller managers that would no longer file reports on Form 13F under the proposed threshold, these direct compliance costs could range from $15,000 to $30,000 annually per manager, depending on certain factors, resulting in direct compliance cost savings for these managers per year ranging from $68.1 million to $136 million."
The SEC justifies the move by citing the growth in public equities since 1975. "In 1978, when Form 13F was adopted, the threshold for filing the form was set at $100 million, the amount in the underlying statute and representing a certain proportionate market value of U.S. equities," it said.
It continued: "Since then, the overall value of U.S. public corporate equities has grown over 30 times (from $1.1 trillion to $35.6 trillion), and the relative significance of managing $100 million has declined considerably. The Commission and staff have received recommendations to revisit the Form 13F reporting threshold from a variety of sources over the years, including from the Commission's Office of the Inspector General."
The SEC also admitted at the time that the new rules would retain 90% of the dollar value that is currently being reported: "Today's proposal would raise the reporting threshold to $3.5 billion, reflecting proportionally the same market value of U.S. equities that $100 million represented in 1975, the time of the statutory directive."
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sec-scraps-proposed-rule-raise-13f-reporting-threshold
#10967188 at 2020-10-07 19:15:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14028: Joe Biden Is The Subject Of an Active Federal Criminal Investigat Edition
>>10966994
Where the hell is Jay Clayton?
Drain the SDNY swamp!
#10935275 at 2020-10-05 19:41:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13989: POTUS LEAVING THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT EDITION
As SEC Attempts to Provide Greater Darkness to Trading Firms, Maxine Waters Fights Back
Is the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, a watchdog or a lapdog? If you judge him by his actions since taking office on May 4, 2017, it looks like the latter. That was easily predictable given that Clayton had represented 8 of the 10 largest Wall Street banks in the three years prior to taking his seat as Chair of the SEC. Clayton is also the man who is now attempting to elevate his role to that of the top criminal prosecutor in Wall Street's home turf of Manhattan, by knocking Geoffrey Berman out of the job. That office is the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York where there are pending investigations related to both Donald Trump as well as Clayton's former clients, the big banks on Wall Street. One person in Congress who has Clayton in her ongoing radar is Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the Chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee. Waters has sent at least four warning letters to Clayton this year, effectively telling him to knock off his sneaky maneuvers that benefit Wall Street while failing the American people. The most recent letter came last Friday when Waters warned Clayton that his latest attempted deregulatory move would "suppress shareholder rights, impair shareholder engagement, reduce capital market transparency and decrease investor protection, overall."
The proposed rule change would impact filings with the SEC known as Form 13-F and 13-f-1 which require institutional investment managers to report their holdings in U.S. stocks if they reach $100 million or more. Quietly, while the public's attention is diverted by the pandemic, the SEC is proposing to raise the $100 million threshold by 35 times to $3.5 billion. That would allow dozens of hedge funds and foreign actors to slip under the radar. In her letter, Waters quoted from one public comment letter to the proposed rule change that read: "Withholding information concerning trading of individuals with a high net worth or companies, hedge fund managers etc. allows for unfair advantage in the market. It should be transparent as much as possible. If you change the 100 million cap. rule, you will be going against your own public support of transparency."
On July 16 Wall Street On Parade reported on how the SEC had violated its own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy in stonewalling us on why the central bank of Israel wasn't listing the U.S. stocks it owns on its own 13F filing. The central banks of Norway and Switzerland do provide that information, which represented $309.5 billion and $94.2 billion, respectively, in U.S. stock holdings as of March 31, 2020. (See The Central Bank of Israel Doesn't Want You to Know What U.S. Stocks It Owns; Neither Does the SEC.) What the 13F filings that we are allowed to see show is that there is a concentrated bubble in big tech names like Alphabet (parent of Google), Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. We pointed out that "It's not in the national security interests of the United States to be in the dark about stock bubbles, as we learned so well in the dot.com bust of 2000 and the epic financial crash of 2008." On August 31 of this year, we explained how the broader S&P 500 index would be negative for the year were it not for the outsized performance of just six big tech names. We reported that year-to-date, through August 26, Amazon was up 81 percent; Apple was up 68.5 percent; Netflix had increased by 66 percent; Facebook had gained 45 percent; Microsoft was up by 38 percent while Alphabet came in at a 17 percent increase. Wall Street banks are also large institutional holders of stocks and required to make 13F filings. On September 8 we reported the following about JPMorgan Chase:
"According to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s latest 13F filing for the period ending June 30, 2020, it owns $518 billion in publicly traded stocks and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)...Among the big tech holdings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are the following: $15.3 billion in Microsoft; $11.77 billion in Apple; $10.5 billion in Amazon; $8.5 billion in Alphabet; $3.7 billion in Facebook; and $2.3 billion in Netflix. "JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s portfolio also includes a number of ETFs that are heavily weighted in the same handful of big tech names. The bank's portfolio includes $2.9 billion in the iShares Growth ETF, whose largest holdings are Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, making up 38 percent of the ETF as of September 4; $1.58 billion in the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, whose largest holdings are also Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet - also making up 38 percent of the ETF.
moar
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/10/as-sec-attempts-to-provide-greater-darkness-to-trading-firms-maxine-waters-fights-back/
#10919415 at 2020-10-04 19:42:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13973: They Will No Longer Control The Flow of Information Edition
The SEC Is Making Deutsche's CEO Personally Responsible For Bank's Crimes
Since launching its last major international expansion push in the late 1990s, Deutsche Bank has become knonw - particularly over the last ten years - for manipulating markets (most recently in the precious metals "spoofing" scandal in the US) and aiding countless oligarchs and criminals in their money laundering endeavors, among other transgressions. The bank has paid more than $20 billion in fines to various regulators around the world over the last 10 years, and as Wirecard blew up, it was revealed that the German fintech graud nearly swallowed up Deutsche in an attempt to disguise the massive hole in Wirecard's balance sheet.
The bank is also in the middle of the biggest bloodletting of a major financial institution since Lehman, with the bank expected to cut more than 20,000 jobs from its head count.
But on Sunday, Bloomberg published a story that caught our attention because it promised something so far in the post- (and pre-) financial crisis world: the notion that a megabank CEO might find themselves in silver bracelets if the bank gets caught laundering money for drug cartels, or ripping off pension funds, etc…
President Trump's SEC, not exactly reknowned for taking corporate malfeasance to task, has imposed a new condition on Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing. The CEO must now, on an annual basis, personally certify that the bank is abiding by an agreement with the federal government stemming from alleged violations of swaps reporting rules.
According to Bloomberg, DB sought a waiver from the DoJ at the end of last month to settle the swaps violations. But when approached, the SEC surprised Deutsche by adding an unexpected stipulation: that the bank's CEO and top attorney personally vouch that the bank is complying with its commitments to US prosecutors.
The SEC in almost every case grants firms waivers that exempt them from additional punishments, but Deutsche Bank didn't immediately realize it needed one. That kicked-off a flurry of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Deutsche Bank and the SEC, with the lender ultimately securing its crucial waiver on Sept. 24.
What makes the Deutsche Bank situation stand out is the harsh stipulation that the SEC attached: The bank's CEO and top lawyer must personally attest to the firm's compliance with the CFTC settlement for three years.
It's debatable whether Sewing, who became CEO in 2018, faces much legal peril. He would likely only face consequences if he certified that Deutsche Bank was complying with the CFTC settlement and the bank wasn't. Still, financial firms are typically loath to offer regulators concessions that put top management at risk.
In its request for an SEC waiver, Deutsche Bank said it has an established process for assessing the collateral consequences of settling enforcement actions. However, the possibility of the additional SEC penalty wasn't considered, the firm said in its application. Deutsche Bank added that the alleged CFTC violations were unintentional and completely unrelated to its mutual fund business.
Both of the SEC's Republican commissioners and its two Democrats approved the waiver with the certification requirement, according to a tally of votes on the agency's website. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, a political independent, didn't participate in the vote.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sec-making-deutsche-banks-ceo-personally-responsible-banks-crimes
#10867124 at 2020-10-01 10:09:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13908: Chrissy & John HAD no Baby Edition
>>10863737 (pb/Q)
How does Jay Clayton not get this job? He had to wait until Audrey Strauss who stepped in temporarily got out of the way, now Comey's son-in-law steps in? How does the President and AG get rebuffed on their choices for positions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/business/Jay-Clayton-sdny-sec.html
#10865062 at 2020-10-01 04:17:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13906: The RED OCTOBER Edition
What happened to Jay Clayton? Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
#10856972 at 2020-09-30 17:32:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13895: [Knowingly] Edition
JPMorgan Chase Admits to Two New Felony Counts - Brings Total to Five Felony Counts in Six Years - All During Tenure of Jamie Dimon
As the attention of Americans is focused on surviving the pandemic and the pivotal presidential debate tonight, William Barr's Justice Department decided to quietly hand an early Christmas present to a notorious Wall Street bank.
Under the richly compensated leadership of Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, has admitted to an unprecedented five criminal felony counts since 2014 and put on criminal probation three times. Dimon notched two of those felony counts in his belt today. (That's five felonies more than the bank pleaded guilty to in its prior 100 years of existence. Translation: this is not normal even on Wall Street.)
The bank has agreed today to pay criminal fines and admit to two felony counts of wire fraud for manipulating (spoofing) trading in the precious metals and U.S. Treasury markets. Why the Justice Department is bringing only two counts when its own charging document indicates that traders engaged in "tens of thousands of instances of unlawful trading in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium...as well as thousands of instances of unlawful trading in U.S. Treasury futures contracts and in U.S. Treasury notes and bonds..." is one more sign that this Justice Department is egregiously failing the American people and making a mockery of the word "justice."
This Justice Department is not only defining deviancy down; it's defining outrage down. Where is the U.S. Attorney's voice announcing his resignation over this sellout of a deal?
The routine of charging the largest bank in the United States with felonies and placing it on a three-year probation is now so yawn-worthy at the U.S. Department of Justice that the prosecutors didn't even bother to hold the usual press conference today to announce the charges and settlement. The Justice Department simply issued a press release and a Deferred Prosecution Agreement which both sides had already signed.
Sweeping the whole mess up and tying it with a tidy bow meant that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission also had to agree to the settlement, which they obligingly did.
Representing JPMorgan Chase as outside counsel were lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis (the law firm with which Attorney General William Barr was associated before coming to the Justice Department) and lawyers from Sullivan & Cromwell, where SEC Chairman Jay Clayton was a partner before taking the lead at the SEC. (See SEC Nominee Has Represented 8 of the 10 Largest Wall Street Banks in Past Three Years.)
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/09/jpmorgan-chase-admits-to-two-new-felony-counts-brings-total-to-five-felony-counts-in-six-years-all-during-tenure-of-jamie-dimon/
#10770814 at 2020-09-24 18:27:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13784: For The History Books Edition
SPAC Stocks Fall After SEC Chairman Pushes For Additional Disclosures
Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been one of the hottest ways for companies to go public and raise money in 2020. This year has seen $42 billion raised from SPACs, more than the last five years combined. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton was interviewed on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday morning to discuss SPACs. He would like to see more disclosures come from this popular IPO alternative. Clayton praised the competition SPACs bring versus traditional IPOs. "In some ways, it's very healthy, it creates a competition around the way we distribute shares widely to the public market," Clayton said. "For good competition and good decision making you need good information." Why It's Important: Clayton said he would like to focus on the two areas of equity ownership and incentives for the sponsors bringing the SPAC to market. "Incentives and compensation to the SPAC sponsors" is the area he is most focused on, also adding, "how much of the equity they have now, what are their incentives?" Clayton said the SEC can't dictate the pricing of SPACs or the fee amounts to sponsors, but they can dictate that disclosures are present and fair to investors. "We expect the disclosure to be such that an investor can understand all those motivations," Clayton said.
Clayton's comments come as SPAC stocks have been trading lower Wednesday and Thursday, although they started to pare losses at time of publication:
Switchbank Energy Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: SBE) shares are trading flat at $12.21 after hitting $13.15 early Thursday from confirming its rumored merger with ChargePoint. Tortoise Acquisition Corp (NYSE: SHLL), which is set to finalize its merger with Hyliion next week, shares were down 9% to $40.97. Social Capital Hedosophia II (NYSE: IPOB), which is set to merge with Opendoor, has shares down 2% to $14.98. Gores Holdings IV (NASDAQ: GHIV), which announced the largest SPAC deal ever, is trading flat at $10.35. Kensington Capital Acquisition (NYSE: KCAC), which is merging with QuantumScape, is down 4% to $16.02. Lancadia Holdings II (NASDAQ: LCA), which will become Golden Nugget, is down 7% to $13.96. Spartan Energy Acquisition (NYSE: SPAQ), which is merging with EV company Fisker, is down 7% to $13.09. Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE: PSTH), the largest SPAC by money raised, is trading 3% lower at $22.05.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/spac-stocks-fall-after-sec-chairman-pushes-for-additional-disclosures/ar-BB19o9pv
Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a company with no commercial operations that is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. Also known as "blank check companies," SPACs have been around for decades. In recent years, they've gone mainstream, attracting big-name underwriters and investors and raising a record amount of IPO money in 2019. In 2020, more than 50 SPACs have been formed in the U.S., as of the beginning of August, raising some $21.5 billion.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/spac.asp
#10683768 at 2020-09-17 19:21:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13673: For God And Country Edition
What Happened to the Criminal Case against Goldman Sachs at Barr's Justice Department?
On December 6 of last year, four reporters at Bloomberg News signaled that the U.S. Department of Justice was close to a settlement of its criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs in the 1MDB matter. The reporters wrote as follows:
"The Justice Department and other federal agencies, in internal discussions held in recent weeks, have weighed seeking penalties between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, the people said. That's less than what some analysts have signaled Goldman might have to pay. While a settlement could be announced as soon as next month, the terms could change before a deal is finalized..."
The terms, indeed, seem to have changed. It's now more than 9 months since that article was published and there hasn't been a peep out of the Justice Department about criminal charges against Goldman Sachs. According to the Bloomberg report, Barr has "directly immersed himself in the case."
Both Barr and the Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey Rosen, hail from Kirkland & Ellis, one of the primary law firms representing Goldman in the matter. Barr was "Of Counsel" to Kirkland while Rosen worked at the law firm for 29 years. (See Top Men at Justice Department with Final Say on Goldman Sachs Felony Charges Got Big Payouts from Kirkland & Ellis - Goldman's Law Firm.)
1MDB is a sovereign wealth fund in Malaysia. Goldman raised over $6 billion in bond offerings for the fund. According to the Justice Department, $4.5 billion of that was "misappropriated" and used "to fund the co-conspirators' lavish lifestyles, including purchases of artwork and jewelry, the acquisition of luxury real estate and luxury yachts, the payment of gambling expenses, and the hiring of musicians and celebrities to attend parties." Bribes and kickbacks were also allegedly made. Goldman made more than $600 million in fees from the bond offerings.
In July, the Malaysian government settled the case against Goldman Sachs for $3.9 billion.
Another law firm representing Goldman Sachs is Sullivan & Cromwell. On June 19, Barr released a statement announcing that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney (i.e. top federal prosecutor) for the Southern District of New York (where Goldman Sachs is headquartered), would be "stepping down." Barr said President Trump would be naming Jay Clayton, the sitting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to fill the slot. Clayton hails from Sullivan & Cromwell.
The problem was, Berman had not agreed to "step down"; he said so publicly, and was, in reality, being ousted by Barr in the midst of numerous key criminal cases being handled by his office...
https://riggedgame.blog/2020/09/17/what-happened-to-the-criminal-case-against-goldman-sachs-at-barrs-justice-department/
#10429402 at 2020-08-26 21:00:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13347: Show Time In Progress Edition
SEC Votes To Ease Rules On Company's Business, Legal Proceedings And Risk Factor Disclosures
For those who see 2020 emerging as the peak year for corruption in US capital markets - or what little is left of them now that the Fed is in charge of everything - the SEC just gave you a big thumbs up.
Moments ago, the top US regulator voted to ease rules on a company's business, legal proceedings and risk disclosures, paradoxically at a time when frauds like Wirecard run rampant and not even their auditors can catch them at the act. Of course, "enabling fraud" would not sound very professional, so instead the SEC said in its statement that it had "modernized" the "description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103), and risk factor disclosures (Item 105) that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K." And since "these disclosure requirements have not undergone significant revisions in over 30 years" the SEC said that "the amendments the Commission is adopting today update these items to reflect the many changes in our capital markets and the domestic and global economy in recent decades."
What it really meant is that it will now be even easier for companies to engage in fraud and have a perfectly legal claim that the SEC never required them to disclose various shady aspects of their business.
"Today we modernized our public company business disclosure rules for essentially the first time in over 30 years," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "Building on our time-tested, principles-based disclosure framework, the rules we adopt today are rooted in materiality and seek to elicit information that will allow today's investors to make more informed investment decisions. I am particularly supportive of the increased focus on human capital disclosures, which for various industries and companies can be an important driver of long-term value. I applaud the staff for their dedication and thoughtful approach to modernizing and improving these rules and adding efficiency and flexibility to our disclosure framework."
The SEC further said that the modernization of Items 101, 103, and 105 "is intended to elicit improved disclosures, tailored to reflect registrants' particular circumstances, which are designed will improve disclosures for investors and add efficiencies to the compliance efforts of registrants." And since the market is now all GenZers who have the attention span of a gnat, the SEC concludes that "the amendments are also intended to improve the readability of disclosure documents, as well as discourage repetition and reduce the disclosure of information that is not material."
Here are the highlights on the voted changes:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sec-votes-ease-rules-companys-business-legal-proceedings-and-risk-factor-disclosures
#10362739 at 2020-08-20 22:31:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13261: GOODYEAR INC under Anon Surveillance Edition
>>10362709
>>10362733
>Who is Audrey Strauss, the woman stepping in as Wall Street's next top cop?
cont
How long will Strauss be in the role?
Strauss would step aside once a new U.S. attorney is confirmed by the Senate, but there are indications that President Donald Trump's proposed nominee, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, could have trouble clearing that hurdle. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and Judiciary Committee chairman, has said he won't move forward on Clayton's nomination without the consent of New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Schumer has already called for Clayton to withdraw and for Congress to investigate the circumstances of Berman's dismissal. Clayton has also never worked as a prosecutor before and spent many years representing Wall Street banks as a partner at New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Berman himself was never confirmed, though. Several months after Trump fired Bharara, then Attorney General Jeff Sessions named Berman to a 120-day interim appointment that was subsequently made permanent by the district court judges. It's unclear if a similar appointment might be planned for Clayton.
What cases has Strauss worked on as deputy?
Over the past year and a half, Strauss has played a supervisory role in some of the Southern District's highest-profile cases, including one that reportedly led to friction between Berman and the White House. Her name appears in documents relating to the case that led Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to plead guilty to campaign finance violations. She also signed the Oct. 16 indictment of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Bryan Cohen, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to passing tips about deals involving Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. and Syngenta AG to a Swiss trader as part of an international insider-trading ring.
What are the politically sensitive cases she will inherit?
There is an ongoing probe into Trump's lawyer and political ally, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, himself a former Southern District U.S. attorney. The office is examining his efforts to secure political dirt in Ukraine on Trump's 2020 opponent Joe Biden and has already brought charges against two of Giuliani's associates. There has also been a long-running investigation into Deutsche Bank, a major lender to Trump's companies.
The office is currently prosecuting Turkey's state-owned Halkbank for allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions on billions of dollars in oil funds. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton claims in his upcoming book that Trump promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the Halkbank "problem" would be "fixed" once "his people" controlled the Southern District.
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#10356981 at 2020-08-20 13:49:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13253: They Never Though She Would Lose Edition
>>10356943
nommed Jay Clayton who heads the SEC-who has not done much of anything except preside over multiple settlements.
Like that is any different than before.
#10350138 at 2020-08-20 01:05:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13244: SATURATION LEVEL: 100%. CRITICAL MASS: ACHIEVED Edition
Stock Exchanges Hit by SEC Curb on Power to Raise Some Fees
The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and their peers will have to seek public comment and get U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to change how much they charge for widely-used, basic price data under rules adopted Wednesday. The move to finalize a measure proposed in October continues an SEC effort to rein in exchanges' ability to raise fees by rescinding an exemption the companies had used for years to make adjustments collectively without approval through so-called national market system plans. Under Chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC has frequently clashed with Intercontinental Exchange Inc., which runs NYSE, and Nasdaq Inc. over what they charge for data information that's become the lifeblood of modern trading. The agency earlier this year directed exchanges to revamp management of public data feeds that include more basic types of trading information.
"This rulemaking will enhance the efficiency and transparency of the process for assessing new NMS plan fees by ensuring that these fees benefit from review and public comment by interested parties, and evaluation by the commission," Clayton said in a statement.
Wednesday's move won't directly impact the exchanges' ability to charge for their highly-lucrative proprietary data feeds over which the firms won a major court ruling against the SEC in June.
"While the SEC has always reviewed the NMS plan filings, the NYSE is pleased the SEC will expand the transparency and input into the filing process," the exchange said in e-mailed statement. Nasdaq didn't immediately comment.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-19/stock-exchanges-dealt-blow-as-sec-curbs-power-to-raise-some-fees
#10242589 at 2020-08-10 16:35:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13108: Syndicate Going Down Come November Edition
>>10242493
080420
SEC Probing Loan Disclosure, Unusual Stock Trading Activity At Eastman Kodak
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a probe of circumstances surrounding Eastman Kodak (KODK) and a $765 million government loan it received last week to make pharmaceutical ingredients at its U.S. facilities.
After announcing the loan last week, Kodak shares surged to an intraday high of $60 on Wednesday before plunging back to just under $15 at Monday's close. (As of 1:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, shares traded at $14). During that period of volatility, trading in Kodak shares soared - on Monday and Tuesday last week, Kodak share trading volume exceeded 275 million. On the Monday before trading volume was only about 1.64 million. However, that 1.64 million figure was still a massive spike from the 74,900 share volume from the previous Friday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also asked the SEC if the heavy trading volume of Kodak shares - including purchases by executives before the loan announcement - amounted to insider trading.
In a letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Warren pointed out "several instances of unusual trading activity" involving Kodak shares one day before the loan was made public.
"Over the last year, the average trading volume of Kodak's stock has been 236,479 shares per day. On Monday, July 27, however, a day before the public announcement, 1,645,719 shares, almost eight times the daily average, were traded," Warren wrote.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the price surge to $60 may have provided a bonanza for some Kodak executives who owned stock-option grants - some of which were granted last Monday, one day before the government loan became public knowledge.
moar
https://www.ibtimes.com/sec-probing-loan-disclosure-unusual-stock-trading-activity-eastman-kodak-3022399
#9944130 at 2020-07-13 03:34:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12725: Sauron Has Get Coronavirus Edition
huge, if big
https://jonathanturley.org/2020/07/12/when-awfully-close-is-just-awful-nadler-raises-invalid-bribery-theory-in-call-for-barr-investigation/#more-160062
"…Yet, late this week, it was back with a vengeance: After hearing the testimony of former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) declared his committee will investigate whether Attorney General William Barr is guilty of bribery, for offering to move Berman from his post in New York to the Department of Justice's Civil Division.
The reappearance of the theory followed the implosion of an alternative criminal theory.
Just a week ago, Barr was being accused of criminal obstruction in seeking to can Berman as the U.S. Attorney in New York's Southern District, in order to influence investigations affecting Trump friends ranging from Rudy Giuliani to the late Jeffrey Epstein. It did not matter that these investigations have been aggressively pursued under Barr's tenure.
The problem is that, when Berman released his written statement to Congress, he did not allege this change was an effort to hamper any investigation. (Notably, on a committee known for leaking information from closed hearing, no such allegation was leaked and no member said that it was made). Instead, Berman said he told Barr that he not want to leave the Southern District of New York because he wanted to see "important investigations ... through to completion" and "to help lead the Office through the COVID crisis and get the Office back to normal functioning."
Berman said Barr wanted to shift Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton into the Southern District position to accommodate Clayton's desire to move back to New York. As Barr stated, he offered other positions to Berman that would have been effective promotions.
There still is no evidence of any effort to hamper Southern District investigations. To the contrary, the Epstein investigation has continued full bore with the extraordinary arrest of Epstein's close associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Barr has pushed for Britain's Prince Andrew to give evidence in that case. Barr's DOJ has pushed to incarcerate Trump's close friend, Roger Stone, and Barr reportedly opposed Trump's decision to give presidential clemency to Stonein the form of a commutation. And Barr specifically asked the DOJ's inspector general to monitor the Southern District office to prevent any interference in its investigations.
That is when the bribery theory came sputtering back on to the road. Nader announced: "We don't know yet if the attorney general's conduct is criminal, but that kind of quid pro quo is awfully close to bribery." It is not awfully close. Just awful…"
#9875809 at 2020-07-06 18:57:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12639: Week 1 and Week 10 Law and Order Edition
The White House nominated Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, a well-connected Wall Street lawyer with virtually no experience as a federal prosecutor, to replace SDNY U.S Attorney Berman.
But Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a close Trump ally, said he was unlikely to proceed with Clayton's nomination unless New York's senators, Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, gave their consent to the pick. They have both said that they will not.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-attorney-for-sdny-ousted-by-trump-and-barr-to-be-interviewed-by-house-panel-2020-07-03
#9875119 at 2020-07-06 17:29:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12638: The Fun We'll Have To Freedom, Can You Taste It? Edition
Top Men at Justice Department with Final Say on Goldman Sachs Felony Charges Got Big Payouts from Kirkland & Ellis - Goldman's Law Firm
Three of the top men at the U.S. Department of Justice who have been involved in negotiations as to whether Goldman Sachs, for the first time in its history, will be charged with a criminal felony and hit with a multi-billion dollar fine, received large sums of money from the law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, before joining the Trump administration. Kirkland & Ellis is the law firm defending Goldman Sachs in the criminal case.
The top dog at the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr, worked as "Of Counsel" to Kirkland & Ellis prior to joining the Justice Department. Barr's financial disclosure form shows that Kirkland & Ellis paid him $1,188,257 and a $50,000 bonus for 2018. In addition to the money from Kirkland & Ellis, Barr made another $2.6 million in fees and from cashing out stock options for his work as a member of the Boards of Directors at Dominion Energy, Time Warner, and Och-Ziff Capital Management, a hedge fund that paid a $213 million criminal fine in 2016 to settle charges with the Justice Department that it had engaged in "a widespread scheme involving the bribery of officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Libya." (Och-Ziff Capital Management has subsequently rebranded itself as Sculptor Capital.)
Brian Benczkowski, who stepped down last Friday as head of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, indicates on his financial disclosure form that he received a salary and bonus from Kirkland & Ellis of $847,500. Benczkowski joined the Justice Department in July 2018 and had worked at Kirkland & Ellis since 2010. Both Barr and Benczkowski state in their financial disclosure forms that they would continue to participate in the Kirkland & Ellis Defined Contribution Plan but that the law firm would no longer make contributions on their behalf to the plan. The Financial Times reported in April 2019 that both Barr and Benczkowski had received ethics waivers to participate in the Goldman Sachs criminal case, despite their recent ties to the law firm representing Goldman Sachs.
Benczkowski's job as head of the Criminal Division is to be filled by his Deputy, Brian Rabbitt, a Trump loyalist who came to the administration from the corporate law firm, Williams & Connolly, where he specialized in government investigations. Rabbitt has hopped through jobs as a White House lawyer, policy advisor to SEC Chair Jay Clayton, and then as Chief of Staff to Barr before becoming Rosen's Deputy. Rabbitt has no background to suggest that he is qualified to oversee a department of 600 criminal prosecutors.
On June 11, the New York Times reported that lawyers for Goldman Sachs "have asked Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to review demands by some federal prosecutors that Goldman pay more than $2 billion in fines and plead guilty to a felony charge, according to three people briefed on the matter." The Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey Rosen, worked for Kirkland & Ellis for 29 years prior to joining the Trump administration. Rosen's first financial disclosure form showed that he had received compensation of $1,567,335 from the law firm and would be permanently receiving annual payments of approximately $189,505 from the law firm's Defined Benefit Plan.
The criminal case involving Goldman Sachs has been dragging on at the Justice Department since at least 2016. Goldman raised over $6 billion in bond offerings for a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund known as 1MDB. According to the Justice Department, $4.5 billion of that was "misappropriated" and used "to fund the co-conspirators' lavish lifestyles, including purchases of artwork and jewelry, the acquisition of luxury real estate and luxury yachts, the payment of gambling expenses, and the hiring of musicians and celebrities to attend parties." Goldman made more than $600 million in fees from the bond offerings.
Two of Goldman's senior bankers, Ng Chong Hwa (a/k/a Roger Ng) and Timothy Leissner, were indicted by the Justice Department for "conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1MDB," and "paying bribes to various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials." Leissner pleaded guilty in the matter and is awaiting sentencing. Roger Ng's trial has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic but is currently expected to begin in Manhattan in January of next year.
The alleged mastermind of the scheme, a Malaysian national known as Low Taek Jho (a/k/a Jho Low) is believed to be hiding out in China. He has also been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department.
moar
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/07/top-men-at-justice-department-with-final-say-on-goldman-sachs-felony-charges-got-big-payouts-from-kirkland-ellis-goldmans-law-firm/
#9841466 at 2020-07-03 18:04:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12595: POTUS Meets Tailor to Have Head Measured for Mt. Rushmore EDITION
Top Barr ally Seth DuCharme under consideration for NY US attorney job
The Justice Department is considering a top official and ally of Attorney General William Barr to replace the outgoing US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to a report. Seth DuCharme, who previously built his career as a prosecutor in the Brooklyn-based office, is being considered by department leadership for the top job, according to CNN. DuCharme left EDNY last year to join Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, where he served as principal associate deputy attorney general and advised Barr on criminal and national security matters. The principal associate deputy attorney general works with the nation's 93 US attorneys to bridge communication between them and department headquarters.
The news comes as Richard Donoghue, the US attorney for EDNY, announced Thursday that he was leaving his job for the role currently filled by DuCharme. Donoghue will report to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen in his new role. Donoghue, also a Barr ally, oversaw the prosecutions and convictions of drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman and Nxivm sex-cult founder Keith Raniere. Both DuCharme and Donoghue are said to be favorites of the attorney general, who intends to keep them in senior positions within the department, the network reports. The moves come amid tension in the nearby Southern District of New York, where controversy erupted over the firing of former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman. In June, Barr announced that Berman was stepping down and that US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton would be his successor. Berman refused to resign until the Senate confirmed his successor, and said his office's investigations would continue. Only after Barr agreed to let Berman's deputy Audrey Strauss take the reins did Berman agree to step down.
The very public spat led to allegations that Barr was interfering with the independence of one of the country's most important federal prosecutor's offices, as Berman was investigating President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/03/top-barr-ally-seth-ducharme-considered-for-ny-us-attorney-job/
#9827595 at 2020-07-02 18:05:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12578: Bradford NH vs UK NO COINKIDINKS!Edition
>>9827147
Can Jay Clayton be trusted?
#9765374 at 2020-06-27 13:06:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12499: Still Crazy After All These Breads Edition
Inside Barr's Effort to Undermine Prosecutors in New York
Shortly after he became attorney general last year, William Barr set out to challenge a signature criminal case that touched President Donald Trump's inner circle directly and even the president's own actions: the prosecution of Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime fixer.
The debate between Barr and the federal prosecutors who brought the case against Cohen was one of the first signs of a tense relationship that culminated last weekend in the abrupt ouster of Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan. It also foreshadowed Barr's intervention in the prosecutions of other associates of Trump.
By the time Barr was sworn into office in February, Cohen, who had paid hush money to an adult film star who said she had had an affair with Trump, had already pleaded guilty and was set to begin a three-year prison sentence, all of which embarrassed and angered the president.
But Barr spent weeks in the spring of 2019 questioning the prosecutors over their decision to charge Cohen with violating campaign finance laws, according to people briefed on the matter.
At one point during the discussions, Barr instructed Justice Department officials in Washington to draft a memo outlining legal arguments that could have raised questions about Cohen's conviction and undercut similar prosecutions in the future, according to the people briefed on the matter.
The prosecutors in New York resisted the effort, the people said, and a Justice Department official said Barr did not instruct them to withdraw the case. The department official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, noted that Cohen was convicted and sentenced in December 2018, before Barr was sworn in, so there was little he could do to change the outcome of the case.
Still, Barr's unexpected involvement in such a politically sensitive case suggested that he planned to exert influence over prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, long known for operating independently of Washington. Barr and other officials have told aides and other U.S. attorneys that the Southern District needs to be reined in.
Ultimately, Berman was ousted in a dizzying series of events, heightening criticism that Trump and Barr were purging the government of people perceived as disloyal to the White House.
In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Barr said Berman was "living on borrowed time from the beginning" because the president had not appointed him.
And when Jay Clayton, the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, indicated an interest in running the Manhattan office, Barr said, it created "an opportunity to put in a very strong person as a presidential appointment to that office."
"I certainly was aware that given the current environment, anytime you make a personnel move, conspiracy theorists will suggest that there's some ulterior motive involved," Barr said.
More than any other federal prosecutor's office, the Manhattan office had pursued investigations that angered Trump. During the case against Cohen, for instance, prosecutors had indicated that Trump directed the hush money payments, although the office was not seeking charges against the president.
In addition to prosecuting Cohen, the president's former personal lawyer, the office has been investigating his current one, Rudy Giuliani, over his actions in Ukraine.
Other points of contention included how to proceed against a state-owned Turkish bank that was eventually indicted in an alleged scheme to avoid U.S. sanctions on Iran, and the Justice Department's decision to assign the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn to oversee all investigations into matters related to Ukraine. Berman's office successfully fended off that oversight.
More
https://www.yahoo.com/news/inside-barrs-effort-undermine-prosecutors-122219386.html
#9742879 at 2020-06-25 16:05:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12471: [Barry Setero] In The KillBox Edition
Watch live: SEC's Jay Clayton testifies at House subcommittee hearing on markets and lending in Covid era
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton is testifying in front of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Thursday.
The hearing will center on "Capital Markets and Emergency Lending in the COVID-19 Era" and comes at a time of heightened market volatility given the uncertainty over the economy reopening and the rising number of coronavirus cases.
California, Texas, Arizona and Florida are among the states seeing massive spikes in coronavirus cases as they ease social distancing and quarantine measures. On Wednesday, the U.S. experienced its biggest one-day jump in cases on record, with over 45,000 new infections confirmed.
Stocks gyrated between sharp losses and solid gains on Thursday, with the Dow rising as much as 143.48 points, or 0.6%, and falling as much as 236.15 points.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/25/watch-live-secs-Jay-Clayton-testifies-at-house-subcommittee-hearing-on-markets-and-lending-in-covid-era.html
#9740104 at 2020-06-25 06:50:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12467: Dream On, Dragonfly Edition
>>9738841 LB
>Watch it boys/girls.
Q… is this true?
Does anyone have the report?
>China Readies Surprise Attack On America-Will Recognize Hillary Clinton Emergency Government
>http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index3250.htm
>A gobsmacking new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today noting Permanent Member Sergei Naryshkin (who is also the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Chairman of the Russian Historical Society) warning Western globalist-socialist forces that they are mistaken to believe that the world can be ruled from Washington, with his exactly stating: "The most important lesson from the past is that if any country tries to rule the world all by itself this will undoubtedly end in disaster", says the grave events occurring over the past 24-hours have openly exposed the dangerous endgame these malign parties are attempting to rapidly achieve-
>events that include the United Nations shockingly coming to the defense of radical ANTIFA terrorists mounting a rebellion in America,the European Union Parliament rushing to the defense of the radical racial hatred organization Black Live Matters and Communist China launching an all-out cyber attack on Australia to bring that nation's government to its knees-
>with the latter being the prelude to a "surprise Pearl Harbor attack" that Communist China is preparing to launch against the United States to cripple its electrical grid-a crippling attack the American people are ill prepared to endure, as evidenced by 83% of them admitting they're stressed over their nation's future, and psychologists now warning these people would be crushed by a second coronavirus wave-and when occurring, will allow socialist Democrat Party leader Hillary Clinton to establish an emergency government in the midst of this chaos to rule over America, which Communist China, the United Nations and the European Union will immediately recognize as being legitimate
>-an emergency government these socialist forces will need legal and military support to achieve-which is why President Donald Trump is rooting out from the Pentagon all disloyal forces and United States Attorney General William Barr just fired US Attorney Geoffrey Berman and announced that the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton will replace him-the latter action being the most critical as US Attorney Berman was preparing to aid this coup by making up false charges against President Trump, and which Clinton's emergency government would reward him for by making him the new US Attorney General-
>which explains why US Attorney Berman is now in open revolt and illegally refusing to accept his dismissal-with it further to be noticed that joining Clinton's emergency government would be former socialist US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has just warned that if President Trump is reelected there will be a revolution, and former socialist NationalSecurity Advisor Susan Rice, who herself just stunningly quoted Russian communist revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky on what she plans to do with all of President Trump's supporters when she gets back in power: "Throw them into the dustbin of history!". [Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]
>As to when the masses of the Americans will awaken to the reality that they are all living in a socialist revolution intent on destroying the United States and overthrowing President Trump, this report concludes, more signs are emerging showing this is occurring-best exampled today when noticing that even though the socialist Democrat Party and its leftist mainstream propaganda media allies have been covering up the cognitive decline of socialist leader Joe Biden, a just released new poll shows that 55% of the American people believe Biden is in the early stages of dementia-a crushing blow to these socialists as it shows the American people are going around them to find out what the truth is-and as further confirmed by the radical leftist fake news outlet CNN, who this past week re-interviewed 3 Trump voters from 2016 to see whom they intend on voting for now, and all 3 of whom said they are still voting for Trump-though all these American people should realize, and as history has always shown, socialist revolutions are indeed bloody and dangerous affairs-but when stood up against by fearless peoples and leaders, always end in failure.
#9738841 at 2020-06-25 04:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12466: Grave Time for DS Edition
Watch it boys/girls.
China Readies Surprise Attack On America-Will Recognize Hillary Clinton Emergency Government
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index3250.htm
A gobsmacking new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today noting Permanent Member Sergei Naryshkin (who is also the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Chairman of the Russian Historical Society) warning Western globalist-socialist forces that they are mistaken to believe that the world can be ruled from Washington, with his exactly stating: "The most important lesson from the past is that if any country tries to rule the world all by itself this will undoubtedly end in disaster", says the grave events occurring over the past 24-hours have openly exposed the dangerous endgame these malign parties are attempting to rapidly achieve-
events that include the United Nations shockingly coming to the defense of radical ANTIFA terrorists mounting a rebellion in America,the European Union Parliament rushing to the defense of the radical racial hatred organization Black Live Matters and Communist China launching an all-out cyber attack on Australia to bring that nation's government to its knees-
with the latter being the prelude to a "surprise Pearl Harbor attack" that Communist China is preparing to launch against the United States to cripple its electrical grid-a crippling attack the American people are ill prepared to endure, as evidenced by 83% of them admitting they're stressed over their nation's future, and psychologists now warning these people would be crushed by a second coronavirus wave-and when occurring, will allow socialist Democrat Party leader Hillary Clinton to establish an emergency government in the midst of this chaos to rule over America, which Communist China, the United Nations and the European Union will immediately recognize as being legitimate
-an emergency government these socialist forces will need legal and military support to achieve-which is why President Donald Trump is rooting out from the Pentagon all disloyal forces and United States Attorney General William Barr just fired US Attorney Geoffrey Berman and announced that the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton will replace him-the latter action being the most critical as US Attorney Berman was preparing to aid this coup by making up false charges against President Trump, and which Clinton's emergency government would reward him for by making him the new US Attorney General-
which explains why US Attorney Berman is now in open revolt and illegally refusing to accept his dismissal-with it further to be noticed that joining Clinton's emergency government would be former socialist US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has just warned that if President Trump is reelected there will be a revolution, and former socialist NationalSecurity Advisor Susan Rice, who herself just stunningly quoted Russian communist revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky on what she plans to do with all of President Trump's supporters when she gets back in power: "Throw them into the dustbin of history!". [Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]
As to when the masses of the Americans will awaken to the reality that they are all living in a socialist revolution intent on destroying the United States and overthrowing President Trump, this report concludes, more signs are emerging showing this is occurring-best exampled today when noticing that even though the socialist Democrat Party and its leftist mainstream propaganda media allies have been covering up the cognitive decline of socialist leader Joe Biden, a just released new poll shows that 55% of the American people believe Biden is in the early stages of dementia-a crushing blow to these socialists as it shows the American people are going around them to find out what the truth is-and as further confirmed by the radical leftist fake news outlet CNN, who this past week re-interviewed 3 Trump voters from 2016 to see whom they intend on voting for now, and all 3 of whom said they are still voting for Trump-though all these American people should realize, and as history has always shown, socialist revolutions are indeed bloody and dangerous affairs-but when stood up against by fearless peoples and leaders, always end in failure.
#9708345 at 2020-06-22 18:33:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12427: Why Mess With A Karen When We Have a Kayleigh Edition
The Latest Reports About Wall Street's Corruption
Here are the latest 10 news-reports from the indispensable best reporters on Wall Street's corruptness, Pam and Russ Martens, at their indispensable news-site, "Wall Street on Parade":
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: June 22, 2020 ~ President Donald Trump has been sacking federal watchdogs at the speed of a bullet train. In just a six-week period in April and May, the President fired five Inspectors General of federal agencies. In last Friday night's coup d'état, Attorney General William Barr, acting as consigliere for the President, ousted the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the federal prosecutor that oversees prosecutions of Wall Street banks in that district. The privately owned Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which is in charge of the bulk of the Fed's bailout programs, also resides in that district. Barr and the President want to put a man with zero experience as a prosecutor in charge of that office, Jay Clayton, who currently heads the Securities and Exchange Commission which has only civil enforcement powers. Clayton represented 8 of the ... Continue reading ?
As Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Face Criminal Probes, Barr Fires Top Prosecutor; Tries to Replace Him with Banks' Former Lawyer, Jay Clayton
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: June 20, 2020 ~ Shortly after 9 p.m. last evening, the U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, stunned prosecutors in the Southern District of New York with the announcement that their boss, Geoffrey Berman, was stepping down as U.S. Attorney in that District and would be replaced with the sitting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, who lacks even a shred of criminal prosecution experience. What Clayton does have is a lot of experience representing Wall Street's largest banks, like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, both of whom are currently under intense criminal investigations by the Justice Department. Clayton was a former partner at Wall Street's go-to law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell, which is currently representing Goldman in the criminal case and representing JPMorgan in various matters. The breaking news last night went downhill from there. Several hours after Barr's announcement, Berman ... Continue reading ?
Wall Street Veterans Call Out the Fed for Creating a Dangerous Stock Market Bubble
https://theduran.com/the-latest-reports-about-wall-streets-corruption/
#9706999 at 2020-06-22 16:11:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12425: Fast and Furious, Seattle style Edition
$340 Billion of the $454 Billion that Mnuchin Was to Turn Over to the Fed is Unaccounted For
President Donald Trump has been sacking federal watchdogs at the speed of a bullet train. In just a six-week period in April and May, the President fired five Inspectors General of federal agencies. In last Friday night's coup d'état, Attorney General William Barr, acting as consigliere for the President, ousted the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the federal prosecutor that oversees prosecutions of Wall Street banks in that district. The privately owned Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which is in charge of the bulk of the Fed's bailout programs, also resides in that district.
Barr and the President want to put a man with zero experience as a prosecutor in charge of that office, Jay Clayton, who currently heads the Securities and Exchange Commission which has only civil enforcement powers. Clayton represented 8 of the 10 largest Wall Street banks in the three years before going to the SEC as a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell.
has not done jack squat while at the SEC too
According to data released this past Thursday by the Federal Reserve, the Treasury has turned over just $114 billion of the $454 billion that was allocated to the Fed by Congress. The Federal Reserve's weekly balance sheet data release, known as the H.4.1, showed a line item titled "Treasury contributions to credit facilities" and it showed a balance of just $114 billion.
A footnote on the H.4.1 explained exactly which Fed bailout programs had received the money from the Treasury: "Amount of equity investments in Commercial Paper Funding Facility II LLC of $10 billion, Corporate Credit Facilities LLC of $37.5 billion, MS [Main Street] Facilities LLC of $37.5 billion, Municipal Liquidity Facility LLC of $17.5 billion, and TALF II LLC of $10 billion, and credit protection in the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility of $1.5 billion."
That leaves $340 billion of the $454 billion unaccounted for.
The President's economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, explained at a press briefing before the signing of the legislation, why the Fed was to get this vast sum of money. The money would be used as equity investments by the Fed in Special Purpose Vehicles that would use the money as "loss absorbing capital," meaning that taxpayers would eat the first $454 billion in losses. The Fed would then be free to leverage this money up by a factor of 10 to create $4.54 trillion in bailout programs. Both Powell and the Fed's Vice Chairman for Supervision, Randal Quarles, have repeatedly stated to Congress in hearings that the recipients of these bailout programs would be transparent to the American people. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, Fed Chairman Powell made his semi-annual appearances before the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committee.
But this is the Fed's web page that shows the disclosures being made to Congress under the facilities that the Fed has designated as emergency lending facilities under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/reports-to-congress-in-response-to-covid-19.htm
There are 11 programs listed. Just three of the programs, or 27 percent of the total, have provided the actual transaction data showing specific loans to specific recipients.
Those programs are the Secondary Market Corporation Credit Facility, which has spent the bulk of its money buying up Exchange Traded Funds sponsored by BlackRock, the investment manager that the Fed hired to oversee the program; the Municipal Liquidity Facility which has made just one loan of $1.2 billion to the state of Illinois because the terms are so onerous in this program that is supposed to be helping state and local governments survive the pandemic shutdowns; and the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility, which provided $5.3 billion or 9 percent of its total outlays to a tiny New Jersey Bank that has been cited by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for "unsafe or unsound banking practices."
But this list of 11 bailout facilities that the Fed is operating is hardly the full picture. On September 17, 2019 the Fed began making hundreds of billions of dollars a week in super low cost repo loans to the trading units of Wall Street's mega banks. Those loans are ongoing and are currently being made at an interest rate of just 1/10th of one percent interest. Since September of last year, the Fed has made more than $9 trillion cumulatively in these loans. It has not announced one scintilla of information on what specific Wall Street firms have received this money or how much they individually received.
The Fed has also made multiple loans through its Discount Window to Wall Street banks.
moar here
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/06/340-billion-of-the-454-billion-that-mnuchin-was-to-turn-over-to-the-fed-is-unaccounted-for/
#9699351 at 2020-06-21 21:11:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12415: Back In Black, Numbers On Track, No Rayciss Hack WWG1WGA Edition
'Trump May be Called in to Testify' - Nadler Announces Investigation Into Firing of Mueller Hack SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced his committee will be launching an investigation into US Attorney General Bill Barr's firing of SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman.
Barr on Friday fired Mueller hack and US Attorney Geoffrey Berman and nominated Jay Clayton to replace him.
The crooked attorney refused to step down and released a statement of his own, which Barr referred to as a 'public spectacle.'
Berman's office was the lead in several high profile cases assembled by Robert Mueller and Andrew Weissmann.
Nadler accused Barr of 'caring little about the law' in a statement on Saturday and asserted that Berman's firing "smacks of corruption and incompetence" because the US Attorney's office is engaged in probes aimed at Trump's inner circle.
Nadler said that Trump may also be called in for testimony.
Nadler's full statement:
"Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr told us that Geoffrey Berman of the SDNY had resigned-which was untrue. Today, Barr told us that the President asked him to fire Mr. Berman-which may also be untrue, given that the President says he had nothing to do with the decision. The whole thing smacks of corruption and incompetence, which is what we have come to expect from this President and his Attorney General.
"Neither the President nor the Department of Justice have offered any explanation for Mr. Berman's purported dismissal. We know that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is engaged in investigations aimed at President Trump's inner circle. We know, from revelations earlier this week, that the President wanted to have 'his own people' in that office to help him with his personal and political needs. And we know that, time and time again, Bill Barr has reached into ongoing criminal investigations in order to protect the President from their consequences. The American people are right to be outraged. Barr may sit in the office of the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, but he clearly cares very little about the law.
"The House Judiciary Committee will immediately open an investigation into this incident, as part of our broader investigation into Barr's unacceptable politicization of the Department of Justice. On Wednesday, the Committee will hear from two whistleblowers who will explain why Barr's attempt to fire Mr. Berman is part of a larger, ongoing, and wholly unacceptable pattern of conduct. If the President removes Mr. Berman, then we will take additional steps to secure his testimony as well."
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/trump-may-called-testify-nadler-announces-investigation-firing-mueller-hack-sdny-us-attorney-geoffrey-berman/
#9694396 at 2020-06-21 12:49:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12409: A Father's Morning & Remember The Fatherless Edition
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/21/donald-trump-geoffrey-berman-sdny-william-barr
Instead of replacing Berman in the near term with a Trump loyalist, the US attorney for New Jersey, and in the long haul with Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Audrey Strauss, a career prosecutor, will lead the "sovereign" district until a Trump nominee clears the Senate.
The SDNY, remember, has investigated and prosecuted close allies of the president.
For Trump and his attorney general, replacing Berman with Strauss is like jumping from frying pan to fire. If the dynamic duo had a difficult time taming Berman, a Trump contributor and a former partner of Rudy Giuliani, reining in Strauss will prove even tougher.
Already, Lindsey Graham is heaping praise on Strauss, calling her "highly competent, highly capable" and lauding her for possessing "the knowledge and experience to hit the ground running". That is not good news for the White House. Graham chairs the Senate judiciary committee.
As a younger lawyer, Strauss bested the real Roy Cohn in a mob prosecution. Back in the day, Cohn was Trump's personal lawyer. Like Cohn, Barr attended Horace Mann for high school and Columbia for college.
Clayton's shot at the SDNY appears to be evaporating. From the looks of things, Chuck Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand, New York's Democratic senators, will be given the right to spike his nomination. They have already vowed to nix his bid, if Graham is to be believed. Clayton is a savvy corporate lawyer, not a litigator. Being a federal prosecutor calls for hands-on courtroom experience.
#9692418 at 2020-06-21 05:52:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12406: POTUS Baked Like A Cake Edition
Lindsey Graham says he won't take up Southern District of New York pick without approval from Schumer and Gillibrand
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham indicated he won't take up a nomination for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York without the approval of Democratic New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said he would not move forward with a nominee until he gets a "blue slip," a paper showing support for the nominee from senators of the state whose attorney is under consideration. Non-receipt of blue slips is traditionally a way for senators to block nominees in their home states. "As to processing U.S. Attorney nominations, it has always been the policy of the Judiciary Committee to receive blue slips from the home state senators before proceeding to the nomination," Graham said in a statement. "As chairman, I have honored that policy and will continue to do so." The remarks come after the Justice Department announced Friday evening that Geoffrey Berman would be leaving his role as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which he quickly denied in a statement. "I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down' as United States Attorney. I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York," he said. "I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate."
Trump reportedly intends to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to replace Berman, although whether that is happening is unclear given Graham's comments on the matter. According to CNN, Barr personally asked Berman to resign during an in-person meeting on Friday, and Berman, who has overseen cases against Trump's allies, refused. Schumer and Gillibrand have both called for Clayton to withdraw his nomination. "Forty-seven years ago, Elliott Richardson had the courage to say no to a gross abuse of presidential power. Jay Clayton has a similar choice today: He can allow himself to be used in the brazen Trump-Barr scheme to interfere in investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, or he can stand up to this corruption, withdraw his name from consideration, and save his own reputation from overnight ruin," Schumer said in a statement, making a reference to Richardson, who resigned after President Richard Nixon asked him to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor investigating Watergate. "I will not be complicit in helping President Trump and Attorney General Barr fire a U.S. attorney who is reportedly investigating corruption in this administration," Gillibrand said in a statement. "Jay Clayton should withdraw his name from consideration immediately and remove himself from this sham."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-says-he-wont-take-up-southern-district-of-new-york-pick-without-approval-from-schumer-and-gillibrand
#9690524 at 2020-06-21 02:28:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12404: The After Rally HIGH Edition
What was the play here and what is the likely outcome ? Craig Carpenito vs Audrey Strauss
Original Bill Barr statement
According to the DOJ release Berman is being replaced by the nomination of Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, "CRAIG CARPENITO, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, will serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination."
Geoffrey S. Berman throws a fit and gets himself fired ( does that change or limit the order of succession)
Lawyer maneuvering ?
Bars response: Barr stated that the president had fired Berman, adding "By operation of law, the Deputy United States Attorney, AUDREY STRAUSS, will become the Acting United States Attorney," serving until a nominee is confirmed by the Senate. Berman then agreed to step down.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Acting-New-York-U-S-attorney-Audrey-Strauss-15354746.php
Audrey Strauss, deputy U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who just in the past year took over the office's investigations into President Donald Trump's business and campaign finances, will now serve as the top prosecutor following the sudden firing of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman.
"By operation of law, the Deputy United States Attorney, Audrey Strauss, will become the Acting United States Attorney, and I anticipate that she will serve in that capacity until a permanent successor is in place," Attorney General William Barr wrote in a letter Saturday informing Berman of his termination.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement that he had "confidence" that Strauss "will continue running SDNY in a professional and ethical manner."
"Ms. Strauss is widely viewed as a highly competent, highly capable Deputy U.S. Attorney with the knowledge and experience to hit the ground running," Graham said.
#9687944 at 2020-06-21 00:00:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12400: Tulsa MAGA Rally Edition
I wonder if he'll mention Jay Clayton
#9686777 at 2020-06-20 22:32:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12399: American Eagle Day Edition
>>9686717
Gretchen Butler
"…He is married to Gretchen Butler Clayton, a wealth manager advisor at Goldman Sachs; it is among the companies he would be responsible for policing."
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-02-28/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-Jay-Clayton
https://www.walikali.com/gretchen-Clayton/
Can't find much on her. Follow the wives spook?
Further thoughts about why POTUS recommended this guy a thought comes to mind. How do you introduce evidence? Are potential SEC chairmen vetted? Hmmm.
#9686684 at 2020-06-20 22:24:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12399: American Eagle Day Edition
Jay Clayton (attorney)
Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III (born July 11, 1966) is an American attorney and Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
From 1993 to 1995, Clayton clerked for Judge Marvin Katz of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.[7]
After being a summer associate at the firm in the summer of 1992, Clayton joined Sullivan & Cromwell full-time in October 1995 and became a partner in January 2001.[6] At Sullivan & Cromwell, Clayton was a member of the firm's management committee and co-managing partner of the firm's General Practice Group.[1][8] He specialized in mergers and acquisitions transactions and capital markets offerings[7] and represented prominent Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs.[9] He served as an adviser to numerous companies regarding issues related to the SEC, Federal Reserve, Department of Justice, and other agencies.[10]
He has also helped multiple corporations raise money through initial public offerings, including Alibaba Group,[11] Ally Financial, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Oaktree Capital Management, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Moelis & Company.[7] During the financial crisis of 2007-2008, Clayton advised Bear Stearns in its fire sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2007, Barclays Capital in the purchase of Lehman Brothers' assets following their bankruptcy, and Goldman Sachs in connection with the investment by Berkshire Hathaway.[4]
Clayton disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics that his other corporate clients had included TeliaSonera AB, Ally Financial, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Volkswagen, SoftBank Group, The Weinstein Company, Pershing Square Capital Management, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Clayton's individual clients included Ocwen's former head William Erbey,[12] Paul Tudor Jones, former Attorney General of Ireland Peter Southerland, CDW founder Michael Krasny and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.[13]
Clayton earned $7.6 million in 2016 from his firm and has a family wealth of at least $50 million. A substantial portion of his holdings were in mutual funds of the Vanguard Group. His investments also included private funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, J.C. Flowers & Co., and Richard C. Perry but he divested these investments upon confirmation.[13]
On January 4, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Clayton to be SEC Chairman,[14] and he was nominated on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017.[15] Clayton's nomination was endorsed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.[13] U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat representing Nevada, expressed concern that Clayton represented Swedish firm TeliaSonera in a proposed venture that would combine Russian telecommunications companies MegaFon and Altimo.[13] Clayton is not thought to have any ties to the Russian companies.[13] On April 4, 2017, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15-8 to take Clayton's nomination to the full Senate, with three Democrats voting in favor of Clayton.[16]
On May 2, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 61-37 to confirm Clayton as Chairman of the SEC. Votes cast in favor of Clayton's confirmation included nine Democrats and one Independent alongside 51 Republican votes.[17] On May 4, 2017, Clayton was sworn in, marking the official beginning of his role as Chairman.[18]
Clayton's wife Gretchen, whom he started dating while they attended the same Pennsylvania high school, worked at Goldman Sachs. At one point a small amount of her retirement assets (less than $1,001) was invested in an account managed by Omega Advisors.[13] Clayton's wife resigned from her job prior to his confirmation.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Clayton_(attorney)
So, some things stand out to me about this guy. No real background about his birth, parents etc although it does say he was born in Newport News, Virginia which is an independent city, a term I had never heard of before, and his wife is Gretchen Butler.
Moar digs coming.
#9686612 at 2020-06-20 22:17:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12399: American Eagle Day Edition
Global Announcements
>>9650176 BO: The index page limit was changed to 15 from 25 at the suggestion of CM about this time last year because of performance issues on the website.
Notablesare NOT endorsements
#12398
>>9685859 Graham says he won't advance Trump nominee for SDNY prosecutor without Schumer, Gillibrand consent
>>9685865 On American Eagle Day, we pay tribute to the proud symbol of our country & a true survivor: the bald eagle!
>>9685923 Cardinal George Pell, the former Vatican finance minister who was convicted and then acquitted of sexual abuse, is set to publish his 1,000-page "prison diary"
>>9685927 WINNING: Trump raises $74 million in May to build a $817 million war chest
>>9685949, >>9686046 Based Palestinian woman tells BLM to stfu about oppression, talks about Middle East, where slavery still exists
>>9685998 Surprise, surprise: CDC's coronavirus test kits probably shipped with contamination after failure to conduct quality control (WaPo)
>>9686020, >>9685974 Israel's Armor: The Israel Lobby and the First Generation of the Palestine Conflict - Walter Hixson
>>9686164 Shooting in CHAZ/CHOP leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
>>9686189 Follow the Pen: New Catherine Herridge on AG Barr letter to Berman
>>9686199 Police: 'Several bags' of human remains found at West Seattle beach
>>9686090, >>9686226, >>9686248 More puppy comms? Dozens of puppies found dead after international flight lands at Toronto airport + Kevin McCarthy dog tweet
>>9686293 Comey: some thoughts on the Southern District (WaPo Op-ed: Geoffrey Berman upheld the finest tradition of the SDNY office)
>>9686332 "FISA report Author" written in Catherine Herridge notes on Barr/Berman letter
>>9686333 Trips confirm: Patriots at Tulsa rally singing the national anthem
>>9686367 Law & Order wins again: "Tiz The Law" Wins Belmont Stakes in First Race of Triple Crown
>>9686440 Fitton: Why on Earth would @LindseyGrahamSC choose to give Chuck Schumer veto power over a constitutional appointment of @RealDonaldTrump?
>>9686497 Conservative Treehouse: AG Bill Barr responds to Berman - "President Trump Fired You, Effective Today"
>>9686504, >>9686535 Ousting of U.S. prosecutor thrusts low-profile markets regulator into unwelcome spotlight
>>9686589 #12398
#12397
>>9685263, >>9685384, >>9685403, >>9685527, >>9685603, >>9685720 planefaggin
>>9685140 CNN publishes deceptive images of him at the Trump rally in Tulsa earlier today. He spots it. Here's what he said about it on RSB live stream moments ago
>>9685144, >>9685291 Eric Trump posted, then deleted, a Q Flag with #WWG1WGA on Instagram; Forbes quick to call it a conspiracy
>>9685201 Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
>>9685127 US Navy twat -Littoral Combat Ship #USSKansasCity Joins the Fleet.
>>9685281 anon wants anons to see the triangle logo in triPOS credit card machine. says its pedo
>>9685375 Vid: Joe Biden does not support Gay Marriage
>>9685259 Anon opines on recent Q posts
>>9685438 Last night playing drinking games with Paris and M99. Note, two of these people are hardcore trump supporters, those are gold plated Trump cards on the table...and I'm still wearing my #BLM shirt from the Gainesville rally. Because beer and music are bipartisan agreements.
>>9685511 DHS calls out fake news
>>9685555 Police investigating shooting at 10th Avenue and East Pine. Will update with additional information when available. the caps from anon are the keks
>>9685659 another gathering is not being SHAMED or asked even for testing and social distancing with its estimated 6,000 people
>>9685670 Malcolm Harsch's Family Says His Death Was A Suicide After Seeing Video Footage
>>9685795 #12397
Previously Collected Notables
>>9683461 #12394, >>9684253 #12395, >>9685021 #12396
>>9681172 #12391, >>9681925 #12392, >>9682729 #12393
>>9679628 #12389, >>9680402 #12390, >>9681172 #12391
>>9677408 #12386, >>9678074 #12387, >>9678862 #12388
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#9686535 at 2020-06-20 22:10:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12398: Rally Breads Approach Edition
>>9686504
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Friday's surprise bid by the U.S. Department of Justice to replace a top federal prosecutor has thrust one of the Trump administration's more low-profile officials into a partisan storm which he is likely to try to quickly exit, said those who know him.
Over the past 12 hours, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has come under enormous pressure to withdraw his nomination to replace U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Geoffrey Berman after he made it clear he was being ousted.
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN23R0S1?__twitter_impression=true
#9685832 at 2020-06-20 21:10:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12398: Rally Breads Approach Edition
Global Announcements
>>9650176 BO: The index page limit was changed to 15 from 25 at the suggestion of CM about this time last year because of performance issues on the website.
Notablesare NOT endorsements
#12397
>>9685263, >>9685384, >>9685403, >>9685527, >>9685603, >>9685720 planefaggin
>>9685140 CNN publishes deceptive images of him at the Trump rally in Tulsa earlier today. He spots it. Here's what he said about it on RSB live stream moments ago
>>9685144, >>9685291 Eric Trump posted, then deleted, a Q Flag with #WWG1WGA on Instagram; Forbes quick to call it a conspiracy
>>9685201 Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
>>9685127 US Navy twat -Littoral Combat Ship #USSKansasCity Joins the Fleet.
>>9685281 anon wants anons to see the triangle logo in triPOS credit card machine. says its pedo
>>9685375 Vid: Joe Biden does not support Gay Marriage
>>9685259 Anon opines on recent Q posts
>>9685438 Last night playing drinking games with Paris and M99. Note, two of these people are hardcore trump supporters, those are gold plated Trump cards on the table...and I'm still wearing my #BLM shirt from the Gainesville rally. Because beer and music are bipartisan agreements.
>>9685511 DHS calls out fake news
>>9685555 Police investigating shooting at 10th Avenue and East Pine. Will update with additional information when available. the caps from anon are the keks
>>9685659 another gathering is not being SHAMED or asked even for testing and social distancing with its estimated 6,000 people
>>9685670 Malcolm Harsch's Family Says His Death Was A Suicide After Seeing Video Footage
>>9685795 #12397
#12396
>>9684394, >>9684723 planefaggin
>>9684343 Berman dig
>>9684411, >>9684422, >>9684426, >>9684448, >>9684491, >>9684518, >>9684544, >>9684547, >>9684457, >>9684498, >>9684616, >>9657159 (pb) digs on Q drop re External Advisory Board (CIA), CIA Dir, Barr
>>9684456 Pelosi -the portraits of four previous Speakers who served in the Confederacy were removed from display in the U.S. Capitol. There is no room in these halls for honoring men who embody racism & hatred.
>>9684358, >>9684480, >>9684575 cont'd digs on Wendys fire, girl suspect, and Rayshard
>>9684553 Former Pope Benedict leaves Vatican to visit ailing brother in Germany
>>9684629, >>9684755 Trump supporter RED PILLIN' like Crazy at the Trump Rally!
>>9684656 Eric Trump WWG1WGA post archived
>>9684660 @ChadPergram - Barr to Berman: With your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service. Because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning, I have asked the President to remove you as of today, and he has done so.
>>9684768 Attorney General Bill Barr says Pres. Trump has fired SDNY attorney Geoffrey Berman despite the prosecutor saying he would not leave
>>9684924, >>9685008 Comey's thoughts on Former US Atty SDNY
>>9685021 #12397
#9685795 at 2020-06-20 21:07:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12397: Durham is not the only game in town. The Qasino Edition
#12397
>>9685263, >>9685384, >>9685403, >>9685527, >>9685603, >>9685720 planefaggin
>>9685140 CNN publishes deceptive images of him at the Trump rally in Tulsa earlier today. He spots it. Here's what he said about it on RSB live stream moments ago
>>9685144, >>9685291 Eric Trump posted, then deleted, a Q Flag with #WWG1WGA on Instagram; Forbes quick to call it a conspiracy
>>9685201 Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
>>9685127 US Navy twat -Littoral Combat Ship #USSKansasCity Joins the Fleet.
>>9685281 anon wants anons to see the triangle logo in triPOS credit card machine. says its pedo
>>9685375 Vid: Joe Biden does not support Gay Marriage
>>9685259 Anon opines on recent Q posts
>>9685438 Last night playing drinking games with Paris and M99. Note, two of these people are hardcore trump supporters, those are gold plated Trump cards on the table...and I'm still wearing my #BLM shirt from the Gainesville rally. Because beer and music are bipartisan agreements.
>>9685511 DHS calls out fake news
>>9685555 Police investigating shooting at 10th Avenue and East Pine. Will update with additional information when available. the caps from anon are the keks
>>9685659 another gathering is not being SHAMED or asked even for testing and social distancing with its estimated 6,000 people
>>9685670 Malcolm Harsch's Family Says His Death Was A Suicide After Seeing Video Footage
#9685728 at 2020-06-20 21:01:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12397: Durham is not the only game in town. The Qasino Edition
Jay Clayton
#9685632 at 2020-06-20 20:51:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12397: Durham is not the only game in town. The Qasino Edition
>>9685597
seen
Notablesare NOT endorsements
#12397
>>9685140 CNN publishes deceptive images of him at the Trump rally in Tulsa earlier today. He spots it. Here's what he said about it on RSB live stream moments ago
>>9685144, >>9685291 Eric Trump posted, then deleted, a Q Flag with #WWG1WGA on Instagram; Forbes quick to call it a conspiracy
>>9685201 Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
>>9685127 US Navy twat -Littoral Combat Ship #USSKansasCity Joins the Fleet.
>>9685263, >>9685384, >>9685403, >>9685527 planefaggin
>>9685281 anon wants anons to see the triangle logo in triPOS credit card machine. says its pedo
>>9685260 Great-grandson of 'Aunt Jemima' is outraged over decision to 'erase' family legacy
>>9685375 Vid: Joe Biden does not support Gay Marriage
>>9685404 The latest statues to be toppled by BLM protesters are that of Ulysses S. Grant, who led Northern Union soldiers in the Civil War, and Francis Scott Key, the lyricist behind 'The Star Spangled Banner,'
>>9685259 Anon opines on recent Q posts
>>9685438 Last night playing drinking games with Paris and M99. Note, two of these people are hardcore trump supporters, those are gold plated Trump cards on the table...and I'm still wearing my #BLM shirt from the Gainesville rally. Because beer and music are bipartisan agreements.
>>9685128 Germany: Figures reveal most migrants have no will to integrate
>>9685511 DHS calls out fake news
>>9685555 Police investigating shooting at 10th Avenue and East Pine. Will update with additional information when available. the caps from anon are the keks
#9685437 at 2020-06-20 20:34:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12397: Durham is not the only game in town. The Qasino Edition
>>9685322
the simple fact that white people (quaker oats) think that Aunt Jemima is racist is racist itself
Notablesare NOT endorsements
#12397
>>9685140 CNN publishes deceptive images of him at the Trump rally in Tulsa earlier today. He spots it. Here's what he said about it on RSB live stream moments ago
>>9685144, >>9685291 Forbes quick to the Eric Trump "conspiracy" post re the WWG1WGA, screenshot ICYMI
>>9685201 Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
>>9685127 US Navy twat -Littoral Combat Ship #USSKansasCity Joins the Fleet.
>>9685263 planefaggin
>>9685281 anon wants anons to see the triangle logo in triPOS credit card machine. says its pedo
>>9685260 Great-grandson of 'Aunt Jemima' is outraged over decision to 'erase' family legacy
#9685201 at 2020-06-20 20:12:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12397: Durham is not the only game in town. The Qasino Edition
https://twitter.com/TrumpxitPrize/status/1274434233956589568
Chuck Schumer calls for Jay Clayton to drop bid for Berman's US Attorney post
https://nypost.com/2020/06/20/chuck-schumer-urges-Jay-Clayton-to-drop-bid-for-bermans-us-attorney-post/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
#9684692 at 2020-06-20 19:38:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12396: This Is Not A Game, We Are At War Edition
Senate's Top Democrat Demands DOJ Probe Into Attempt to Oust Attorney Investigating Trump Lawyer
On Friday, Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), said he does not intend to resign, contradicting an announcement by Attorney General William Barr earlier in the day that Berman would be stepping down.
Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, wants the Justice Department Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility, a DOJ entity tasked with investigating attorneys under its employ for professional misconduct, to begin an immediate probe into the apparent attempted firing of SDNY attorney Geoffrey Berman.
"I am calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility to immediately launch an investigation into the reasons behind the decision by the president and the attorney general to attempt to dismiss Mr. Berman," Schumer said Saturday, his remarks cited by The Hill.
Calling the attempt to dismiss Berman a "brazen Trump-Barr scheme to interfere in investigations by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York," Schumer compared the move to former President Richard Nixon's effort to axe Archibald Cox, a special prosecutor appointed to investigate him, in 1973.
Berman, appointed US attorney for the SDNY in January 2018, has overseen a number of cases, most notably the Jeffrey Epstein child sex trafficking ring investigation, and the US's outlandish claims against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his associates over the alleged operation of a drug smuggling ring. In addition, Berman is also known to be investigating Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, in connection with potential illegal business dealings. Giuliani has been working on a probe of his own into the possible illegal actions of the Biden family in Ukraine, including the alleged sale of access to the Obama White House in exchange for a cushy, no show job for Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.
On Friday, Attorney General William Barr announced Berman's resignation, and said that President Trump would be nominating Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to the post. According to media reports, Berman had been offered the post of assistant attorney general, but refused it.
Later in the day, however, Berman stressed that he had "no intention of resigning," and that he would "step down" only "when a presidentialy appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate."
Senior Republican South Carolina Senator and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham signaled Saturday that he would not move forward with nominating Clayton as Berman's possible successor until he received approval to do so from Schumer or Kirsten Gillibrand, the other senator from the state of New York.
https://sputniknews.com/us/202006201079675613-senates-top-democrat-demands-doj-probe-into-attempt-to-oust-lawyer-investigating-trump-attorney/
#9684668 at 2020-06-20 19:37:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12396: This Is Not A Game, We Are At War Edition
Obamagate: Barr's Firing of Berman Removes a Roadblock from Durham's Path
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future."
https://dbdailyupdate.com/index.php/2020/06/20/obamagate-barrs-firing-of-berman-removes-a-roadblock-from-durhams-path/
#9684624 at 2020-06-20 19:34:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12396: This Is Not A Game, We Are At War Edition
JUSTICE NEWS
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 19, 2020
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future."
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#9684504 at 2020-06-20 19:25:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12396: This Is Not A Game, We Are At War Edition
…President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
What if there was a big money laundering case that was mishandled by SDNY?
What if there were criminals running big NY banks?
==
#9684300 at 2020-06-20 19:05:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12395: The Stakes Are High-Not A Game Now Playing Edition
Its already been announced people
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future."
#9684240 at 2020-06-20 18:59:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12395: The Stakes Are High-Not A Game Now Playing Edition
What about Barrs release from yesterday
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
Jay Clayton and Craig Carpenito.
#9683556 at 2020-06-20 17:59:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12395: The Stakes Are High-Not A Game Now Playing Edition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-20/barr-can-t-fire-berman-trump-can-says-justice-department-memo
Barr Can't Fire Berman, Trump Can, Says Justice Department Memo
By Bob Van Voris
June 20, 2020, 10:25 AM CDT
The resolution to a standoff between Geoffrey Berman, who has overseen investigations of President Donald Trump's allies, and Attorney General William Barr may be contained in an obscure 1979 memorandum by the very Justice Department that Barr heads.
Barr announced Friday night that Berman, the U.S. attorney based in Manhattan, is "stepping down" after 2 1/2 years on the job and would be replaced with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton. Berman fired back later that night with a statement saying he hadn't resigned, had no intention of resigning and intended to stay in office until the U.S. Senate confirms his replacement. That's a process that could take weeks or months and require contentious hearings before it's completed.
Early Saturday, a DOJ official speaking on condition of anonymity said Barr wasn't dissuaded by Berman's resistance and planned to stick to his timeline, installing an interim acting U.S. attorney on July 3 and seeking the Senate confirmation of his permanent replacement, extending the standoff.
The 1979 memo written by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel appears to answer the question of who can remove Berman: The president can fire a U.S. attorney in Berman's position, the attorney general can't.
The confusion in Berman's status lies in his unusual appointment. Trump's former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, tapped Berman in January 2018 to fill the post on an interim basis until a Senate-confirmed candidate could take his place. But Trump hasn't forwarded a nominee for the post to the Senate.
And under federal law, Berman's appointment was for no more than 120 days. So the judges of the Manhattan-based federal court, acting under a federal law that gives them the power to fill the seat in such circumstances, appointed Berman to remain in his position.
The 1979 OLC memo directly addresses the question whether a U.S. attorney appointed by local federal judges can be fired by the president, the attorney general or the judges who appointed him. In the memo, former Assistant Attorney General John M. Harmon concluded only the president has the power.
But the Justice Department's memo may not be the last word. A federal judge in New York last year rejected arguments that a different OLC memo shielded Trump's tax records from subpoena in a criminal investigation by a state prosecutor for Manhattan. That case is currently under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said in an early morning tweet that it's clear that Barr can't legally fire Berman, though not clear whether Trump can fire him or whether Trump has the power to put someone else in Berman's seat without Senate confirmation.
"Nerds like me will fixate on the technical legal questions here can the President fire a judicially appointee U.S. Attorney; and, if so, can he also replace him," Vladeck said. "But don't lose sight of the bigger story here this stinks to high heaven. Finding out *why* this happened is the key."
#9683138 at 2020-06-20 17:24:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12394: Bolton Cooking Up Paper Shrooms Potus Got Real Rally Bacon Edition
Graham signals he won't take up U.S. attorney pick without Schumer, Gillibrand sign off
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signaled on Saturday that he will not move forward with a nomination for the U.S. attorney for Manhattan without sign off from two Democratic senators.
Graham said he would wait to receive a "blue slip" - a sheet of paper that indicates if a home-state senator supports a nomination - before moving forward with a new nominee to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
"As to processing U.S. Attorney nominations, it has always been the policy of the Judiciary Committee to receive blue slips from the home state senators before proceeding to the nomination," Graham said in a statement. "As chairman, I have honored that policy and will continue to do so."
If Graham sticks with his position, that would give Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) leverage to try to block whomever the administration nominates for the spot from being confirmed by the Senate by not returning their blue slips.
Graham's position would mark a significant roadblock for the administration's plan to nominate Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to be the next Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for Manhattan.
Attorney General William Barr announced on Friday night that the administration would nominate Clayton and that the current U.S attorney, Geoffrey Berman, was "stepping down." Berman subsequently said that he had not resigned and would not do so until there was a Senate-confirmed successor.
Schumer has criticized Barr for the attempt to oust Berman and called on Clayton to withdraw his nomination.
"Forty seven years ago, Elliott Richardson had the courage to say no to a gross abuse of presidential power. Jay Clayton has a similar choice today: He can allow himself to be used in the brazen Trump-Barr scheme to interfere in investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, or he can stand up to this corruption, withdraw his name from consideration, and save his own reputation from overnight ruin," Schumer said in a statement.
Senators in both parties have used not returning a blue slip as a procedural tactic to block nominations from their home states that they oppose from moving forward, though Senate Republicans will advance circuit court picks over the opposition of home-state senators.
Berman, for example, was not confirmed by the Senate after Gillibrand vowed to oppose his nomination and not return her blue slip. Instead, Berman was appointed by the federal district court to stay in the position until a nominee was confirmed by the Senate.
Graham complimented Clayton on Saturday, though he noted that he had not heard from the administration about its plan to nominate him.
"According to Attorney General Barr, the Trump Administration intends to nominate Mr. Jay Clayton to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York," Graham said. "I have not been contacted by the administration in this regard. However, I know Mr. Clayton and believe him to be a fine man and accomplished lawyer."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/503711-graham-signals-he-wont-take-up-us-attorney-pick-without-schumer-gillibrand
Graham deciding to be a traitor again this week?
#9680958 at 2020-06-20 12:49:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12391: Master Baiter Edition
>>9680957
On April 30, 2020, Berman announced drug trafficking and weapons charges against Juan Carlos "The Tiger" Bonillo, the former head of the Honduras National Police. Berman stated that the indictment alleged that Bonillo conspired with convicted former Honduran congressman Tony Hernandez and his brother the president of Honduras.[80]
On April 30, 2020, Berman announced a deferred prosecution agreement against Bank Hapoalim, Israel's largest bank, for conspiring to hide assets and income in offshore accounts. Bank Hapoalim agreed to pay nearly $875 million. Berman said: "Israel's largest bank, Bank Hapoalim, and its Swiss subsidiary have admitted not only failing to prevent but actively assisting U.S. customers to set up secret accounts, to shelter assets and income, and to evade taxes. The combined payment approaching $1 billion reflects the magnitude of the tax evasion by the Bank's U.S. customers, the size of the fees the Bank collected to provide this illegal service, and the gravity of the illegal conduct."[81]
On May 21, 2020, Berman charged Muge Ma, a Chinese National living in New York with trying to steal $20 million in government backed Covid relief loans.
Ma claimed that he had hundreds of employees when the charges say he had only himself as an employee. Berman said: "Small businesses are facing uncertainty and unprecedented challenges, the least of which should be opportunists attempting to loot the federal funds meant to assist them."[82]
On May 22, 2020, Berman announced fraud charges against movie producer William Sadleir, who founded Aviron Pictures. He was charged with siphoning off more than $20 million from his production company and putting more than $14 million of it into his mansion. He is also charged with lying to his investor, a New York based fund. Berman stated: "Thanks to the dedicated work of our law-enforcement partners at the FBI, Sadleir will be held accountable for his behind-the-scenes misdeeds."[83]
On June 12, 2020, Berman announced the unsealing of a complaint against Inigo Philbrick, an art dealer with galleries in London and Miami, charged with defrauding client of over $20 million. Berman stayed: "You can't sell more than 100 percent ownership in a single piece of art, which Philbrick allegedly did, among other scams. When his schemes began to unravel, Philbrick allegedly fled the country. Now he is in U.S custody and facing justice."[84][85]
On June 19, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman would step down from his position. It was announced that President Trump intended to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to take Berman's place as the Manhattan U.S. attorney and Barr said Trump, on his recommendation, appointed Craig Carpenito, the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York while the Senate takes up Clayton's nomination.[86]
end
#9680687 at 2020-06-20 11:40:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12391: Master Baiter Edition
>>9680447
wonder whats going on, Berman resigns, Barr announces replacement, and Bermans handlers say he cannot resign?'
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/chief-federal-prosecutor-nyc-resigns-trump-name-sec-replacement
added Barr sauce- he announced US Attorney to replace Berman.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#9680447 at 2020-06-20 10:23:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12391: Master Baiter Edition
US attorney in New York disputes Barr claim that he's resigning
update @ 6am 6-20-20
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York pushed back Friday night against reports that he was resigning from the position.
Geoffrey Berman, who oversaw prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump as well as a probe of Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said he learned he was stepping down when he read a press release about it, The Associated Press reported.
Reacting to the news of his departure, Berman said he would not be leaving right away.
DOJ TRIES TO BLOCK BOLTON BOOK BY SEEKING INJUNCTION, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
"I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate. Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption," Berman said in a statement.
The earlier report that Berman was resigning came in a statement from Attorney General William Barr, the AP reported.
The attorney general said President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to replace Berman, with the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, serving on an acting basis beginning July 3.
Berman has been in the position for more than two years. Barr's announcement late Friday, came after he visited New York City and met with local police officials there.
Preet Bharara, who served in the New York position prior to Berman, disputed Barr's claim that Berman had resigned.
"Doesn't sound like 'stepping down,'" Bharara wrote on Twitter. "Why does a president get rid of his own hand-picked US Attorney in SDNY on a Friday night, less than 5 months before the election?"
Katherine Flaunders, a reporter with ABC News, wrote on Twitter that Barr had offered Berman other jobs, including head of the Civil Division at the Justice Department, but Berman declined the offers.
The report of Berman's ouster was likely to raise additional questions from congressional Democrats who have accused Barr of politicizing the Justice Department and acting more like Trump's personal attorney rather than the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
The news comes just days after former national security adviser John Bolton claimed in his tell-all book that Trump promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he'd interfere in Halkbank case that was being prosecuted in the Southern District.
The office has prosecuted a number of Trump associates, including Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who served a prison sentence for lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes, and has also been investigating Giuliani and his associates.
Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Giuliani's business dealings, including whether he failed to register as a foreign agent, according to people familiar with the probe. The people were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Berman, a Republican who contributed to the president's election campaign, worked for the same law firm as Giuliani and was put in his job by the Trump administration. But as U.S. attorney, he won over some skeptics after he went after Trump allies.
He had recused himself from directly overseeing the Cohen investigation for reasons that were never disclosed.
Berman was appointed by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January 2018, months after Bharara was fired after refusing to resign along with dozens of other federal prosecutors appointed by President Barack Obama.
Three months later, FBI agents raided Cohen's offices, an act the president decried as a politically motivated witch hunt.
Berman has taken a direct hand in other investigations that have angered Trump.
His office subpoenaed Trump's inaugural committee for a wide range of documents as part of an investigation into various potential crimes, including possible illegal contributions from foreigners to inaugural events.
And weeks before the 2018 midterm election, Berman announced insider trading charges against an ardent Trump supporter, Republican Rep. Chris Collins.
Collins, who represented western New York, has since resigned.
(continued w/link)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-attorney-in-new-york-disputes-barr-claim-that-hes-resigning
anon take:
Based upon Berman comment, the Dems feel a though this is their district (or should at least be an appointment they agree with) and expect and will vie for influence in the appointment above and beyond what DOJ and Barr have legal power (and precedent) to do.
This will be a hot topic as we see already, prolly the most powerful USAttorney Districts to control, at least for Dems who at times have weaponized it and influenced it for narrative and politics.
#9679698 at 2020-06-20 07:11:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12390: [Joe Rogan] and [Bryan Callen] Edition
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-appoints-craig-carpenito-interim-united-states-attorney
>"Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the appointment of Craig Carpenito as Interim United States Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that "the Attorney General may appoint a United States Attorney for the district in which the office of United States Attorney is vacant."
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/statement-us-attorney-craig-carpenito-appointment-us-district-court
>"Chief Judge Jose L. Linares notified me that the U.S. District Court has appointed me United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey."
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
>"On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination."
Carpenito, like Scaramucci, Whitaker, and Grenell, will be acting under the Scaramucci model. He's gonna be cleaning house at the SDNY.
#9679248 at 2020-06-20 05:50:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12389: Night Shift Stoners Edition
Trump fires US Attorney for Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman, but he has 'no intention of resigning'
KATHERINE FAULDERS, ALEXANDER MALLIN and AARON KATERSKY June 20, 2020
President Donald Trump has fired Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News. The surprise move comes two years into a tenure that included the prosecution of Michael Cohen, Jeffrey Epstein and two associates of Rudy Giuliani.
The decision was delivered personally by U.S. Attorney General William Barr, who a Justice Department official told ABC News offered Berman other positions, including head of the Civil Division at Main Justice. He declined the offer and was subsequently fired and Craig Carpenito, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, was named to lead the office on an interim basis.
Berman issued a statement late Friday saying he had no intention of taking the firing in stride. "I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down' as United States Attorney," he said. "I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate."
"Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption," he continued. "I cherish every day that I work with the men and women of this Office to pursue justice without fear or favor - and intend to ensure that this Office's important cases continue unimpeded."
Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton of the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace Berman.
"The attorney general has known Jay Clayton for years and holds him in high regard," a Justice Department official told ABC News. "Jay was getting ready to leave the administration and go back to New York. He expressed interest in SDNY. The attorney general thought it was a good idea. He offered Berman other positions, including head of the Civil Division at Main Justice. Berman declined. That's that."
Berman's tenure included several politically sensitive investigations, like the case against Trump's former personal attorney, Cohen. He was named the interim replacement for former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara in 2018 by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Trump failed to nominate him or any other permanent replacement and, after 120 days, the district court appointed Berman to the job. By law, Berman serves until the vacancy is filled.
In refusing to go quietly, Berman declared the office's investigations continue unabated. That would include the investigation into the president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Berman's office is believed to still be actively investigating the president's personal attorney, Giuliani, related to his contacts with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman – two central characters in the Ukraine impeachment scandal.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/president-donald-trump-fires-us-attorney-southern-district-024000421.html
#9677894 at 2020-06-20 03:25:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12387: Community Bake Edition
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
"I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton's nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation's most significant U.S. Attorney's Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future."
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
#9677866 at 2020-06-20 03:23:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12387: Community Bake Edition
In a stunning Friday night announcement, the U.S. Justice Department said it will replace the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, with the current Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton.
There had been no previous indication that Berman was leaving as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, voluntarily or otherwise.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/19/justice-department-replaces-federal-prosecutor-berman-with-sec-Clayton.html
#9677380 at 2020-06-20 02:38:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12387: Community Bake Edition
>>9676814 (lb)
>>9676867 (lb)
Additional sauce.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman Stepping Down From Post
Trump plans to nominate SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to succeed Berman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-u-s-attorney-geoffrey-berman-stepping-down-from-post-11592618520
#9677330 at 2020-06-20 02:34:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12386: Noob baker round 2
>>9677298
>Jay Clayton,
SEC Chairman Clayton to Be Nominated as U.S. Attorney in New York
Joe Schneider 10 mins ago
Here's the richest person in your state
Rapper Tray Savage dead at 26 after fatal shooting
SEC Chairman Clayton to Be Nominated as U.S. Attorney in New York
(Bloomberg) – Geoffrey Berman, who has investigated close allies of President Donald Trump and others, is out as the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, with Trump planning to nominate U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to replace him.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sec-chairman-Clayton-to-be-nominated-as-us-attorney-in-new-york/ar-BB15JEpp
#9677298 at 2020-06-20 02:31:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12386: Noob baker round 2
>>9677170
Ana Cabrera
@AnaCabrera
NEW: Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, is resigning, according to the DOJ. His expected replacement nominee, Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has never been a prosecutor
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1274162827641708544
#9676932 at 2020-06-20 02:06:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12386: Noob baker round 2
Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
David Laufman concerned
https://twitter.com/DavidLaufmanLaw/status/1274159214378835968
#9660615 at 2020-06-18 18:33:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12365: Out of the Mouth of Babes Edition
POTUS to nominate lawyer Crenshaw to fill SEC Democratic commissioner slot
The White House announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Caroline Crenshaw to fill a Democratic vacancy at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Crenshaw, a senior SEC attorney, would fill a commissioner slot that has been vacant since February, when Rob Jackson, whom Crenshaw advised, left to return to his teaching post.
If confirmed by the Senate, Crenshaw would help balance out the top markets regulator, where there are currently two Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner, Allison Lee. The SEC is chaired by Jay Clayton, an independent who frequently votes with Republicans.
Reuters reported that Crenshaw was expected to be nominated for the post in January. She declined to comment on Thursday on the nomination. Crenshaw has been employed at the SEC since 2013 and is a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. She previously worked under another Democratic commissioner at the SEC, Kara Stein, who left in January.
Her nomination will now be considered by the Republican-controlled Senate, which is already considering the re-nomination of Hester Peirce, a Republican SEC commissioner, to serve a second term that expires in 2025.
"Crenshaw is smart, knowledgeable, incredibly hard-working, and dedicated to the cause of promoting investor protection and market integrity. Plus, she knows the agency inside and out. We couldn't have asked for a better nominee," said Barbara Roper, the director of investor protection for the Washington-based Consumer Federation of America.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sec-nominations/trump-to-nominate-lawyer-crenshaw-to-fill-sec-democratic-commissioner-slot-idUSKBN23P30A
#9648125 at 2020-06-17 19:44:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12349: It's All About Proof Edition
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
>>9644574 #12344
Previously Collected Notables
>>9642289 #12341, >>9643040 #12342, >>9643765 #12343
>>9639915 #12338, >>9640680 #12339, >>9641430 #12340
>>9637647 #12335, >>9638408 #12336, >>9639141 #12337
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#9647334 at 2020-06-17 18:52:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12348: Past Proves Future Edition
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
>>9644574 #12344
#12343
>>9643724 POTUS will lead an event at the WH on suicide prevention for veterans today.
>>9643652 Convicted sex offender who has more than 100 previous arrests in Custody for 92 yr old Woman NYC Street Attack
>>9643550 Cali Government Code section 8571 gives the Governor the power to cancel and reschedule an election
>>9643516, >>9643641 twat thread - This is a communist-style revolution disguised as protests
>>9643435 financefag reporting
>>9643422 Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien has accused an unnamed executive producer at the network of insisting that she only book the "right kind" of black guests on her show.
>>9643412 US Navy twat w/CAP: Can't rain on our parade.
>>9643359, >>9643400, >>9643508, >>9643569, >>9643725 planefag reporting
>>9643332 Chicago Ministry of COVID Compliance Introduces "Social Distancing Ambassadors
>>9643247 U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet: Capt Leland turned over command of #Big5 to Capt Carmichael during a change of command ceremony, June 16
>>9643204 Progressive Group Tracks Cell Phones, Travel Patterns of Anti-Whitmer Michigan Protesters
>>9643131, >>9643178 diggz call on Carol Barr, wife of Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr, dies 'suddenly' at home
>>9643135 PG&E, country's biggest utility, confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
>>9643765 #12343
Previously Collected Notables
>>9642289 #12341, >>9643040 #12342
>>9639915 #12338, >>9640680 #12339, >>9641430 #12340
>>9637647 #12335, >>9638408 #12336, >>9639141 #12337
>>9635235 #12332, >>9636034 #12333, >>9636796 #12234
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#9646226 at 2020-06-17 18:00:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12347: Just the Tip of the Silent Majority Here Edition
Global Announcements
>>9502804 New HRC FBI Mail Digs, >>9503200, >>9504111
Notables are NOT endorsements
#12346
>>9645610, >>9645695 PF updates
>>9645645 Boy Scouts of America to earn New "Diversity" Badge
>>9645629 2019 Reminder: Abortionist Testifies: 'No Question' Babies Being Born Alive To Harvest Organs
>>9645554 Judge orders Mnuchin to give Native American tribes full stimulus funding
>>9645428 Court strikes down Trump rule that drugmakers disclose price
>>9645420 LIVE NOW
#12346
#12345
>>9644783, >>9644868, >>9644962 planefaggin
>>9645217 Kayleigh McEnany is on deck.
>>9645195 Dr. Brzezinski embarrasses Joe Scarborough.
>>9645168 @USNavy And that's a wrap!
>>9645114, >>9645123, >>9645140 Man Arrested After Shooting 'Protester' Hitting Him In Head With Skateboard
>>9644994, >>9645028 #BREAKING Powell Files Stunning Motion Against Gleeson: It's A 'wrap-up smear' against Flynn.
>>9644939 Anons wrote this Op-Ed Saturday.
>>9644921, >>9644997 Pressured Into Senate Race by Top Dems, Montana's Bullock Says He 'Won't Answer to Party Bosses
>>9644920, >>9645063 Senate Live feed, The whole lot of them are masked. Then Dianne Feinstein walks in without one.
>>9644903 Authorities in Germany have "concrete evidence" that missing British girl Madeleine #McCann is dead
>>9644899 Pelosi Pours $180,000 Into Facebook Ads While Calling for Advertisers to Boycott Site
>>9644882, >>9644913 CHAZ cams. More concrete barricades have been delivered, and are being set in place.
>>9644875 Trumptilla San Diego
>>9644865 ICYMI: Backstage Pass: The Road to 2016! Join members of the Trump 2016 Campaign.
>>9644828, >>9644850 Kente cloth worn by Democrats originated with African leaders who sold their people as slaves/ African Truth
>>9644822 Four Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers perform flight over neutral waters of northern seas
>>9644817 @DeptofDefense Tip of the Spear
>>9644806, >>9644816, >>9644836 Qlockfag 17th on the 23.
>>9644785 Pa. sues to stop Carlisle car show
>>9644782 @USMC Outside Voice
>>9644732 Pence: "Less than 6%..." hhmmm?
>>9644760 Special Moscow-bound flight takes off from New York
>>9644749 @ZubyMusic gets it
>>9644720 DOJ to Propose Rolling Back Big Tech's Legal Immunity
>>9644717, >>9645309 Mo Raz
>>9644680, >>9644685, >>9644688 POTUS CALL TO MEME SUPPORT: #LawAndOrder/CALL FOR GRAPHICS/MEMES: Vote Chris Jacobs/ #ObamaGate
>>9644673 Brute accused of shoving elderly NYC woman has been arrested over 100 times
>>9644645, >>9644663 Mourning Joe Panic vid
>>9645351 #12345
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
>>9644574 #12344
#9645366 at 2020-06-17 17:10:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12346: America Will Never Be A Socialist Country Edition
Global Announcements
>>9502804 New HRC FBI Mail Digs, >>9503200, >>9504111
Notables are NOT endorsements
#12345
>>9644783, >>9644868, >>9644962 planefaggin
>>9645217 Kayleigh McEnany is on deck.
>>9645195 Dr. Brzezinski embarrasses Joe Scarborough.
>>9645168 @USNavy And that's a wrap!
>>9645114, >>9645123, >>9645140 Man Arrested After Shooting 'Protester' Hitting Him In Head With Skateboard
>>9644994, >>9645028 #BREAKING Powell Files Stunning Motion Against Gleeson: It's A 'wrap-up smear' against Flynn.
>>9644939 Anons wrote this Op-Ed Saturday.
>>9644921, >>9644997 Pressured Into Senate Race by Top Dems, Montana's Bullock Says He 'Won't Answer to Party Bosses
>>9644920, >>9645063 Senate Live feed, The whole lot of them are masked. Then Dianne Feinstein walks in without one.
>>9644903 Authorities in Germany have "concrete evidence" that missing British girl Madeleine #McCann is dead
>>9644899 Pelosi Pours $180,000 Into Facebook Ads While Calling for Advertisers to Boycott Site
>>9644882, >>9644913 CHAZ cams. More concrete barricades have been delivered, and are being set in place.
>>9644875 Trumptilla San Diego
>>9644865 ICYMI: Backstage Pass: The Road to 2016! Join members of the Trump 2016 Campaign.
>>9644828, >>9644850 Kente cloth worn by Democrats originated with African leaders who sold their people as slaves/ African Truth
>>9644822 Four Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers perform flight over neutral waters of northern seas
>>9644817 @DeptofDefense Tip of the Spear
>>9644806, >>9644816, >>9644836 Qlockfag 17th on the 23.
>>9644785 Pa. sues to stop Carlisle car show
>>9644782 @USMC Outside Voice
>>9644732 Pence: "Less than 6%..." hhmmm?
>>9644760 Special Moscow-bound flight takes off from New York
>>9644749 @ZubyMusic gets it
>>9644720 DOJ to Propose Rolling Back Big Tech's Legal Immunity
>>9644717, >>9645309 Mo Raz
>>9644680, >>9644685, >>9644688 POTUS CALL TO MEME SUPPORT: #LawAndOrder/CALL FOR GRAPHICS/MEMES: Vote Chris Jacobs/ #ObamaGate
>>9644673 Brute accused of shoving elderly NYC woman has been arrested over 100 times
>>9644645, >>9644663 Mourning Joe Panic vid
>>9645351 #12345
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
>>9644574 #12344
#9645246 at 2020-06-17 16:55:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12345: Straight Count to Write the Rongs Edition
Hertz stock halted for pending news as SEC has 'concerns' about stock sale
Shares of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. htz were halted mid-trading Wednesday for news pending. The car-rental company, which entered bankruptcy protection May 22, filed earlier this week to sell up to $500 million in shares it warned could be "worthless" amid its bankruptcy proceedings. Shares of Hertz were down 0.5% before the halt, contrasting with small gains for the S&P 500 index spx. A trade resumption has not been set. Earlier Wednesday, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC the regulator had issues with the plan to sell shares, and had let Hertz know it had "comments" on the company's disclosure. In most cases companies would then halt their efforts until the issues were resolved, Clayton said.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hertz-stock-halted-for-pending-news-as-sec-has-concerns-about-stock-sale-2020-06-17
#9644603 at 2020-06-17 15:44:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12345: Straight Count to Write the Rongs Edition
Global Announcements
>>9502804 New HRC FBI Mail Digs, >>9503200, >>9504111
Notables are NOT endorsements
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
>>9644574 #12344
#12343
>>9643724 POTUS will lead an event at the WH on suicide prevention for veterans today.
>>9643652 Convicted sex offender who has more than 100 previous arrests in Custody for 92 yr old Woman NYC Street Attack
>>9643550 Cali Government Code section 8571 gives the Governor the power to cancel and reschedule an election
>>9643516, >>9643641 twat thread - This is a communist-style revolution disguised as protests
>>9643435 financefag reporting
>>9643422 Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien has accused an unnamed executive producer at the network of insisting that she only book the "right kind" of black guests on her show.
>>9643412 US Navy twat w/CAP: Can't rain on our parade.
>>9643359, >>9643400, >>9643508, >>9643569, >>9643725 planefag reporting
>>9643332 Chicago Ministry of COVID Compliance Introduces "Social Distancing Ambassadors
>>9643247 U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet: Capt Leland turned over command of #Big5 to Capt Carmichael during a change of command ceremony, June 16
>>9643204 Progressive Group Tracks Cell Phones, Travel Patterns of Anti-Whitmer Michigan Protesters
>>9643131, >>9643178 diggz call on Carol Barr, wife of Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr, dies 'suddenly' at home
>>9643135 PG&E, country's biggest utility, confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
>>9643765 #12343
#12342
Baker Change
>>9643032 US Air Force sergeant charged in Boogaloo Bois murder
>>9642959 Robert Davi: No, Kevin Bacon, This Old White Guy Will Not Just Shut Up and Listen to the Radical Left
>>9642897 Justice Department to propose limiting Internet firms' protections
>>9642888 US scrambles jets to escort Russian nuclear-capable bombers near border
>>9642852 Stars and Stripes: "The crew came in ready to [go],"
>>9642780 Brexit bombshell: Merkel orders EU states to ready for no deal Brexit - leaked document
>>9642787 World War 3: India moves warships and fighter jets into striking distance of China - PICS
>>9642729 for Keks: still got it Donald… still got it.
>>9642705, >>9642696 Butler County GOP legislator Daryl Metcalfe on Tuesday introduced a resolution to impeach PA Gov Tom Wolf
>>9642688 'SICKOS' BUSTED Huge online child abuse sting sees arrest of 16 suspected pedophiles including nurse and two Disney employees
>>9642641 Iran To Send Ukraine Jet Black Boxes To France 'Soon': Trudeau
>>9642584 Obama lived in Seattle with his Mother Stanley Ann Dunham, now known as CHAZ/Chop.
>>9642507 The first of U.S. Navy investigations into sailors accused of trafficking, housing and pimping female prostitutes
>>9642494 Millions of Doses of Malaria Drugs Are in Limbo. 66 million doses of two malaria drugs in the federal stockpile.
>>9642486 Pelosi wants committee leaders in the House to bar any lawmaker who refuses to wear face masks from participating in committee hearings
>>9642478 Comedian and actor Chris D'Elia accused of 'grooming' underage girls
>>9642461 In Scramble Amid Backlash, NBC, Google Both Release Contradictory Messages. report about The Federalist that quickly fell apart.
>>9642449 'Very Compassionate': Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Describes Visit With Trump
>>9642421 Berkeley to rename Washington, Jefferson schools after Black Lives Matter
>>9642410 Juneteenth Protests, Celebrations Planned in Major Cities
>>9642394 Beverly Hills issues Civil Emergency Order Regarding Public Assemblies in Residential Neighborhoods
>>9643040 #12342
#9644574 at 2020-06-17 15:41:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12344: Thrills n Chills, Slides n Shills Edition
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417, >>9644538 planefag reporting
>>9644478 Activists Lock Police Precinct Doors in Portland, Burn American Flag
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
#12344
#9644521 at 2020-06-17 15:35:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12344: Thrills n Chills, Slides n Shills Edition
#12344
>>9643966, >>9644032, >>9644417 planefag reporting
>>9644446 freshly posted on DJT youtube, oldie, but goodie
>>9644410 DEA Caught Concealing Illegal Activities and Money Laundering Operations 2014-2017
>>9644367 NYPD to disband plainclothes anti-crime units, reassign 600 cops
>>9644297 Oh, the hypocrisy
>>9644244 The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton
>>9644219 More to Raz than Chaz Yo
>>9644104 Ansonia Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Dealing
>>9644066 anon recommended read: Dark Agenda "Full of the sort of irony that makes great memes"
BC
>>9644060 Video: Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz discusses today's report on the DEA's Income-Generating, Undercover Operations.
>>9643954 Protesters file federal class action lawsuit against Richmond police officers for using tear gas during June 1 protest
>>9643903 Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack. 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack
#12344
#9644244 at 2020-06-17 15:07:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12344: Thrills n Chills, Slides n Shills Edition
The SEC told bankrupt Hertz it has issues with its plan to sell stock, Chairman Jay Clayton says
but you are waiting for them to return the message…..
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton said the SEC told Hertz, which filed for bankruptcy during the pandemic, the agency has issues with its plan to sell stock. "In this particular situation we have let the company know that we have comments on their disclosure," Clayton told CNBC's Bob Pisani on "Squawk on the Street" on Wednesday. "In most cases when you let a company know that the SEC has comments on their disclosure they do not go forward until those comments are resolved."
In an effort to get a piece of the market's rebound from the coronavirus downturn, retail investors are piling into bankrupt companies like Hertz. With the economic conditions improving suddenly, investors are betting these bankrupt companies are now in better shape than when they limped into Chapter 11.
Clayton said the company is aware the SEC has issues, but the regulator has not heard back yet from Hertz. When a company submits a filing to sell a security, the SEC will often submit comments back to the company asking it to improve the disclosure or any irregularities in the filing.
The chairman pointed out that in most cases when the SEC has comments, the company does not go through with the offering until those issues are resolved. Clayton did not elaborate specifically on what the issues were with the Hertz filing. Hertz said it would seek to sell $500 million in stock in a securities filing with the SEC on Monday. In quite an unusual disclosure in that filing, Hertz told potential investors that they would likely lose their money.
"Although we cannot predict how our common stock will be treated under a plan, we expect that common stock holders would not receive a recovery through any plan unless the holders of more senior claims and interests, such as secured and unsecured indebtedness (which is currently trading at a significant discount), are paid in full, which would require a significant and rapid and currently unanticipated improvement in business conditions to pre-COVID-19 or close to pre-COVID-19 levels," the filing said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/the-sec-told-bankrupt-hertz-it-has-issues-with-its-plan-to-sell-stock-chairman-Jay-Clayton-says.html
#9635519 at 2020-06-16 19:38:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12333: Rallies Are On! Coronavirus? Edition
Appeals court sides with exchanges in U.S. SEC fee row
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot force stock exchanges to conduct a costly experiment to see how the fees they charge and the incentives they offer affect brokers' trading habits.
The SEC's "Transaction Fee Pilot" aimed to shed light on how lucrative rebate payments from exchanges to brokers for stock orders that others can trade against influence the brokers' behavior.
Critics of the practice, including institutional investors managing tens of trillions of dollars, said the payments create conflicts of interest by incentivizing brokers to send customer orders to exchanges that pay the biggest rebates rather than to those that would get the best results for their end clients.
Intercontinental Exchange Inc's New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc, and Cboe Global Markets Inc sued the SEC over the plan, arguing that rebates are needed to compensate brokers for providing liquidity and that the SEC has not shown they harm the market.
Eliminating rebates would also lead to wider bid-ask spreads, making it more costly to trade, they said. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the plan "clearly exceeded the SEC's authority under the Exchange Act."
"The Pilot Program emanates from an aimless 'one-off' regulation, i.e., a rule that imposes significant, costly, and disparate regulatory requirements on affected parties merely to allow the Commission to collect data to determine whether there might be a problem worthy of regulation," the court said. The pilot program, which was recommended by an SEC-appointed committee of market experts as well as the U.S. Treasury, would have tested banning rebates for certain stocks and lowering exchange transaction fees for others.
"We accept the decision of the D.C. Circuit and appreciate the guidance it provides," SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-exchanges-lawsuit/appeals-court-sides-with-exchanges-in-u-s-sec-fee-row-idUSKBN23N2WN
#9154451 at 2020-05-13 15:24:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11717: There's No Escaping What's Coming Edition
Is China Buying BlackRock?
You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you, Leon Trotsky is reputed to have said. The same is true of China, financial strategist David Goldman writes in a recent essay. China doesn't want to rule you; it wants to assimilate you. It was, and remains, utterly ruthless. Its goal: to own the "control points" in every sphere of economic life. Goldman recounts dinner with a Communist Party of China cadre instructor whose daughter had just graduated from a top American university. "He asked if I could help her get a job on Wall Street." China knows that Wall Street is the gateway to America's central nervous system. Finance controls capital. Wall Street is the conduit of highly valuable information about all sectors of the economy. It has privileged access in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. And Wall Street can be bought.
In their book "Red Capitalism," about China's banking system, authors Carl Walter and Fraser Howie write of the role of Wall Street and the privatization of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in selling billions of dollars of shares in initial public offerings that "went off like strings of fire crackers in the global capital markets. All of these companies were imagined up, created, and listed by American investment bankers." The creation of the new SOEs out of the dross of the old SOEs is the work of Wall Street bankers who provided the "lipstick, the mascara, the pedicure, the hair weave" so that they closely resemble Western corporations and can be sold at high prices, handsomely profiting the party and its friends and, of course, Wall Street banks. As the Indian stockbroker Shankar Sharma has noted, in just one Chinese bank IPO, the government paid Wall Street $200 million. "Research reports by Wall Street banks have always been up for sale to the highest bidder, and nobody knows this better than the Chinese." There has to be someone on the buy side to pay for all this Wall Street-minted SOE paper. Nearly 40% of the BlackRock-managed iShares Emerging Markets ETF is represented by this Chinese paper. How much of it is pure dross is hard to say, as U.S. regulators in the form of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are prevented from overseeing audits of these companies. That has rung alarm bells with the SEC, which has oversight responsibility for the board. On May 4, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton warned about the consequences of the inability of U.S. regulators to inspect for compliance and enforce U.S. securities rules and regulations. Such investing entails "significant disclosure, financial reporting and other risks," Clayton said - risks that Main Street investors should better understand.
When the lipstick comes off the pig, it's not a pretty sight. That happened to two companies in BlackRock's emerging markets ETF only last month. On April 2, China's Luckin Coffee announced that some of its employees, including its chief operating officer, fabricated 2.2 billion yuan ($310 million) in sales from the second quarter to the fourth quarter of last year. The SEC has announced that it is launching a probe into the apparent fraud. Five days later, Tal Education Group, a K-12 tutoring provider, announced that it had uncovered that one of its employees had inflated sales by forging contracts. Reports suggest that the fraud could have been taking place as far back as 2016. "You need a trusted partner who is not only an expert on China but can apply their knowledge, expertise and judgement in creating portfolios that can deliver the best of Chinese markets to you," America's largest asset manager says on the "Why BlackRock for China" page of its website. Noticeably absent is any warning about the lack of oversight and enforcement of U.S. auditing standards that so worries the SEC. Instead, there's a statement on how the Chinese authorities are making their capital markets "more squarely aligned with international standards." Pull the other one.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/13/is_china_buying_blackrock_143185.html
#8576335 at 2020-03-26 21:08:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10980: Love Hearing Them Seethe
Mnuchin Forms Task Force to Confront Mortgage Firms' Liquidity
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he has formed a task force of U.S. financial regulators to deal with the liquidity shortfall that mortgage service firms may face as swaths of homeowners stop making their monthly payments. Mnuchin said he's asked the task force members to give him recommendations by March 30 on how the U.S. can address a potential cash crunch for servicers, who collect money from borrowers monthly and facilitate payments to investors in mortgage bonds.
He made the remarks during a Thursday call with members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a panel set up after the 2008 financial crisis that monitors threats to the U.S. economy. Those on the call included Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, whose agency regulates mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Mortgage servicers face potential stress because the FHFA and lawmakers are granting forbearance – a widespread payment holiday – for property owners who can demonstrate financial hardship due to the virus. Calabria said Wednesday that a lot of mortgage servicers could find themselves at risk of collapse if the coronavirus pandemic lasts for more than two months.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2020-03-26/mnuchin-forms-task-force-to-confront-mortgage-firms-liquidity
#8051403 at 2020-02-06 20:03:41 (UTC+1)
Qresearch General #10306: Keep Fighting Anons! Edition
ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago Charged With Improper Handling of ADRs
Washington D.C., Feb. 6, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC will pay more than $586,000 to settle charges of improper handling of "pre-released" American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
ADRs are U.S. securities that represent foreign shares of a foreign company and require a corresponding number of foreign shares to be held in custody at a depositary bank. The practice of "pre-release" allows ADRs to be issued without the deposit of foreign shares, provided the broker receiving them has an agreement with a depositary bank and the receiving broker or its customer owns a number of foreign shares that corresponds to the number of shares the ADRs represent.
The SEC's order finds that ABN AMRO improperly borrowed pre-released ADRs from other brokers when it should have known that those brokers did not own the foreign shares needed to support those ADRs. The order against ABN AMRO also finds that it failed reasonably to supervise its securities lending desk personnel concerning the borrowing of pre-released ADRs from these brokers.
Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, ABN AMRO agreed to return more than $326,000 of ill-gotten gains and pay a $179,353 penalty plus $80,970 in prejudgment interest.
This is the SEC's 15th enforcement action against a bank or broker arising from its investigation into abusive ADR pre-release practices. In addition, the SEC charged four individuals for their roles in the improper handling of pre-released ADRs. Monetary remedies ordered across all of these cases exceed $432 million. (List of cases)
The SEC's investigations revealed that misconduct by numerous industry participants had the effect of introducing "phantom" ADRs into the marketplace. At times of high demand for ADRs, or when supply from traditional lending sources was limited, a number of brokers sought pre-released ADRs from intermediary brokers, who obtained them from depositary banks. Many of the brokers seeking the ADRs could not represent that they owned the underlying foreign shares to support a pre-release, and so they used intermediaries, which, in turn, obtained pre-released ADRs under false pretenses, including by providing false certifications. The depositary banks that issued the pre-released ADRs and the brokers who took custody of them should have known that under the circumstances, it was highly unlikely that anyone in the chain of transactions actually owned the requisite underlying foreign shares. The pre-released ADRs that were not backed by ordinary shares were often inappropriately used for trading strategies such as dividend arbitrage or short selling, which could not have otherwise occurred.
"I would like to thank the dedicated staff in the Division of Enforcement for shining a light on, and bringing strong actions against, the abuse of the ADR pre-release process," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "The pre-release process was designed to accommodate international settlement complexities. It clearly prohibited the uncovered creation of new ADRs. The blatant misconduct identified in these 15 actions had real effects on market pricing. The work of our Enforcement Division should have lasting benefits for retail investors who use ADRs as a way to invest in foreign companies."
"The practices uncovered in these actions presented significant risks to the integrity of the ADR market," said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the Division of Enforcement. "U.S. investors who purchase ADRs are entitled to the same protections as investors in any other securities available in U.S. markets."
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-29
#7829666 at 2020-01-16 15:55:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10021: Big Day Today Edition
>>7829641, >>7829658 Democratic SEC commissioner leaving agency next month
>Robert Jackson, the senior Democratic member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced Thursday he will leave the agency on Feb. 14.
Jackson's office confirmed Thursday that he will leave the SEC and return to teaching at New York University School of Law. Reuters first reported Jackson's departure.
"Serving on the Commission has been the privilege of my lifetime," Jackson said in a statement.
"I will always be proud to have served alongside my fellow Commissioners, Chairman [Jay] Clayton, and especially the Commission's Staff, who dedicate their careers to protecting ordinary investors-and give hardworking American families the chance to build a better future."
Jackson was appointed to the SEC by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate in January 2018. He was the first Democrat appointed to the SEC by Trump, who was obligated under federal law to appoint two non-Republican commissioners.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/478560-secs-jackson-to-leave-agency-in-february
#7829658 at 2020-01-16 15:53:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10021: Big Day Today Edition
Democratic SEC commissioner to leave agency in February
Robert Jackson, the senior Democratic member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced Thursday he will leave the agency on Feb. 14.
Jackson's office confirmed Thursday that he will leave the SEC and return to teaching at New York University School of Law. Reuters first reported Jackson's departure.
"Serving on the Commission has been the privilege of my lifetime," Jackson said in a statement.
"I will always be proud to have served alongside my fellow Commissioners, Chairman [Jay] Clayton, and especially the Commission's Staff, who dedicate their careers to protecting ordinary investors-and give hardworking American families the chance to build a better future."
Jackson was appointed to the SEC by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate in January 2018. He was the first Democrat appointed to the SEC by Trump, who was obligated under federal law to appoint two non-Republican commissioners.
While Jackson's term expired in June, he was allowed to stay at the SEC for up to 18 months until his replacement was confirmed by the Senate.
Jackson was an outspoken critic of proposals advanced by the SEC to loosen post-financial crisis investment and advisory rules. As the only Democrat on the commission until July 2019, Jackson was the sole opponent of the SEC's looser conflict of interest standards for stock brokers and financial advisers.
Jackson also voted against easing the "Volcker Rule," a Dodd-Frank Act provision banning banks from making certain risky investments with the company's own capital.
Advocates for tough financial sector oversight praised Jackson for fighting against his colleagues' efforts to ease regulations.
"Commissioner Jackson has been a steadfast and effective ally in the fight for investor protection, fair markets and sustainable capital formation," said Dennis Kelleher, president and CEO of Better Markets, a nonprofit supporting strict financial regulations.
"His clear and strong voice pushing the SEC to live up to its mission of putting investors first will be missed and we urge the President and Senate to move swiftly to nominate and confirm his replacement."
Jackson's departure leaves Allison Lee as the sole Democratic SEC commissioner. Reuters reported that Trump is expected to nominate Caroline Crenshaw, an attorney in Jackson's office, to replace him.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/478560-secs-jackson-to-leave-agency-in-february
>>7829641
#7752619 at 2020-01-08 17:29:17 (UTC+1)
#9922: Fly the Friendly Skies of.....Tehran? Edition
SEC Proposes Improvements to Governance of Market Data Plans
Washington D.C., Jan. 8, 2020 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed order to modernize the governance of National Market System (NMS) plans that produce public consolidated equity market data and disseminate trade and quote data from trading venues.
"Today's action is an important step in our ongoing efforts to modernize our national market system," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "The Commission has received extensive public input on issues relating to equity market structure and access to market data, as well as suggestions for how that structure should be updated to ensure that our markets continue to best serve the interests of investors. Today's proposed order is designed to address issues regarding the dissemination of market data that affect the efficiency and fairness of our markets. In particular, we welcome public input on the specific proposed governance provisions."
The proposed order would direct the equities exchanges and FINRA to file with the Commission a new NMS plan designed to increase transparency and address conflicts of interest and other issues presented by the current governance structure of the existing NMS plans. The proposed order describes the specific proposed governance provisions that the Commission preliminarily believes would address these issues. If the Commission decides to issue an order after considering public input, the NMS plan participants would be required to submit a new plan, which would then be published for public comment before the Commission takes any definitive action on a new plan. Until the Commission takes such action, the current plans will continue to govern.
Millions of Main Street investors, whether individually or collectively through mutual funds or pension funds, have invested their savings in equity securities. The consolidated market data produced pursuant to the current NMS plans is a critical component of the national market system through which these investments are priced and traded. Market developments have given rise to concerns about whether-as currently structured-the existing plans for equity market data continue to fulfill appropriately their statutory purpose. The proposed order states that the current governance structure of these plans perpetuates disincentives to enhance consolidated equity market data feeds, which are often slower and contain less information than the proprietary market data feeds offered by the participants that control much of the voting power for the NMS plans.
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-5
#7490367 at 2019-12-12 20:23:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9580: Whose afraid of the big bad Bear?! Edition
Senators Give Explosive Critique of Wall Street's Top Cop as Mainstream Media Yawns
At yesterday's hearing, Senator after Senator probed the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, on what were clearly intentional failings to hold Wall Street accountable. The scathing rebukes of the SEC came from both Republican and Democrats on the Senate panel. But you will find no reports about that hearing on the front pages of newspapers today - or in any section of leading newspapers.
Particularly harsh in their appraisal of Clayton's rein at the SEC were Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Democratic Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
Brown is the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee and spoke at length at the opening of the session, right after the Republican Chair of the Committee, Mike Crapo, gave a far more charitable assessment of the SEC under Clayton. Brown listed example after example of how Clayton's SEC has worked for the interests of "serial law breakers" on Wall Street over the interests of "hardworking families." Brown's statement appears in its entirety below.
Senator Tom Cotton provided a scathing rebuke of the SEC's failure to stop the grossly conflicted and grossly overvalued company, WeWork, from getting its prospectus to become a publicly-traded company through the SEC's fogged lenses. Those conflicts included Neumann buying up real estate and then leasing it back to his own company; trademarking the words "We Company" and then selling it to his company for $5.9 million; and attempting to list his company with a valuation of $47 billion when it was just weeks away from running out of money.
Cotton told Clayton: "I want to talk today about the collapse of WeWork. That company just laid off 2400 workers right at Christmas - 20 percent of its workforce - due almost entirely to the incompetence, greed and possible frauds and crimes of WeWork's founder, Adam Neumann."
Cotton asked Clayton if the SEC was investigating WeWork. Clayton said he couldn't comment as to what investigations the SEC had open. Cotton raised the issue that the SEC had WeWork's prospectus for nine months before the company filed for a public offering. Many of the outrageous conflicts were enumerated in that prospectus but that didn't stop the SEC from allowing WeWork to move along with its plans to offer its shares to working families and other public investors.
Cotton brought up a Wall Street Journal report that Neumann had smoked marijuana while on a flight to Israel while he was CEO of WeWork. Cotton said he hoped that Neumann's "transporting illegal drugs across international boundaries" was being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department. Cotton stated to Clayton that despite all of the outrageous conflicts of Adam Neumann, he was paid $1.7 billion "to walk away from the smoking rubble of his company." Cotton said Neumann was able to "extract that payout because the corporate governance structure gave him 10 votes per share, a kind of super voting stock that enabled him to hold his company hostage until the other investors paid him just to go away and stop destroying its value. And he's even on a four-year consulting contract at $185 million..." Cotton added.
Cotton said the WeWork scandal was "aided and abetted by some of Wall Street's biggest banks and biggest law firms."
The lead underwriters of what was to be the second biggest IPO of the year were JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.
WeWork was represented by one of the most sophisticated corporate law firms in America, Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
The Wall Street bank underwriters were represented by another sophisticated law firm, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett.
The imagery of the WeWork disaster isn't helped by the fact that before landing as Chairman of the SEC, Clayton was a law partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, another major Wall Street-linked law firm. As Wall Street On Parade previously reported, prior to his SEC post, Clayton had represented 8 of the 10 largest Wall Street banks in the prior three years. Senator Van Hollen told Clayton that he was disappointed that Clayton is focused on "strengthening the hand of already strong CEOs and corporations at the expense of their shareholders in many cases, with the proxy advisory regulation you've proposed."
Van Hollen stated that Clayton had attempted to present the need for the proxy advisory rule as rising out a concern on the part of main street investors.
———————————–
Opening statement by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) at link
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2019/12/senators-give-explosive-critique-of-wall-streets-top-cop-as-mainstream-media-yawns/
#7410236 at 2019-12-02 06:37:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9477: The Spirit of America is Shining in the WH NEW Edition
>>7410180
List of Bilderberg attendees and CFR members in President Trump's cabinet 1/2
John P. Abizaid, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Individual CFR member)
Elliott Abrams, Special Envoy on Venezuela (Individual CFR member)
James H. Baker, Director of the Office of Net Assessment (Bilderberg attendee)
Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force (Individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
David Bohigian, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Individual CFR member)
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (Individual CFR member)
Dan R. Brouillette, Deputy Secretary of Energy (Individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR Individual member)
Richard Clarida, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR Individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary of Energy for Science, (Individual CFR member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Mark T. Esper, Acting Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, (Individual CFR member, CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Christopher A. Ford, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation (Individual CFR member)
James S. Gilmore III, United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Individual CFR member)
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, National Security Advisor (Individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (Individual CFR member)
Harry B. Harris Jr., Ambassador to South Korea (Individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Individual CFR member)
Kenneth I. Juster, Ambassador to India (Individual CFR member)
Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response), (Individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (Individual CFR member)
Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President (Bilderberg attendee)
Christopher Landau, Ambassador to Mexico (Individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (Individual CFR member)
David R. Malpass, World Bank (Individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (Individual CFR member)
Brent McIntosh, Undersecretary for international affairs, Department of the Treasury and General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury (Individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (Individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
#7129035 at 2019-07-22 06:36:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9121: Shill Fu Baker was on it! Comfy now! Learn his skills! Be a Baker Edition
>>7129025
Sullivan & Cromwell (cont)
Notable clients and cases
Advised Kraft Foods Group in 2015 during its $55 billion merger with H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation, making the combined Kraft Heinz North America's third-largest food and beverage company.[14]
Represented BP plc in its global $18.7 billion settlement in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The firm continues to represent BP in related securities and class action suits.[15]
Advised AT&T in its acquisition of DIRECTV in a $67 billion transaction in 2014.[16][17]
Advised a special directors' committee of Dole Food Company Inc. during the effort by major shareholder David Murdock to take the company private in 2013, together with related follow-on litigation.[18][19]
Beginning in 2011, advised Kodak during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring and subsequent reemergence as a public company.[20] The transaction was named Technology, Media, Telecom Deal of the Year (over $1 billion) by M&A ADVISOR[21] and Turnaround of the Year: Mega Company, by the Turnaround Management Association.[22]
Served as national coordinating counsel for German automaker Volkswagen Group in connection with the settlement of multidistrict litigation arising from the company's emissions violations.[23][24] The settlement built upon Sullivan & Cromwell's earlier representation of Porsche SE (a majority shareholder in Volkswagen), which set precedents on cross-border securities litigation.[25]
Represented Ferrari S.p.A and its principal shareholder in an initial public offering, part of nearly $370 billion worth of equity and debt offerings in which Sullivan & Cromwell represented issuing companies during 2015.[26][27][28]
Represented Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Frank McCourt in the $2.15 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale of the team to Guggenheim Baseball Management.[29]
Represented Barclays in investigations regarding manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and manipulation of the foreign exchange market.[30]
Represented a number of leading commercial and investment banks, asset managers and other companies in transactions during and after the financial crisis of 2008, including Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, American International Group (AIG), Wachovia, National City and Barclays.[31][32]
Represented Cory Maples on a pro bono basis in the appeal of his murder conviction. The firm missed a deadline in Maples' death row appeal after the two attorneys handling the case left the firm without notifying the court in Alabama.[33][34] A ruling on a denial petition was sent to Sullivan & Cromwell. However, the mailroom returned the envelopes to the court. In the 2012 Supreme Court case Maples v. Thomas, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote: "Abandoned by counsel, Maples was left unrepresented at a critical time for his state post-conviction petition, and he lacked a clue of any need to protect himself pro se. In these circumstances, no just system would lay the default at Maples' death-cell door."[35]
Notable employees
M. Bernard Aidinoff, partner and chairman of Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association
Ann Althouse, blogger and professor of law
Louis Auchincloss, writer
Michael Bryant
Jay Clayton, current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Amal Clooney
Norris Darrell, president, American Law Institute
Lori Damrosch [de], president, American Society of International Law
Florence A. Davis, president of the Starr Foundation
Arthur Dean
Allen Welsh Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence (1953-1961)[36]
John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (1953-1959)[36]
Ronald Dworkin, philosopher and law professor
Judith Kaye, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Robert MacCrate, counsel to New York Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller, special counsel to the Department of the Army for its investigation of the My Lai Massacre
Keith Rabois
Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice of the United States
Peter Thiel, technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal
Joseph Tsai, vice chairman of Alibaba Group
Mark Wiseman, Head of Global Active Equity and Chairman of the Global Investment Committee, BlackRock; former president & chief executive officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Paul Mahoney, former dean, University of Virginia Law School
DhananJaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
#6981964 at 2019-07-10 16:56:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8932: Q Drops and Dungeons Edition
Tom Steyer - Why wouldn't he sleep well ? PANAMA PAPERS, CIA groomed, Central America ?
Farallon Capital:
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/04/the-epic-hypocrisy-of-tom-steyer.php
Blood ?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-blood-therapeutics-inc-gbt-145420503.html
Web of Charities buying securities at a loss (includes Steyers OneCalifornia->OnePacifica foundations ties to San Fran & Portland)
https://familycourtmatters.org/2018/08/29/look-beyond-the-logo-and-if-a-nonprofit-is-named-in-the-news-or-even-hinted-at-in-the-news-look-it-up/
Father Roy H. Steyer : Career at Sullivan & Cromwell LLC post WWII (Alumni reads like a DS who's who)
Listed as Lt. United States Naval Reserve… worked with Nuremberg prosecution team on Nazi Aggression brief as analyst (listed last on credits.. so not prominent contributor)
* * * Need to Dig more on this but my theory is he was an OSS(CIA before CIA) plant that assembled info on NAZI's to recruit for operation paperclip
S&C what a group of globalists since civil war days
https://ourhiddenhistory.org/entry/sullivan-cromwell-capitalism-intelligence-fascism-hugo-turner-our-hidden-history-interview
Guatemala / Panama /Cuba tie-ins for this company:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1948-UNITED-FRUIT-COMPANY-Great-White-Fleet-CRUISE-Ship-BROCHURE-Panama-Canal-/362597325140
https://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/sullivan-cromwell-llp
Dulles Brothers….
https://washingtonsblog.com/2013/11/eisenhowers-drones.html
(Taken from Wikipedia)
Individuals who have worked at Sullivan & Cromwell include:
M. Bernard Aidinoff, partner and chairman of Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association
Ann Althouse, blogger and professor of law
Louis Auchincloss, writer
Michael Bryant
Jay Clayton, current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Amal Clooney
Norris Darrell, president, American Law Institute
Lori Damrosch [de], president, American Society of International Law
Florence A. Davis, president of the Starr Foundation
Arthur Dean (*** helped form NK cease fire agreement)
Allen Welsh Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence (1953-1961) (Vietnam, Cuba aggression)
John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (1953-1959)
Ronald Dworkin, philosopher and law professor
Judith Kaye, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Robert MacCrate, counsel to New York Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller, special counsel to the Department of the Army for its investigation of the My Lai Massacre
Keith Rabois
Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice of the United States
Peter Thiel, technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal
Joseph Tsai, vice chairman of Alibaba Group
Mark Wiseman, Head of Global Active Equity and Chairman of the Global Investment Committee, BlackRock; former president & chief executive officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Paul Mahoney, former dean, University of Virginia Law School
DhananJaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
#6773286 at 2019-06-17 20:05:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8663:No "Mursi" for MB Edition
KPMG Admits Wrongdoing Tied To Stealing PCAOB Information And Altering Audits
One of the big four accounting firms, KPMG, will be paying a $50 million fine to settle SEC allegations that it not only altered past audit work, but did so after receiving stolen information from an industry watchdog, according to Bloomberg.
The fine comes from a point in KPMG history that led to five of its former employees being accused of interfering with PCAOB inspections of the company.
The case stems from former KPMG officials who obtained a list of inspection targets by the PCAOB and tried to "revise certain audits" prior to inspections, in order to reduce the likelihood of the government finding shortfalls.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said:
"KPMG's ethical failures are simply unacceptable. The resolution the Enforcement Division has reached holds KPMG accountable for its past failures and provides for continuing, heightened oversight to protect our markets and our investors."
But don't worry, as one astute Twitter observer noted, we're sure the rest of those audits are all just fine.
KPMG admitted wrongdoing in its settlement with the SEC and also agreed to hire an independent consultant to review its internal controls.
The investigation ultimately resulted in criminal charges against three former PCAOB officials in January 2018. Federal prosecutors accused the PCAOB employees, who then went on to work for KPMG, of stealing information.
The SEC has stated that its probe into the matter is "continuing".
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-17/kpmg-admits-wrongdoing-tied-stealing-pcaob-information-and-altering-audits-0
#6415272 at 2019-05-04 23:20:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8203: Trolling The Big Tech Authoritarians Edition
Toronto Dominion Bank : Victims of Stanford Ponzi Scheme Make a Final Push Against Banks
In the decade since R. Allen Stanford's international financial empire was exposed as a fiction, investors in his Ponzi scheme have recouped just a tiny fraction of the life savings many of them lost.
Now a small group of individuals, backed by hedge funds, is making a last-ditch effort to recover money from five banks that they contend turned a blind eye to Mr. Stanford's fraud. In a lawsuit filed in Dallas federal court on Friday, these investors alleged that the banks "aided, abetted and conspired" with Mr. Stanford to steal from investors and that "their close profitable relationship with such a wealthy, high-profile customer led them to callously ignore R.A. Stanford's fraud."
The five banks they sued on Friday are HSBC Bank PLC, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Houston, Trustmark National Bank, and Societe Generale Private Banking. Most of these institutions had long-term relationships with Mr. Stanford and his entities, and those ties gave them insights into the fraud as it was happening, the investors allege.
In addition to filing the new lawsuit, investors in Stanford have lobbied lawmakers in recent months, met with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and pressed for the return of frozen overseas assets, according to people familiar with the matter.
Since Mr. Stanford's arrest and the collapse of Stanford International Bank Ltd. in 2009, what remains of his far-flung financial operation has been wound down by lawyers and consultants in Antigua and Dallas, where court-appointed liquidators have sold assets, sued alleged beneficiaries of the fraud and distributed proceeds across roughly 18,000 victims.
But unlike account holders at Bernard Madoff's phantom investment firm, Mr. Stanford's U.S. victims stand out for how little they have recovered. The judge overseeing the receivership has authorized $272 million in distributions, compared with the more than $5 billion lost by depositors.
That comes out to roughly 4.5 cents on every dollar in losses. By contrast Mr. Madoff's customers have gotten back roughly two-thirds of the $17.5 billion they lost, with individual claims up to $1.5 million satisfied in full. The schemes imploded two months apart as the global financial crisis peaked.
Mr. Smith, 61, never sold his claim to an outside investor. The best offer – 14 cents on the dollar – was too low for him to bite. Instead, he has spent the past decade hoping lawsuits would eventually dig up enough money to pay him more. Mr. Smith isn't part of the lawsuit.
Kevin Sadler, a lawyer for the receiver, acknowledged that the pace of recoveries have been "frustratingly slow," in part because U.S. government prosecutors didn't generate recoveries for victims to the extent it did for those who invested with Mr. Madoff.
Mr. Madoff's account holders were deemed eligible for insurance coverage from the Securities Investor Protection Corp., an industry association created by Congress that maintains a special fund to cover the first $500,000 of losses for customers of failed brokerages. SIPC also bankrolled a legal campaign by Madoff liquidating trustee that dug up more than $13 billion for creditors.
No such coverage was available to Mr. Stanford's victims, which also meant the legal fees for cleaning up his fraud had to be paid out of money that would otherwise go to victims. As of October 31, those fees and expenses totaled $224.2 million, according to court records.
"When you're not able to be outspent, that improves your ability to resolve cases successfully," said Mark Kornfeld, a lawyer who worked for years with the Madoff trustee.
SocGen also holds roughly $160 million in assets linked to Mr. Stanford in Switzerland, claiming in Swiss court that it has the right to use the funds to protect itself against potential claims. Senator Bill Cassidy (R, La.) demanded that the money be returned in a meeting last month with SocGen's attorneys, alleging it "aided and abetted Stanford's banking outside the United States." A SocGen spokesman said it was "carefully reviewing" the senators' concerns.
The other banks either declined to comment about Friday's lawsuit or didn't immediately respond to queries.
https://www.marketscreener.com/TORONTO-DOMINION-BANK-1411888/news/Toronto-Dominion-Bank-Victims-of-Stanford-Ponzi-Scheme-Make-a-Final-Push-Against-Banks-28539582/
#5912981 at 2019-03-27 00:30:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7565: Replay The Story Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>5893788, >>5896066 Baker Protocol: Do NOT Add Non-Tripcode posts from Q
>>5857423 BO on global notables
#7564
>>5912958 Lisa Barsoomian Bun
>>5912931 RR double agent theory
>>5912899 Mix-up: British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany
>>5912896 Past QPosts: Was [RR] pre selected by the DS?
>>5912824 Disney show "Elena of Avalor" uses pedophile symbols
>>5912820 Court status conference for Raniere and Bronfman tomorrow
>>5912629 PapaD: Being granted a pardon would be a tremendous honor
>>5912415 Nikki Haley at AIPAC: 'I want you to have hope'
>>5912378 , >>5912321 KEK: Mike Lee Meme magician confirmed re GND
>>5912324 Anon replays from late 2015 into 2016
>>5912314 , >>5912454 James Woods on the Dems: 'Conniving con-artists'
>>5912969 #7564
#7563
>>5911827 POTUS Says Back To The Moon By 2024
>>5911823 POTUS signs EMP EO without ceremony
>>5911771 , >>5911915 POTUS declares US recognition of the Golan as part of Israel
>>5911771 POTUS nominates Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rosenstein
>>5911754 LOOP Capital announce new deal with the Port Authority of NY & NJ
>>5911686 Anon on Game Theory: Mutli-facet Utility To Unfolding National Narratives
>>5911659 Anons' timeline of Chicago leftist politics, connections
>>5911700 New Sara: Rand Paul: 'Go after Obama officials'
>>5911653 British role confirmed in Trump spying scandal (AIM)
>>5911604 , >>5911726 PapaD tweet: The release was no coincidence
>>5911594 , >>5911599, >>5911725, >>5911856 PapaD research cont.
>>5911557 Comey to respond to the Mueller report and Barr summary on NBC
>>5911515 , >>5911549 Did the FBI retaliate against Flynn by launching a Russia probe?
>>5912862 #7563
#7562
>>5911385, >>5911390 Rogers and the meeting at Trump Tower theory.
>>5911398 US embassy pressed Ukraine to drop probe of George Soros group during 2016 election.
>>5910761, >>5910864 Anons: Anyone deemed a threat was most likely under surveillance for a long time.
>>5911339 Hussein tracking Rogers?
>>5911207 Anon's notable observations.
>>5911275 Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4.
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
>>5911435 #7562
Previously Collected Notables
>>5909889 #7560, >>5910688 #7561,
>>5907591 #7557, >>5908359 #7558, >>5909106 #7559
>>5906400 #7554, >>5906417 #7555, >>5906800 #7556
>>5902977 #7451, >>5904478 #7552, >>5904487 #7553
Notables Archive by BO (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#5912226 at 2019-03-26 23:39:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7564: Bake Your Noodle Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>5893788, >>5896066 Baker Protocol: Do NOT Add Non-Tripcode posts from Q
>>5857423 BO on global notables
#7563
>>5911827 POTUS Says Back To The Moon By 2024
>>5911823 POTUS signs EMP EO without ceremony
>>5911771 , >>5911915 POTUS declares US recognition of the Golan as part of Israel
>>5911771 POTUS nominates Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rosenstein
>>5911754 LOOP Capital announce new deal with the Port Authority of NY & NJ
>>5911686 Anon on Game Theory: Mutli-facet Utility To Unfolding National Narratives
>>5911659 Anons' timeline of Chicago leftist politics, connections
>>5911700 New Sara: Rand Paul: 'Go after Obama officials'
>>5911659 Dig on Toni Preckwinkl and Chicago politics
>>5911653 British role confirmed in Trump spying scandal (AIM)
>>5911604 , >>5911726 PapaD tweet: The release was no coincidence
>>5911594 , >>5911599, >>5911725, >>5911856 PapaD research cont.
>>5911557 Comey to respond to the Mueller report and Barr summary on NBC
>>5911515 , >>5911549 Did the FBI retaliate against Flynn by launching a Russia probe?
>>5912221 #7563
#7562
>>5911385, >>5911390 Rogers and the meeting at Trump Tower theory.
>>5911398 US embassy pressed Ukraine to drop probe of George Soros group during 2016 election.
>>5910761, >>5910864 Anons: Anyone deemed a threat was most likely under surveillance for a long time.
>>5911339 Hussein tracking Rogers?
>>5911207 Anon's notable observations.
>>5911275 Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4.
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
>>5911435 #7562
#7561
>>5910058, >>5910436 Rahm uses 'Scot-free' and the difference between POTUS/Obama's message to Black Americans.
>>5910605 Pompeo: "We will not subsidize the killing of unborn babies."
>>5910559 Mccabe Page text by Fox News on Scribd.
>>5910488, >>5910623 Cohen's office raid to remove evidence? TT fire?
>>5910393 Rand Paul: I've told Trump he should pardon Michael Flynn
>>5910392 Google News Initiative (with McClatchy).
>>5909992 Sen. King Questions NSA's Admiral Rogers About Cyber-Security (YT vid from 9/25/15)
>>5910034 Rogers timeline leading up to TT Bait
>>5910268 Reminder on Obama's Cabinet tensions at time of Rogers Trump meeting
>>5910040 Full "Complex" video on the "QAnon Conspiracy"
>>5910319 Most Democrats vote 'present' on Green New Deal.
>>5910315 WL Tweet: Role of UK in Mueller hysteria?
>>5910265 Elvin E Charity (ties between Chicago municipal bond deal and VJ/BO).
>>5910182 DS bait on anniversary of JFK's assassination.
>>5910105 PapaD interviewed Jan. 2017 by two FBI agents.
>>5910089 Nancy Pelosi laments not being able to stop POTUS.
>>5910061 Jussie Smollett prosecutor says, 'I do not believe he is innocent' after charges dropped.
>>5909995, >>5910185 They were going to issue 11 new FISA warrants (27 total) after Trump took office?
>>5909992 Sep 25, 2015:Sen. King questions NSA's Admiral Rogers about cyber-security.
>>5909990 CIA document on audio surveillance procedures.
>>5909986 Multiple rockets fired from Gaza moments ago, possible direct hit in Ashkelon, interceptions reported.
>>5909984 [0] delta graphic.
>>5909974 Injuries reported following large explosion in Chimalhuacán, Mexico.
>>5910688 #7561
Previously Collected Notables
>>5909889 #7560,
>>5907591 #7557, >>5908359 #7558, >>5909106 #7559
>>5906400 #7554, >>5906417 #7555, >>5906800 #7556
>>5902977 #7451, >>5904478 #7552, >>5904487 #7553
Notables Archive by BO (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#5911450 at 2019-03-26 22:55:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7563: Cryptic Bread Title Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
Global
>>5893788, >>5896066 Baker Protocol: Do NOT Add Non-Tripcode posts from Q
>>5857423 BO on global notables
#7562
>>5911385, >>5911390 Rogers and the meeting at Trump Tower theory.
>>5911398 US embassy pressed Ukraine to drop probe of George Soros group during 2016 election.
>>5910761, >>5910864 Anons: Anyone deemed a threat was most likely under surveillance for a long time.
>>5911339 Hussein tracking Rogers?
>>5911207 Anon's notable observations.
>>5911275 Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4.
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
>>5911435 #7562
#7561
>>5910058, >>5910436 Rahm uses 'Scot-free' and the difference between POTUS/Obama's message to Black Americans.
>>5910605 Pompeo: "We will not subsidize the killing of unborn babies."
>>5910559 Mccabe Page text by Fox News on Scribd.
>>5910488, >>5910623 Cohen's office raid to remove evidence? TT fire?
>>5910393 Rand Paul: I've told Trump he should pardon Michael Flynn
>>5910392 Google News Initiative (with McClatchy).
>>5909992 Sen. King Questions NSA's Admiral Rogers About Cyber-Security (YT vid from 9/25/15)
>>5910034 Rogers timeline leading up to TT Bait
>>5910268 Reminder on Obama's Cabinet tensions at time of Rogers Trump meeting
>>5910040 Full "Complex" video on the "QAnon Conspiracy"
>>5910319 Most Democrats vote 'present' on Green New Deal.
>>5910315 WL Tweet: Role of UK in Mueller hysteria?
>>5910265 Elvin E Charity (ties between Chicago municipal bond deal and VJ/BO).
>>5910182 DS bait on anniversary of JFK's assassination.
>>5910105 PapaD interviewed Jan. 2017 by two FBI agents.
>>5910089 Nancy Pelosi laments not being able to stop POTUS.
>>5910061 Jussie Smollett prosecutor says, 'I do not believe he is innocent' after charges dropped.
>>5909995, >>5910185 They were going to issue 11 new FISA warrants (27 total) after Trump took office?
>>5909992 Sep 25, 2015:Sen. King questions NSA's Admiral Rogers about cyber-security.
>>5909990 CIA document on audio surveillance procedures.
>>5909986 Multiple rockets fired from Gaza moments ago, possible direct hit in Ashkelon, interceptions reported.
>>5909984 [0] delta graphic.
>>5909974 Injuries reported following large explosion in Chimalhuacán, Mexico.
>>5910688 #7561
#7560
>>5909853 Sally Yates was fired before FISA signature?
>>5909820 Municipal bond deal tied to VJ and BO.
>>5909816 Rogers the Qth NSA director.
>>5909766 What happened to the 'packages' between 19:06 and 21:25 on January 30th, 2017?
>>5909711, >>5909807 Deltas: [0] based on the seconds, and for [0] deltas the seconds matter.
>>5909578 Tweet: Bridget Bade is appointed to 9th Circuit (DJT's 4th appointee)
>>5909675 Trump bringing transition meetings to N.J., reports say.
>>5909641 DJT Tweet: "Thank you to the House Republicans for sticking together and the BIG WIN today on the Border…" [1] Delta.
>>5909292 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>5909268 Brennan Tweet: "While Trump Campaign engagements with the Russians were highly inappropriate, we need to accept Special Counsel Mueller's finding that evidence of criminality was not established."
>>5909219 For the anons not hip: Definition of bake your noodle.
>>5909211 Justice Department files statement of interest in New York church religious land use case.
>>5909889 #7560
Previously Collected Notables
>>5907591 #7557, >>5908359 #7558, >>5909106 #7559
>>5906400 #7554, >>5906417 #7555, >>5906800 #7556
>>5902977 #7451, >>5904478 #7552, >>5904487 #7553
Notables Archive by BO (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#5911435 at 2019-03-26 22:54:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7562: The 'Plan' Ongoing For A While Edition
#7562
>>5911385, >>5911390 Rogers and the meeting at Trump Tower theory.
>>5911398 US embassy pressed Ukraine to drop probe of George Soros group during 2016 election.
>>5910761, >>5910864 Anons: Anyone deemed a threat was most likely under surveillance for a long time.
>>5911339 Hussein tracking Rogers?
>>5911207 Anon's notable observations.
>>5911275 Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4.
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
Baking
#5911355 at 2019-03-26 22:49:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7562: The 'Plan' Ongoing For A While Edition
#7562
>>5911339 Hussein tracking Rogers?
>>5911207 Anon's notable observations.
>>5911275 Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4.
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
Last call / Baking in 60
#5911312 at 2019-03-26 22:47:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7562: The 'Plan' Ongoing For A While Edition
>>5911101
"Why would President-elect Donald Trump discredit himself further by nominating a Goldman Sachs outside counsel [Jay Clayton] to run the already discredited SEC when the law firm's partners were funneling serious money into his opponent's campaign to make sure he didn't win. Trump has already earned the wrath of the public by stocking his administration with Goldman Sachs alumni. Steven Mnuchin, a 17-year veteran of Goldman Sachs and operator of a foreclosure mill bank has been nominated by Trump to be Treasury Secretary; Stephen Bannon, another former Goldman Sachs banker, will be Trump's Chief Strategist in the White House; and Gary Cohn, sitting President of Goldman Sachs, has been tapped to head the National Economic Council."
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2017/01/law-partners-of-trumps-sec-nominee-gave-huge-sums-to-elect-hillary-not-trump/
Let's see… perhaps…
MOAR BAIT
Bannon > Gone
Cohn > Gone
Mnuchin > /ourguy/ ? yeah, didn't think so
Clayton > Sullivan & Cromwell > Clinton
#5911276 at 2019-03-26 22:45:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7562: The 'Plan' Ongoing For A While Edition
#7562
>>5911141 Kamala's spin team helped by Haberman.
>>5911101 Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton connection and moar.
>>5911099 They intend to destroy our great Nation.
>>5910944 Massive FISA warrants after DJT elected?
>>5910894 Spreadsheet anon update.
>>5910875 Sec. General of NATO visiting WH April 2.
>>5910855 Tlaib pushes on with impeachment efforts.
>>5910805 Deep State Ukrainian non profit slush fund? US embassy implicated.
>>5910749, >>5910765 Trump tower fires.
#5911101 at 2019-03-26 22:37:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7562: The 'Plan' Ongoing For A While Edition
>>5911087
Eck?, Complex News, CSC Global, Iconix, Jay Clayton/Sullivan & Cromwell/Clinton Connection and Moar
Not saying there's anything here yet, only sharing since it spiders very far out and there's some spooky shit in here.
Calls to shovels, frens? Lot of ground to cover but looks like theres some good deep digs to be had here.
—
>Marc Louis "Eck?" Milecofsky (born August 29, 1972) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and artist.[1] He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of fashion company Ecko Unlimited.[2] He also founded Complex magazine in 2002.[3]
>In 2011 Ecko started Unlimited Justice, a social activism campaign which opposed corporal punishment in U.S. schools.[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ecko
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/marc-ecko-corporal-punishment_n_833623.html
http://www.unlimitedjustice.com/
Domain Name: UNLIMITEDJUSTICE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1624984104_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cscglobal.com/global/web/csc/digital-brand-services.html
Updated Date: 2018-11-07T06:28:46Z
Creation Date: 2010-11-11T17:22:42Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-11-11T17:22:42Z
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
>During the September 11 attacks, the company had offices on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower. All 60 employees present at the time of the attacks managed to evacuate the tower before the second plane struck.[4]
>In 2003, CSC acquired Lexis-Nexis Document Solutions[5] to supplement its Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), secured lending, and motor vehicle services.
>WMB Holdings (Williams Companies Inc) is the parent company of "CSC". [15] SEC Chairman W. Jay Clayton and his family are beneficiaries of WMB Holdings. [16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation_Service_Company
>CSC 9/11 Attacks CSC Employees Unscathed
https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-09-02-choices-usat_x.htm
>LexisNexis selling Illinois unit
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2003/05/05/daily46.html
>Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III (born July 11, 1966)[1] is an American attorney and Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
>He served as an adviser to numerous companies regarding issues related to the SEC, Federal Reserve, Department of Justice, and other agencies.[11]
>Clayton disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics that his clients had included Deutsche Bank, UBS, Volkswagen, SoftBank Group, The Weinstein Company, Pershing Square Capital Management, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Ocwen's former head William Erbey, Paul Tudor Jones, and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Clayton_(attorney)
>The rationale for Donald Trump's selection of Jay Clayton, a law partner at Sullivan & Cromwell which has represented Goldman Sachs since the late 1800s
>FEC records show that 59 of Clayton's fellow lawyers at the firm made over $900,000 in donations to the Hillary Victory Fund while one lone lawyer, Donald Korb, made two $2700 donations to Trump's primary and general election campaign. Donations from three other lawyers at the firm, Justin Decamp ($2700), Robert Giuffra ($25,000), and Diane McGimsey ($5,000) to the Trump Victory committee came after Trump was already elected President, according to images of receipts filed with the FEC
>In addition to the more than $900,000 that went to the Hillary Victory Fund, tens of thousands of dollars more were donated by Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers to Hillary Clinton's main campaign committee, Hillary for America.
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2017/01/law-partners-of-trumps-sec-nominee-gave-huge-sums-to-elect-hillary-not-trump/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_(magazine)
>Parent Iconix Brand Group
>On October 27, 2009, Iconix Brand Group paid $109 million for a 51% stake in Ecko Unlimited. It acquired full ownership in May 2013.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecko_Unlimited
>Iconix Brand Group is an American brand management company that licenses brands to retailers and manufacturers primarily in the apparel, footwear, and apparel accessory industries. Its brands are available in such stores as Kohl's, Kmart, Sears, Macy's, Target and JC Penney.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconix_Brand_Group
>Robert C. Galvin is an American businessman and the president and CEO of the Iconix Brand Group.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Galvin
#5560860 at 2019-03-07 19:39:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7110: Phone_wipe Edition
Exclusive: SEC scrutinizes fairness of stock exchange pricing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the multi-tiered pricing system used by stock exchanges favors large brokers at the expense of small ones, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Under the current system, Wall Street banks and other massive traders get hefty rebates based on how much business they funnel to exchanges. The result of this complex and often opaque system is that big users can end up trading for free, or even get paid to trade, while small brokers pay substantial fees.
Most exchange operators, including New York Stock Exchange-owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc, Nasdaq Inc and Cboe Global Markets, have embraced the system in at least some of their exchanges to help boost volumes and fatten their bottom lines.
While the SEC has not launched a formal civil investigation, it is seeking information from the exchanges on the pricing system. If the SEC were to determine that the tiered structure is unfair, exchanges could be forced to simplify their pricing models, potentially costing them millions of dollars in fees.
SEC spokeswoman Judith Burns declined to comment. NYSE and Nasdaq declined to comment on the SEC probe into multi-tiered pricing.
Cboe said it offers different types of pricing tiers catering to all of its clients and that the tiers are the result of years of intense competition among exchanges.
"At this point, we do not have plans to change our pricing schedules," said Bryan Harkins, who co-heads Cboe's markets division.
More generally, exchanges say that fierce competition in the industry has resulted in tighter bid-ask spreads that benefit all investors.
The regulatory scrutiny is part of a broader effort by the SEC under Chairman Jay Clayton to improve transparency around exchange pricing and ensure it is fair and equitable as required under the Exchange Act.
rest at link
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/Exclusive-SEC-scrutinizes-fairness-of-stock-exchange-pricing–28129155/?countview=0
#5392860 at 2019-02-26 13:48:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6893: The Most Vulnerable Edition
Big Banks Toxicity: A Global Plague
Our federal systems of justice are failing the U.S. citizenry, miserably. It is a fact, beyond consternation that federal agencies' willful blindness has fostered Goldman Sachs toxicity to the point that Sachs personnel are brazenly and flagrantly ripping off their own clients.
Now Goldman Sachs toxicity has spread worldwide!
Compounding the issues of our nation's economic security is the ability of Goldman Sachs to get "planted" deep state agents into our watchdog systems (like Jay Clayton, Colm Connolly, James Lackner, Maryellen Noreika, Clifford White III, Andy Vara and Ellen Slights).
In the past week alone there have been stories of fraud flooding the Internet with increased verbosity.
Now, Goldman Sachs is warning a stock market slump approaches.
Question is, why are federal authorities allowing this crap to thrive to the point that it is putting us on the border of a recession?
Didn't our watchdog agencies learn anything from the slickness of pre-2008?
https://www.activistpost.com/2019/02/big-banks-toxicity-a-global-plague.html
#5175281 at 2019-02-14 22:26:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6611: Sequence Complete Edition
CFR Members And Bilderberg Attendees Appointed By Donald Trump (Taken from the CFR membership and Bilderberg participant lists)
Elliott Abrams, Special Envoy on Venezuela (individual CFR member)
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (individual CFR member)
David R. Malpass, World Bank (individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Jim McNerney, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury (CFR corporate member)
Indra Nooyi, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member, Bilderberg attendee)
Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy (Bilderberg attendee)
Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (CFR corporate member)
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR individual member)
Ginni Rometty, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce (Bilderberg attendee)
Anthony Scaramucci, Director of Communications (CFR individual and corporate member)
Stephen Schwarzman, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense (CFR corporate member)
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State (CFR corporate member)
Jack Welch, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Heather Ann Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force (individual CFR member)
https://chuckbaldwinlive.com/Articles/tabid/109/ID/3582/CFR-Members-Appointed-By-Donald-Trump-Taken-from-the-CFR-membership-lists.aspx
#5057188 at 2019-02-06 21:12:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6458: BIG FACTS MATTER Edition
>>5057103
Bill Ivey ~ "[W]e've all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly. This problem demands some serious, serious thinking - and not just poll driven, demographically-inspired messaging… I fear we are all now trying to navigate a set of forces that cannot be simply explained or fully understood…"
https://www.naturalnews.com/055609_John_Podesta_leaked_emails_unaware_and_compliant_citizenry.html
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3599
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/05/25/founding-director-bill-ivey-steps-down-fromcurb-center-Jay-Clayton-named-successor/
#4889866 at 2019-01-24 19:47:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6242: Wonderland Edition
Federal Lawsuit Challenges SEC's Lifetime Gag Order Policy
A libertarian think tank is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the agency's policy of placing lifetime gag orders on defendants who settle civil enforcement cases. The Cato Institute, based in Washington, says the policy serves to silence potential critics of the SEC's vast civil enforcement powers, thereby violating First Amendment protections of free speech and a free press. The policy is particularly problematic, the group says, when as a condition of accepting any civil settlement proposal as a means of avoiding trial, the mandatory perpetual gag orders can also mask agency wrongdoing. "In effect, the government uses its extraordinary leverage in civil litigation to extract from settling defendants a promise to never tell their side of the story, no matter how outrageous the government's conduct may have been and no matter how strong the public's interest may be in knowing how the government conducts itself in high-stakes civil litigation," Cato's lawsuit states.
According to federal court documents, the SEC settlement rate has held steady at 98 percent since 2002. The provision is also standard procedure for civil settlements imposed by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, among other federal regulatory agencies. Gag orders are intended to prevent interested parties from sharing detailed knowledge of how regulators and prosecutors use their enforcement capabilities. But critics allege the silencing provisions have gone too far. "The Gag Rule is unconstitutional, unauthorized, unjustified, and operates to shield the government from criticism and reform, contrary to the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech, of the press and of the right of petition," the group asserts.
Notably, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk was targeted by the SEC over alleged misleading tweets in September. A settlement agreement was reached in just two days. "Under its terms, Musk doesn't admit or deny the allegations in the agency's lawsuit but will step down as the chairman of Tesla's board of directors for three years and pay a $20 million fine," reported Business Insider. The use of so-called "neither admit nor deny" settlements allows the government to impose punishments without actually establishing whether any laws have been broken. Defendants are targeted, and admit to no specific illicit conduct-or, "neither admit nor deny" any SEC allegations. Defendants typically pay large fines, among other penalties, but can never talk about their cases publicly.
Sen. Tom Cotton, (R-Ark.), confronted SEC chairman Jay Clayton about such practices during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Dec. 11. "If we can settle matters quickly, we can move on to other matters," Clayton said, defending the policy. "The no admit, no deny approach has enabled us to get to settlements-to get people their money back, get bad actors out of the marketplace and draw a line under the matter." Cotton responded, "One might also say that it allows a company and an agency who have both failed in a particular matter to conceal that failure from the public." "It's not the right approach in every matter," Clayton conceded.
The SEC adopted this gag rule in 1972 and has not altered or amended it since. Its stated purpose is to "avoid creating...an impression that a decree [or settlement] is being entered or a sanction imposed, when the conduct alleged did not, in fact, occur." The rule also states that any party settling with the SEC in a civil proceeding must "agree not to take any action" or make "any public statement denying, directly or indirectly, any allegation...that the complaint is without factual basis."
The Cato Institute's ambitious suit not only seeks to strike down the agency's gag rule, but all perpetual gag orders in all existing civil settlements across every federal agency. Cato is represented by the Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm. Their legal complaint hinges on the inability of the think tank to publish a memoir said to illuminate the SEC's coercive settlement practices. According to court documents, a reputable professor introduced a businessman to Cato Institute researchers on the grounds that he experienced an aggressive civil enforcement action. The memoir purportedly explains in detail how the SEC and Department of Justice prosecutors worked in tandem to allegedly target the businessman after the 2008 financial crisis.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-lawsuit-challenges-secs-lifetime-gag-order-policy_2776639.html
#4141935 at 2018-12-04 03:54:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5273: Focus Edition
Commission Statement on Passing of President George H.W. Bush
Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Dec. 3, 2018
Our nation is mourning the passing of a great leader and statesman. President George Herbert Walker Bush embodied the spirit and promise of America. His unwavering commitment to our country and his deep belief in the power of each and every American to contribute to our society provide an example that should endure.
During his Presidency, and with the blessing and support of his administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission substantially expanded its use of personal computers and management information systems, devoted significant resources to international matters and focused enforcement efforts on the interests of our retail investors.
Richard Breeden, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission during the George H.W. Bush administration, provided the following remarks:
"President Bush understood the importance of vibrant, fair and resilient capital markets to the future of America. He knew firsthand the essential role capital plays in allowing businesses to grow, hire workers, and bring innovative products or technologies to life. As an Ambassador to China and the United Nations, and Director of Central Intelligence, he understood that our position on the world stage flowed from both our values and from the strength of our free economy. He believed deeply in open competition and broad investor participation, as well as in the importance of basic decency and fair play. He abhorred overly broad, outdated or excessive regulations that provided benefits to no one. At the same time, he did not hesitate to support regulations necessary to fulfill important public interests, including, most importantly, protecting investors. He was a strong believer in the critical role of disclosure and honesty in markets, and in fighting fraud wherever it arose. He always supported our requests for the resources in technology and people that the SEC needed to protect our markets and our investors. From an SEC perspective, we could not have asked for a more supportive President."
We thank the President for his exemplary service to our nation, including his support of the SEC's mission.
https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-commissioners-100318
>SEC_TEST_D3
>SEC
Yes, I know it could mean Security/Secure but muh double meanings.
#4042203 at 2018-11-27 01:04:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5144: Safe-Smoke is Best Smoke Edition
SEC chairman says Tesla case is 'settled' despite CEO's tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman said on Monday that the agency would not revisit its securities fraud settlement with Tesla Inc despite Chief Executive Elon Musk's tweet mocking the regulator.
Jay Clayton appeared to be unaware of the Oct. 4 tweet describing the SEC as the "Shortseller Enrichment Commission," when CNBC anchors read it to him on Monday.
"He said that?" Clayton asked, declining to comment further. "As far as I'm concerned, that matter is settled."
Tesla and Musk agreed in September to pay $20 million each to the SEC after he misled investors with tweets on Aug. 7 that said he was considering taking Tesla private.
The settlement requires him to be more restrained on Twitter, prompting speculation that the agency could review the agreement after Musk's Oct. 4 tweet which came hours after a federal judge ordered him and the SEC to justify their settlement. Shares of the electric carmaker fell as much as 4 percent after that tweet.
"I think it was an appropriate settlement; one that sent a message to the marketplace, letting CEOs know that if they speak, they need to speak accurately," Clayton said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sec-Clayton-idUSKCN1NV2RO?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5bfc974504d3014784feb595&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
#1432523 at 2018-05-16 17:55:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1797: Climbing the stairway to Heaven Edition
SEC unveils elaborate fake cryptocurrency site
The Securities and Exchange Commission, worried about people getting ripped off in the boom of public offerings of cryptocurrencies, unveiled an elaborate fake Initial Coin Offering site Wednesday meant to look like one of the real-world scams.
The site advertises a HoweyCoin, a cryptocurrency meant to be used as a medium of exchange in international travel. It even includes a nine-page white paper purporting to establish the value of the coin using business and technology jargon.
But all the links to buy HoweyCoins redirect to a SEC page that contains the bad news: "If you responded to an investment offer like this, you could have been scammed - HoweyCoins are completely fake!"
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said the Initial Coin Offering market "has provided fertile ground for bad actors to take advantage of our Main Street investors."
The offerings have allowed for ventures to take investments via cryptocurrencies rather than through securities offerings, which are regulated by the SEC. As cryptocurrencies have penetrated the public consciousness, more scammy offerings have taken place, including ones advertised by celebrities such as Steven Seagal and Floyd Mayweather.
Clayton and other SEC officials have warned investors that they're at risk of being defrauded,and warned potential coin offerers that regulators are watching them skeptically.
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/sec-unveils-elaborate-fake-cryptocurrency-site
#888744 at 2018-04-04 05:28:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1104: Open the Door Edition
How do anons explain this list? I really need help here understanding how this is a good thing.
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Jim McNerney, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury (CFR corporate member)
Indra Nooyi, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member, Bilderberg attendee)
Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy (Bilderberg attendee)
Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (CFR corporate member)
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR individual member)
Ginni Rometty, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce (Bilderberg attendee)
Anthony Scaramucci, Director of Communications (CFR individual and corporate member)
Stephen Schwarzman, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense (CFR corporate member)
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State (CFR corporate member)
Jack Welch, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Heather Ann Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force (individual CFR member)
#864112 at 2018-04-02 00:58:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1072: Deep Secrets & Easter Eggs Edition
here is some revolving door bullshnaw:
Jay Clayton then: Partner, Sullivan & Crowell
now: Chairman, SEC
Brett Redfearn then: JP Morgan
now: Director of Trading and Markets, SEC
Keith Noreika then: Simpson Thatcher
then: Acting Comptroller of the Currency
now: Simpson Thacher
Joseph Otting then: CIT Bank, U.S. Bancorp, and other banks
now: Comptroller of the Currency
Steve Mnuchin then: Goldman Sachs
then: OneWest Bank
now: Treasury Secretary
Gary Cohn then: Chief Operating Officer, Goldman Sachs
then: Director, National Economic Council
Shahira Knight then: Fidelity Investments
now: National Economic Council
Dina Powell then: Goldman Sachs
then: Deputy National Security Advisor
now: Goldman Sachs
DJ Gribbin then: Managing Director, Macquarie Capital
now: Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy
Geoffrey Berman then: Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
now: Interim U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
Robert Khuzami then: Lawyer, Deutsche Bank
then: Enforcement Director, SEC
then: Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
now: Deputy U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
Randal Quarles then: Cynosure Group, The Carlyle Group
now: Vice Chairman for Supervision, U.S. Federal Reserve
#782751 at 2018-03-24 23:26:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #971: We Are The Media Now Edition
>>782669
THis list worries me tho:
CFR Members And Bilderberg Attendees Appointed By Donald Trump
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Jim McNerney, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury (CFR corporate member)
Indra Nooyi, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member, Bilderberg attendee)
Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy (Bilderberg attendee)
Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (CFR corporate member)
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR individual member)
Ginni Rometty, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce (Bilderberg attendee)
Anthony Scaramucci, Director of Communications (CFR individual and corporate member)
Stephen Schwarzman, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense (CFR corporate member)
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State (CFR corporate member)
Jack Welch, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Heather Ann Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force (individual CFR member)
#724482 at 2018-03-19 20:25:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #896: MQNDAY Edition
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>>724190
Uh, maybe someone could tweet Jay Clayton, just in case they missed this one:
https:// twitter.com/sec_news?lang=en>>724165
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#588390 at 2018-03-08 15:46:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #725: TRUST Sessions
The drop in the market yesterday was widely attributed to Gary Cohn resigning from the Trump Administration over his tariff policy. That must be a real shock because Gary Cohn has resigned as White House chief economic advisor. The press attributes Cohn's planned departure comes on the heels of a decision by President Donald Trump to impose stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. However, Cohn resigning has something far more seriously implied behind the curtain. When Trump allowed people from Goldman Sachs to enter his administration, he was not draining the swamp, but filling it.
Cohn was brought in by Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner. Kushner lost access to the most valued U.S. intelligence report, the President's Daily Brief, as the White House imposes greater discipline on access to secrets. The link between Kushner and Goldman Sachs has also been a questionable agenda behind the curtain. Cohn would NOT leave the Trump Administration simply over the tariffs on steel and aluminum. Goldman Sachs would not yield personal access to such a minor issue when Cohn personally manipulated the debt of Greece to enter the Eurozone. My sources are not so convinced about the noble position of Cohn.
Goldman Sachs, I believe, placed two other people in strategic positions - Steven Mnuchin running the Treasury who has testified his agenda is to restore Glass Steagall, which would allow Goldman Sachs to revert to an Investment Banking house and kick out the other banks from the industry - particularly J.P.Morgan and Citibank. There were 5 Investment Banks before 2007. Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns were allowed to collapse by then form Goldman Sachs' Hank Paulson eliminating competition. Now restoring Glass Steagall will eliminate competition once again for Goldman Sachs. I believed that this has been the entire agenda of this TRIPARTITE invasion of the Trump Administration.
Steven Mnuchin previously worked for Goldman Sachs but he left them in 2002. There has long been the rumor that once you work for Goldman Sachs, you remain as an alumnus and you still need to call them on something like this position.
The third less known person I believe was a plant from Goldman Sachs is Alan Cohen who took the number two position in the SEC. Alan Cohen spent 13 years as head of compliance and a board member of Goldman Sachs. Normally the head of compliance takes the fall whenever the firm gets in some trouble. Cohen has been shielded during any legal process against Goldman over those 13 years. Cohen joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as a senior policy adviser to yet another Goldman connection Chairman Jay Clayton. Cohen will deal with two of the biggest issues confronting Wall Street: Brexit and new European rules that will upend banks' research businesses.
Goldman Sachs, I believe, had placed strategic people within the Trump Administration that formed a Tripartite control over economic policy with tremendous influence that would shape the future for the firm. I believe this was an incredible strategic play to take over the Trump Administration and steer the USA into a bargaining chip for the firm in the Eurozone to fight legislation that would restrict Goldman in Europe. There is no way that Gary Cohn would depart over the simple tariff issue. There was FAR MORE at stake here than meets the eye.
These highly paid people do not walk away from million dollar salaries and bonuses to work for peanuts in government that everyone knows will be for just a brief stint. There are other considerations in play here and only a fool would think that Gary Cohn left for just a magnanimous level of principle. Trust me, if I died suddenly, my bet it would be at the direction of the New York club.
8kun Midnight Riders Posts (6)
#107489 at 2021-11-22 20:08:08 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #537: SonofBitches WILL PAY Edition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Strauss
..After graduating from law school, she clerked for then-U.S. District Judge Lawrence Pierce. From 1976 to 1983, Strauss served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of New York. During her time there, she served on the staff of the independent counsel investigating the Iran-Contra affair. She also successfully argued against attorney Roy Cohn in his attempt to overturn convictions of two Gambino family Mafia members.[11][12] She served as Chief of Appeals in the Criminal Division and as Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit.[13]
After leaving the Southern District, she worked in private practice for 30 years, primarily as a defense attorney in white-collar cases.[9] Strauss became a litigation partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, then at Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon. She later served as General Counsel of Alcoa, an industrial corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[14] She has been a guest lecturer at Brooklyn Law School, the Fordham University School of Law, and Harvard Law School, teaching courses in trial advocacy.[15] She has also served as a board member of The Innocence Project.[16]
Strauss returned to the Southern District of New York in 2018, serving as Deputy U.S. Attorney under Geoffrey Berman.[17] During her tenure as Deputy U.S. Attorney, Strauss worked on cases against Michael Cohen, Chris Collins, and Rudy Giuliani associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas.[18]
Late in the night of June 19, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman had stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District and was being replaced by SEC chairman Jay Clayton.[19] In response, Berman released a statement saying he learned of this only from news reports and that he had not resigned and would not, claiming that, as he had been nominated by a committee of judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, he would not leave his position until a successor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[20] On June 20, Barr stated that the President had fired Berman, adding, "By operation of law, the Deputy United States Attorney, Audrey Strauss, will become the Acting United States Attorney," serving until a nominee is confirmed by the Senate.[21] Berman then agreed to step down.[22][23]
On January 14, 2021, Strauss announced a $180 million fine on Toyota for violating the Clean Air Act.[24] ..
#72422 at 2021-03-22 13:47:35 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #324: Big Week Ahead, This Was Needed, Be Ready Edition
Leon Black Steps Down as Apollo Chairman in Unexpected Move
Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of Apollo Global Management Inc., is stepping down as chairman of the investment giant in an unexpected move that is the latest in a governance overhaul kicked off by revelations of his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Apollo said Monday that co-founder Marc Rowan had formally assumed the title of chief executive officer from Mr. Black, a transition the New York firm announced in January and said would take place before July 31, Mr. Black's 70th birthday. Mr. Black, who the firm had previously said would be staying on as chairman, is ceding that role to former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton, who was named lead independent director last month. Mr. Black cited health issues of himself and his wife in announcing the move.
The move is the latest in a series of changes at the firm since the conclusion of an independent review into ties between Mr. Black and Epstein. The review by law firm Dechert LLP revealed that Mr. Black paid Epstein a total of $158 million for tax- and estate-planning services, far more than was previously known. The review found no evidence that Mr. Black was involved in the criminal activities of Epstein, who was indicted in 2019 on federal sex-trafficking charges involving underage girls and later killed himself in jail. In a statement Monday, Mr. Black said the firm's first-quarter earnings would exceed analyst expectations and that fundraising was set to come in at the high end of Apollo's $15 billion to $20 billion annual forecast. "I thus view this as the ideal moment to step back and focus on my family, my wife Debra's and my health issues, and my many other interests," he said.
Debra Black was diagnosed with stage two melanoma more than a decade ago, and the couple has given hundreds of millions of dollars to fund research into the disease through a foundation they established in 2007. She has continued to struggle with the disease in recent months, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Black, meanwhile, has been battling his own health issues for the past several weeks, the person said.
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/leon-black-steps-down-as-apollo-chairman-in-unexpected-move-11616415292
#59364 at 2021-02-18 14:15:52 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #274: "Punchy Meme's Make the Bred Rise!" Edition
Apollo Names Former SEC Chief to Board After Fallout From Epstein Probe
Apollo Global Management Inc. has appointed former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton as lead independent director, part of a corporate governance overhaul following a probe into the firm's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Clayton will join Apollo in the newly-created role on March 1 after stepping down from the regulator at the end of last year, according to a company statement. He will also return to law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he worked before joining the SEC.
Clayton's appointment at Apollo follows an investigation into ties between founder Leon Black and Epstein, which found that Black paid $158 million to Epstein for various financial services. While the report concluded Apollo itself had no ties to Epstein, the firm said in early February it would appoint a lead independent director who will engage directly with management and the board.
"We undertook a thoughtful and deliberate process and are proud to have someone as distinguished as Jay serve in this newly created role that reflects the strong corporate governance enhancements we continue to implement," Black said in the statement.
As part of the governance changes, Black will retire as chief executive officer no later than July 31, while remaining chairman. Marc Rowan, one of Black's top lieutenants, will succeed him as CEO as part of a overhaul that will also eliminate weighted voting rights.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/apollo-names-former-sec-chief-to-board-after-fallout-from-epstein-probe-1.1565291
#41326 at 2021-01-13 01:46:45 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #190: Moves And Countermoves Edition
Biden to name Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair, sources say
Gary Gensler will be named chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President-elect Joe Biden, said two sources familiar with the matter, an appointment likely to prompt concern among Wall Street firms of tougher regulation. Gensler was chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014, and since November has led Biden's transition planning for financial industry oversight.
His appointment as the country's top securities regulator is expected to put an end to the four years of rule-easing that Wall Street banks, brokers, funds and public companies have enjoyed under President Donald Trump's SEC chair Jay Clayton.
At the CFTC, Gensler implemented dramatic new swaps trading rules mandated by Congress following the 2007-2009 financial crisis, developing a reputation as a hard-nosed operator willing to stand up to powerful Wall Street interests.
yet did not enforce them at all-this is a business as usual choice
A former Goldman Sachs banker and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, Gensler also oversaw the prosecution of big investment banks for rigging Libor, the benchmark for trillions of dollars in lending worldwide.
and wut was the outcome of that Gary?…..NUFFIN-business as usual
Gensler did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Biden did not immediately respond to a similar request.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-sec/update-3-biden-to-name-gary-gensler-as-u-s-sec-chair-sources-say-idUSL1N2JN2HL
gb
#24957 at 2020-12-16 20:35:56 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #113: Tectonic Shift Incoming Edition
U.S. SEC relaxes rules on company 'resource extraction' disclosures
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday relaxed requirements on oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments, completing a rule created by Congress after the government bailout of Wall Street in 2008.
The SEC voted 3-2 to adopt industry-friendly changes to its "resources extraction" disclosure rule following a 10-year industry fight to water down the measure, mandated by the 2010 Dodd Frank law passed to battle corporate corruption.
It was the third version of the rule.
The first version, adopted by the SEC in 2012, was defeated in court by the American Petroleum Institute, a trade association which argued that the measure would put resource companies at a competitive disadvantage. Republicans in the U.S. Congress scrapped a second version after the party gained control of the Senate in 2017. They deployed the then rarely-used Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn recently adopted regulations and bars the agency concerned from reissuing a similar rule. All three Republican commissioners voted in favor of the third version, which still requires a publicly held U.S. oil, gas or mineral company, or a foreign firm whose shares trade on a U.S. market, to disclose payments made directly or by a subsidiary to the U.S. federal government and relevant foreign government. Both Democrats on the commission voted against the rule, which requires only aggregated information at a national level in most cases, instead of on a contract-by-contract basis.
SEC chair Jay Clayton said crafting the rule had been tricky given the constraints imposed by the Congressional Review Act but that, overall, it achieved "the statutory objective of promoting the transparency of resource extraction issuers' payments to governments."Democratic SEC Commissioner Allison Lee said the rule does not demand the "detail" that would enable regulators to spot potential corruption. It also applies to fewer companies and raises the value threshold for disclosure, among other weaknesses, she said. Democratic commissioner Caroline Crenshaw also voted no.
Analysts said that despite the changes, the resource industry may still seek to challenge the rule in court. Investor advocates and human rights organizations said it will not do enough to fight corruption. A day before the vote, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren warned the SEC the measure would "severely undermine the anti-corruption measures included in Dodd-Frank" and urged the agency to "conduct a full and complete analysis of the potential harm caused by implementing this rule before rushing to finalize it."
Stephen Comstock of the American Petroleum Institute said the rule provides clarity for issuers on this complex issue. "Our members, who have long supported transparency efforts, will be assessing how these final rules will work with their existing reporting systems."
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-sec-disclosure-resource-extraction/update-2-u-s-sec-relaxes-rules-on-company-resource-extraction-disclosures-idUSL1N2IW1PM
#3898 at 2020-10-30 17:57:40 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #14: Time Is Almost Up For Evil Edition
SEC Scraps Proposed Rule To Raise 13F Reporting Threshold
The Securities and Exchange Commission looks like it is abandoning a rule that would have raised the Form 13F threshold for lare investors. The proposed change, which we first highlighted months ago, would have been a major blow for hedge fund transparency and would have reduced the amount of holdings that fund managers would have to disclose to the public.
Now, some within the SEC have been informed that the proposed rule change "is dead", according to Bloomberg.
As the proposed change got closer, even the two largest lobbying groups for hedge funds questioned whether or not the amount saved by hedge funds in compliance costs due to the new rule was worth it. The SEC's decision was further swayed by an onslaught of public comments from hedge funds.
James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University, said: "This shows the value of the public comment process. More people should monitor what our regulators are proposing and submit comments. The SEC is a political agency, and they do pay attention to public opinion." The SEC responded: "It remains clear that the current threshold is outdated. The comments received illustrate that the form is being used in ways that were not originally anticipated when the form was adopted. We are focused on examining these important issues before we move forward with determining the appropriate threshold."
All told, the SEC received 2,238 letters opposing the rule change and 24 letters in favor of it. Despite 90% of fund managers no longer having to file 13F's, more than 90% of U.S. stock holdings would still need to be publicly disclosed due to funds with $3.5 billion in equities owning a majority of stocks.
Recall, back in July of this summer, we first noted that the SEC was proposing the change when, in a press release they wrote that they were considering amending Form 13F to update a reporting threshold for institutional investors to a new standard that would all but eliminate the point of the filings to begin with. Form 13F was put into place in 1978 to give transparency about larger institutions and their holdings. The threshold has not been changed for the last 40 years, which prompted Jay Clayon's SEC to attempt to raise the reporting threshold to $3.5 billion.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said at the time that the change was to reduce the burden on smaller managers while keeping the same oversight on large positions from the biggest institutional managers.
"Monitoring equity holdings of large institutional investment managers is an important part of our regulation and oversight of the securities markets. Today's proposal will update, for the first time in over 40 years, the 13F reporting threshold to a level that furthers the statutory goal of enabling the SEC to monitor holdings of larger investment managers while reducing unnecessary burdens on smaller managers," Clayton said over the summer.
Back then, the agency had estimated that $68 million to $136 million in compliance costs could be saved by smaller managers: "The proposal estimates that, for smaller managers that would no longer file reports on Form 13F under the proposed threshold, these direct compliance costs could range from $15,000 to $30,000 annually per manager, depending on certain factors, resulting in direct compliance cost savings for these managers per year ranging from $68.1 million to $136 million."
The SEC justifies the move by citing the growth in public equities since 1975. "In 1978, when Form 13F was adopted, the threshold for filing the form was set at $100 million, the amount in the underlying statute and representing a certain proportionate market value of U.S. equities," it said.
It continued: "Since then, the overall value of U.S. public corporate equities has grown over 30 times (from $1.1 trillion to $35.6 trillion), and the relative significance of managing $100 million has declined considerably. The Commission and staff have received recommendations to revisit the Form 13F reporting threshold from a variety of sources over the years, including from the Commission's Office of the Inspector General."
The SEC also admitted at the time that the new rules would retain 90% of the dollar value that is currently being reported: "Today's proposal would raise the reporting threshold to $3.5 billion, reflecting proportionally the same market value of U.S. equities that $100 million represented in 1975, the time of the statutory directive."
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sec-scraps-proposed-rule-raise-13f-reporting-threshold
8chan/8kun QRB Posts (12)
#131956 at 2022-03-30 01:08:51 (UTC+1)
QRB General #890: Slo n Eezy Sat/Sun Edition
Without Registering as Stock Exchanges, Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial Account for More Stock Trading than the New York Stock Exchange
The above headline regarding Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial comes from a report authored by John Detrixhe that was published at Quartz in February of last year. The report found that as of December 2020 the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) had a 19.9 percent share of stock market trading versus 13.4 for Citadel Securities and 9.4 percent for Virtu Financial. This gave Citadel Securities and Virtu a combined stock market trading share of 22.8 percent versus 19.9 for the NYSE.
The big problem with this picture is that neither Citadel Securities or Virtu Financial are registered as stock exchanges and neither are regulated by the SEC as stock exchanges. Citadel Securities is a broker-dealer that pays for order flow from at least nine online brokerage firms and has a dubious history of regulatory fines and abusive behavior. Virtu Financial is a market maker and high frequency trading firm that bragged in its IPO prospectus that it had only one losing day in 1,238 days of trading.
the big banks also used that one too...no trading loses in several quarters
Tomorrow at 2 p.m., a Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on "Oversight of America's Stock Exchanges: Examining Their Role in Our Economy." The Subcommittee has released a revealing Memorandum that looks at the myriad problems afflicting stock trading in the U.S. and undermining trust in U.S. markets as the standard for markets around the world. Consider the following paragraph from the Memorandum which focuses on market concentration: "There are a total of 24 stock exchanges in the U.S. registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as NSEs [National Stock Exchanges] under section 6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933. Among these 24 exchanges, 17 are owned by three companies: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Nasdaq,Inc.; and CBOE Global Markets, Inc."
To put that another way, 70.8 percent of the registered exchanges are owned by just three companies - all of which are now for-profit, publicly-traded companies rather than non-profit, utility-type businesses operating in the public's interest - the prior U.S. model for stock exchanges that built the United States' reputation for running the most respected stock trading structure in the world. Accentuating the fact that stock trading in the U.S. has moved from stock exchanges charged with creating a level playing field for all participants, regardless of the size of their bank account, to a concentrated cabal of dubious actors was the announcement on May 5, 2020 that the SEC had approved an application to become a stock exchange by the Members Exchange (MEMX).
Investors in MEMX include both Citadel and Virtu along with 5-count felon JPMorgan, serially-charged Citigroup, as well as Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Goldman Sachs. (The latter three were intimately involved in providing the obscene leverage that blew up the Archegos Capital Management family office hedge fund last March, generating over $10 billion in losses to global banks.) Other investors in MEMX include TD Ameritrade, Bank of America Securities, BlackRock, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, FlowTraders, Jane Street, Manikay Partners, Wells Fargo, and Williams Trading.
Dark Pools owned by JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America's Merrill Lynch have already taken substantial trading away from lit and regulated stock exchanges and moved it into their unlit and largely unregulated trading platforms known as Dark Pools.
The SEC's rubber-stamping of this cabal to further concentrate their power over trading on Wall Street by forming a joint stock exchange is effectively endorsing a robber baron structure for stock trading in the U.S.
No congressional hearings were ever held as to whether Members Exchange represented violations of anti-trust law. It is likely instructive to know that the SEC approval for the Members Exchange came while Jay Clayton was serving as SEC Chair in the Trump administration. Clayton had previously represented 8 of the 10 largest Wall Street banks at Big Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in the three years prior to taking his SEC seat.
moar
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2022/03/without-registering-as-stock-exchanges-citadel-securities-and-virtu-financial-account-for-more-stock-trading-than-the-new-york-stock-exchange/
the CEO of Virtu actually said that pay for order flow helps retail.....kek
#126316 at 2022-02-15 01:07:39 (UTC+1)
QRB General #854: Melania Monday FF Watch Edition
Brutal Stock Deterioration: 46 Percent of Nasdaq Stocks Are More than 50 Percent Below their 52-Week High
The stock market indices that get all the headlines have failed to capture the brutal deterioration that has been occurring for months among the individual stock components of those indices.
In early February, Bank of America reported that 46 percent of Nasdaq's component companies were more than 50 percent below their 52-week highs. And the deterioration in breadth began long before February.
On December 28, 2021, Wall Street On Parade ran this headline: A Tale of Two Markets: S&P 500 Notches Its 69th Record Close as the Bottom Falls Out of the Nasdaq. We noted in the article that "On December 3 there were 585 new 52-week lows on the Nasdaq stock market versus 12 new 52-week highs. To look at it another way, 48.75 times more stocks were setting new 52-week lows than were reaching new 52-week highs. That doesn't sound like the definition of a bull market to us."
A chart published by Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist for Charles Schwab & Co., on January 31 of this year further underscored the deterioration occurring below the headline index numbers. Sonders reported that the average stock decline in the Russell 3000 was a drop of 32 percent from its 52-week highs. Equally alarming, companies in the 10th decile within the Russell 3000 had experienced an average decline of nearly 70 percent from their 52-week high. Part of the problem stems from the low-quality of companies that former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton allowed to be brought to market in IPOs by Wall Street. See our report: SEC Chair Jay Clayton Left Markets in the Biggest Mess Since 1929.
The deterioration in the market has picked up steam as inflation has proven itself to be anything but "transitory" and as the stock market prices in the possibility of more rate hikes from the Fed this year than initially expected.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors is holding a closed-door meeting at 11:30 a.m. today to decide on the Discount Rate that its Federal Reserve Banks will be charging when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) votes to raise the Fed Funds Rate. The Fed typically releases its announcement on the Fed Funds Rate and Discount Rate simultaneously following a meeting of the FOMC. The Fed can, however, make an announcement between FOMC meetings if the situation seems to require urgent action. (The Board of Governors votes on the Discount Rate while the FOMC votes on the Fed Funds Rate.) The next regularly-scheduled meeting of the FOMC is set for March 15-16.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors held an earlier closed-door meeting on January 18, also to make a review and determination of the Discount Rate. The January 18 meeting was not followed by an announcement of any increase in either the Discount Rate or Fed Funds rate. Since that time, however, inflation in the U.S. has ratcheted up and rhetoric in the press has grown that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has fallen behind the curve in keeping inflation in check.
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2022/02/brutal-stock-deterioration-46-percent-of-nasdaq-stocks-are-more-than-50-percent-below-their-52-week-high/
#94895 at 2021-09-23 19:50:00 (UTC+1)
QRB General #611: TheY'r Narratives Don't Stick Think Mirror Edition
Globals
HELP WANTED: learn how to bake today! Ask any baker
Endchan site has 3 possible extensions: .net, .org, .gg New PSA
>>92136 Copy POSTS w/IMAGES you want to access after 24 hours on endchan.net/qrbunker. NOT Gerbil's board. NEW
>>82749 Guidelines on CP, what to report in addition to illegal images
Notables
are not endorsements
#610
>>94813, >>94833, >>94841, >>94853, >>94861, >>94885 Thirstday planefaggin
>>94885 PM Modi meets Australian counterpart Morrison in US ahead of 1st in-person Quad Summit
>>94881, >>94883 Evergrande Selective Default: Offshore Bondholders "Run Out Of Hope" For Coupon Payment
>>94880 LIVE STREAM LA PALMA
>>94875 volcano eruption has been reported in Guatemala in the west of the country
>>94870, >>94871 Sidney Powell: The Court Has Given Us A 'Two-Hour Deposition' Of Dominion's Eric Coomer
>>94868 Powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Mexican coast
>>94860 Feds Give Planned Parenthood Millions in Pandemic Relief After Ruling it Ineligible for Gov't Aid
>>94852 DeSantis Office: Over Half Of Those Seeking Lifesaving COVID-19 Treatment In South Florida Fully Vaccinated
>>94850 Fed Reverse Repo Soars To Record $1.35 Trillion After Fed Doubles Counteparty Limit
>>94845, >>94846 Moderna CEO Sees 'Return To Normal' Life In A Year If We All Take Vaccine Booster Shots Indefinitely
>>94844, >>94847 Merkel Bear to commemorate 16 year plan comes to a close.
>>94843 Two MORE UK energy suppliers collapse as gas crisis deepens, over 1.5 million customers reportedly affected
>>94842 Supreme Court of New York has dismissed the Dominion case against Rudy Giuliani.
>>94840, >>94849 New York's New Gov Threatens To Replace Unvaccinated Hospital Workers With 'Foreigners'
>>94837 Hunter Biden Tried To Charge Libya $2 Million To Recover Billions Frozen By Obama Administration
>>94835 Rest Day: Joe Biden Goes Back in the Bunker with No Public Events
>>94834 Biden Regime to Release Info on Trump and Jan. 6 to Congress - Trump to Cite "Executive Privilege"
>>94833 Top US military official meets Russian counterpart in Finland
>>94832 Tucker Carlson Reveals 'Satanism' Powerpoint Slide Presented To Army To Promote Vaccination
>>94820 Biden Pushing For Dishonourable Discharges, Court Martials For Troops Who Refuse Vaccines
>>94819 Hazelwood, Missouri School District Restricts Homecoming to Only VACCINATED Students
>>94808 Competitive inhibition is one of the main way probiotocs work against "stomach' bugs
>>94806, >>94807 Judge Emmet Sullivan unsealed an additional 11-pages of documents showing FBI was targeting General Michael Flynn.
>>94805 7th floor diggz
>>94894 #610
#609
>>94715, >>94717, >>94731, >>94737, >>94778 Thurzday planefagg'n
>>94775 South Korean President Travels to Hawaii to Repatriate US Servicemember's Remains - Biden Admin Skips Event, Sends No One
>>94769 Richard Grenell: can ask his long term friend "Wendy"? And why are US employees of the Embassy in Kabul abandoned?
>>94768 2 dozen Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, fly near Taiwan in apparent show of force
>>94767 Pennsylvania Republicans find 'alarming discrepancy' twice the margin of Biden's victory
>>94764 Federal court vacates gun rights ruling on restricting buyers under 21A U.S.
>>94759, >>94771, >>94772 New York State Health Commissioner Has Resigned, Hochul Says
>>94757, >>94758 Live updates: Biden's envoy to Haiti resigns over 'inhumane' treatment of Haitian migrants
>>94756 FOIA Request Confirms Jen Psaki is On the Israeli Payroll (SHE WORKED FOR ISRAEL'S PRIVATE SPY FIRM!)
>>94755 Dr. Shiva will be involved in the audit results friday
>>94754 Aussie Media companies successfully challenge ban on aerial protest telecasts
>>94747 Update to US/UK meeting: Psaki: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Did Not Ask For White House Permission Before Talking to Media, That is Why He Was Cut Off
>>94745 Sidney Powell Announces Her Legal Team Will Depose Dominion's Eric Coomer for Questioning Later Today
>>94723 Report: Social Media Giants Helping Lead Haitian Migrants to Texas
>>94719 Evergrande's EV Unit Has Stopped Paying Staff, Factory Suppliers
>>94716 Dell announces $5 billion share-buyback program
>>94713, >>94714 U S Special Forces Combat Footage in Afghanistan Helmet Cam Live Action
>>94701, >>94729 MORE LEAKED AUDIO: Steve Chucri RIPS Clint Hickman - "He is a LIAR... CLINT IS TOO DEFENSIVE OF DOMINION". "Misinformation"
>>94699 Two Afghans Brought to U.S. Charged with Child Sex Crimes, Strangling Wife While Living on WI Military Base
>>94693 Former CVS CEO Larry Merlo made millions - while teaching employees white privilege is the problem
>>94675 (video) Why is Dominion Hiding So Much Information from the Public
>>94673, >>94677, >>94680, >>94681, >>94793 Jim Watkins: The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of "Men who wanted to be left Alone".../ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.
>>94794 #609
#608
>>94566, >>94578, >>94620, >>94622 Wenzday Night planefaggotry
>>94661 Jim Jordan: It always falls apart for Democrats: ........................
>>94628 Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake/Chinese Estates Holdings
>>94621 Wendy needs intros to State reps who change laws that are on her side of audits
>>94601 Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director rt >>94582
>>94587 Prosecutors Lost A Fight To Keep A Set Of Jan. 6 Capitol Surveillance Videos Under Seal
>>94586 "Biden Finally Forced To Stop Lying"
>>94582 Former SEC Chair Clayton Directed Perkins Coie to Draft Memo Giving Ethereum and Bitcoin Unique Advantage in Crypto Space.................
>>94581 Gen Flynn: Abolish the FBI
>>94578 Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for visit to the United States on Wednesday.
>>94574 Potus/Q Dossier dismissed asFAKE/BASELESS.
>>94572 Ivermectin in Japan
>>94568 Durham is about to make Clinton's nightmare come true.
>>94562, >>94563, >>94567 Veritas PART 2: @US_FDA Official: 'Blow Darting African Americans Is Where We're Going...Just Shoot Everyone'
>>94561, >>94565 The Biden administration is seeking a private contractor to operate a migrant detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guant?namo Bay
>>94554 Walt to be thawed Dec 2021
>>94665 #608
Previously Collected Notables:
>>94543 #607
>>93714 #601, >>93836 #602, >>93972 #603, >>94151 #604, >>94316 #605, >>94419 #606
>>92813 #595, >>92922 #596, >>93036 #597, >>93171 #598, >>93371 #599, >>93583 #600
>>92146 #589, >>92307 #590, >>92391 #591, >>92528 #592, >>92635 #593, >>92716 #594
QRB notables archived here >>>/qrb/9528
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#94796 at 2021-09-23 16:34:34 (UTC+1)
QRB General #610: What's In Your Bowl? Edition
Globals
HELP WANTED: learn how to bake today! Ask any baker
Endchan site has 3 possible extensions: .net, .org, .gg New PSA
>>92136 Copy POSTS w/IMAGES you want to access after 24 hours on endchan.net/qrbunker. NOT Gerbil's board. NEW
>>82749 Guidelines on CP, what to report in addition to illegal images
Notables
are not endorsements
#609
>>94715, >>94717, >>94731, >>94737, >>94778 Thurzday planefagg'n
>>94775 South Korean President Travels to Hawaii to Repatriate US Servicemember's Remains - Biden Admin Skips Event, Sends No One
>>94769 Richard Grenell: can ask his long term friend "Wendy"? And why are US employees of the Embassy in Kabul abandoned?
>>94768 2 dozen Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, fly near Taiwan in apparent show of force
>>94767 Pennsylvania Republicans find 'alarming discrepancy' twice the margin of Biden's victory
>>94764 Federal court vacates gun rights ruling on restricting buyers under 21A U.S.
>>94759, >>94771, >>94772 New York State Health Commissioner Has Resigned, Hochul Says
>>94757, >>94758 Live updates: Biden's envoy to Haiti resigns over 'inhumane' treatment of Haitian migrants
>>94756 FOIA Request Confirms Jen Psaki is On the Israeli Payroll (SHE WORKED FOR ISRAEL'S PRIVATE SPY FIRM!)
>>94755 Dr. Shiva will be involved in the audit results friday
>>94754 Aussie Media companies successfully challenge ban on aerial protest telecasts
>>94747 Update to US/UK meeting: Psaki: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Did Not Ask For White House Permission Before Talking to Media, That is Why He Was Cut Off
>>94745 Sidney Powell Announces Her Legal Team Will Depose Dominion's Eric Coomer for Questioning Later Today
>>94723 Report: Social Media Giants Helping Lead Haitian Migrants to Texas
>>94719 Evergrande's EV Unit Has Stopped Paying Staff, Factory Suppliers
>>94716 Dell announces $5 billion share-buyback program
>>94713, >>94714 U S Special Forces Combat Footage in Afghanistan Helmet Cam Live Action
>>94701, >>94729 MORE LEAKED AUDIO: Steve Chucri RIPS Clint Hickman - "He is a LIAR... CLINT IS TOO DEFENSIVE OF DOMINION". "Misinformation"
>>94699 Two Afghans Brought to U.S. Charged with Child Sex Crimes, Strangling Wife While Living on WI Military Base
>>94693 Former CVS CEO Larry Merlo made millions - while teaching employees white privilege is the problem
>>94675 (video) Why is Dominion Hiding So Much Information from the Public
>>94673, >>94677, >>94680, >>94681, >>94793 Jim Watkins: The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of "Men who wanted to be left Alone".../ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.
>>94794 #609
#608
>>94566, >>94578, >>94620, >>94622 Wenzday Night planefaggotry
>>94661 Jim Jordan: It always falls apart for Democrats: ........................
>>94628 Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake/Chinese Estates Holdings
>>94621 Wendy needs intros to State reps who change laws that are on her side of audits
>>94601 Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director rt >>94582
>>94587 Prosecutors Lost A Fight To Keep A Set Of Jan. 6 Capitol Surveillance Videos Under Seal
>>94586 "Biden Finally Forced To Stop Lying"
>>94582 Former SEC Chair Clayton Directed Perkins Coie to Draft Memo Giving Ethereum and Bitcoin Unique Advantage in Crypto Space.................
>>94581 Gen Flynn: Abolish the FBI
>>94578 Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for visit to the United States on Wednesday.
>>94574 Potus/Q Dossier dismissed asFAKE/BASELESS.
>>94572 Ivermectin in Japan
>>94568 Durham is about to make Clinton's nightmare come true.
>>94562, >>94563, >>94567 Veritas PART 2: @US_FDA Official: 'Blow Darting African Americans Is Where We're Going...Just Shoot Everyone'
>>94561, >>94565 The Biden administration is seeking a private contractor to operate a migrant detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guant?namo Bay
>>94554 Walt to be thawed Dec 2021
>>94665 #608
#607
>>94463, >>94467, >>94475, >>94478, >>94480, >>94496 Wenzday planefaggotry
>>94540 This is What Tyranny Looks Like: Absolute Mayhem in Australia;
>>94535 Japan to donate 30 mil. additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine
>>94534 AMC CEO suggests Dogecoin could be accepted at theaters: 'Stay tuned'
>>94518 Callin on Gates to come clean in AZ audit
>>94516 Fla: Ladapo says public health is about all health, not just one respiratory virus. And that we're done with fear.
>>94513, >>94517 Haiti Q's
>>94509, >>94510, >>94511 FDA: All-cause mortality
>>94508 Biden Admin planning to open Haitian detention center in Guantanamo Bay, per govt records
>>94507 Code Red Climate
>>94506 Huma Abedin in conversation with Hillary Clinton. November 4 at 92nd Street Y in NYC.
>>94505 Code Red Congress
>>94504 Lithuania has imposed very severe measures against people who do not have a Covid Pass.
>>94502 24 States threatening to sue the Biden adminstration over vaccine mandates
>>94500, >>94501 Isolation & Quarantine Team Consultants
>>94499 Moar resignations/ship jumps kek
>>94498 October 1st we hit the Debt Ceiling (Panic in DC)?
>>94497 Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer announced he will be stepping down from his role after 13 years.
>>94495 Laundrie: nb4 they find him suicided on the 24th of arizon audit release
>>94493 Sidney Powell: The Court Has Given Us A 'Two-Hour Deposition' Of Dominion's Eric Coomer
>>94492 Brazil Pledges Third 100 Basis-Point Hike as Inflation Soars
>>94450, >>94453, >>94456, >>94458, >>94459, >>94460, >>94462, >>94465, >>94464, >>94465, >>94466 Statistics, Spontaneous abortion, really?
>>94448 2017 Daszak Admits Fauci Funded Chinese Coronavirus Research at Conference Featuring Hunter Biden-Linked Pandemic Group
>>94446, >>94450 COVID Vaccine May Not Be Safe For Pregnant Women, New England Journal Of Medicine Finally Admits
>>94444 'Violates Civil Rights Act of 1964' - United Airlines Employees Sue Over Company's Covid Vaccine Mandate
>>94440, >>94441, >>94442 Black Lives Matter Is Threatening An 'Uprising' Against 'Racist' Vaccine Mandates
>>94438 The Meaning of the FDA Resignations
>>94437 Corbett Report: Fighting Vaccine Mandates - #SolutionsWatch
>>94436 Scavino: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙨 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙄𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙄𝘿...
>>94429 Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, says tapering of bond buying coming 'soon...Dot-Plot Shows Rate-Hike In 2022'
>>94543 #607
Previously Collected Notables:
>>93714 #601, >>93836 #602, >>93972 #603, >>94151 #604, >>94316 #605, >>94419 #606
>>92813 #595, >>92922 #596, >>93036 #597, >>93171 #598, >>93371 #599, >>93583 #600
>>92146 #589, >>92307 #590, >>92391 #591, >>92528 #592, >>92635 #593, >>92716 #594
QRB notables archived here >>>/qrb/9528
Notables aggregator https://wearethene.ws
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#94680 at 2021-09-23 06:02:47 (UTC+1)
QRB General #609: Incoming Edition
>>94677
<>Everyone has a choice to make.
>>94582 /lb
<Former SEC Chairman Clayton Directed Perkins Coie
>>94601 /lb
following his service as Chair of the U.$. $ecuritie$ and Exchange Commi$$ion ("SEC")
<>Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director
[JC][$][LID / GATEkeepR$]
>> James ComeY { <served on what prev. board$ or [LID / GATEkeepR$] }
>> James Clapper { Director of National [i]ntelligence }
>> John Carlin { Assistant Attorney General, Head of DOJ's National Security Division }
https://qagg.news/?wordsearch=on&q=SEC { Q Drops: 121 <PAL-in-DROME }
4871 (20) (2)
Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 10/15/2020 12:15:30 ID: 39e696
NAT Security also Secure">SEC concerns
re: blackmail [gain control] of J. Biden by Russia, China and/or other foreign [or domestic] entities?
US Intel apparatus [reports?]?
Clear and Present Danger?
Q
4647 (21) (3)
Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 09/10/2020 16:20:41 ID: 01bac9
The illegal spy campaign by 44 [upstream collection] went far beyond that of 45s transition team.
44, Brennan-lead + [F] assist.
Matters of NAT Security also Secure">SEC.
Q
1504 (10) (1)
What came out in IG report?
JC gmail.
They all had them.
Re_read drops re: private emails re: convicting HRC = convicting themselves.
Why did the entire Hussein admin use private emails?
ES is KEY.
What a wonderful day.
Q
Michael Sussmann is a partner in the Privacy and Data Security Practice at Perkins Coie LLP,
focusing on consumer privacy, computer and network intrusions,
Internet- and technology-related investigations,
surveillance and regulatory compliance andnational security issues.
https://archive.is/https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/michael-sussmann.html
#94667 at 2021-09-23 04:07:32 (UTC+1)
QRB General #609: Incoming Edition
Globals
HELP WANTED: learn how to bake today! Ask any baker
Endchan site has 3 possible extensions: .net, .org, .gg New PSA
>>92136 Copy POSTS w/IMAGES you want to access after 24 hours on endchan.net/qrbunker. NOT Gerbil's board. NEW
>>82749 Guidelines on CP, what to report in addition to illegal images
Notables
are not endorsements
#608
>>94566, >>94578, >>94620, >>94622 Wenzday Night planefaggotry
>>94661 Jim Jordan: It always falls apart for Democrats: ........................
>>94628 Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake/Chinese Estates Holdings
>>94621 Wendy needs intros to State reps who change laws that are on her side of audits
>>94601 Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director rt >>94582
>>94587 Prosecutors Lost A Fight To Keep A Set Of Jan. 6 Capitol Surveillance Videos Under Seal
>>94586 "Biden Finally Forced To Stop Lying"
>>94582 Former SEC Chair Clayton Directed Perkins Coie to Draft Memo Giving Ethereum and Bitcoin Unique Advantage in Crypto Space.................
>>94581 Gen Flynn: Abolish the FBI
>>94578 Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for visit to the United States on Wednesday.
>>94574 Potus/Q Dossier dismissed asFAKE/BASELESS.
>>94572 Ivermectin in Japan
>>94568 Durham is about to make Clinton's nightmare come true.
>>94562, >>94563, >>94567 Veritas PART 2: @US_FDA Official: 'Blow Darting African Americans Is Where We're Going...Just Shoot Everyone'
>>94561, >>94565 The Biden administration is seeking a private contractor to operate a migrant detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guant?namo Bay
>>94554 Walt to be thawed Dec 2021
>>94665 #608
#607
>>94463, >>94467, >>94475, >>94478, >>94480, >>94496 Wenzday planefaggotry
>>94540 This is What Tyranny Looks Like: Absolute Mayhem in Australia;
>>94535 Japan to donate 30 mil. additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine
>>94534 AMC CEO suggests Dogecoin could be accepted at theaters: 'Stay tuned'
>>94518 Callin on Gates to come clean in AZ audit
>>94516 Fla: Ladapo says public health is about all health, not just one respiratory virus. And that we're done with fear.
>>94513, >>94517 Haiti Q's
>>94509, >>94510, >>94511 FDA: All-cause mortality
>>94508 Biden Admin planning to open Haitian detention center in Guantanamo Bay, per govt records
>>94507 Code Red Climate
>>94506 Huma Abedin in conversation with Hillary Clinton. November 4 at 92nd Street Y in NYC.
>>94505 Code Red Congress
>>94504 Lithuania has imposed very severe measures against people who do not have a Covid Pass.
>>94502 24 States threatening to sue the Biden adminstration over vaccine mandates
>>94500, >>94501 Isolation & Quarantine Team Consultants
>>94499 Moar resignations/ship jumps kek
>>94498 October 1st we hit the Debt Ceiling (Panic in DC)?
>>94497 Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer announced he will be stepping down from his role after 13 years.
>>94495 Laundrie: nb4 they find him suicided on the 24th of arizon audit release
>>94493 Sidney Powell: The Court Has Given Us A 'Two-Hour Deposition' Of Dominion's Eric Coomer
>>94492 Brazil Pledges Third 100 Basis-Point Hike as Inflation Soars
>>94450, >>94453, >>94456, >>94458, >>94459, >>94460, >>94462, >>94465, >>94464, >>94465, >>94466 Statistics, Spontaneous abortion, really?
>>94448 2017 Daszak Admits Fauci Funded Chinese Coronavirus Research at Conference Featuring Hunter Biden-Linked Pandemic Group
>>94446, >>94450 COVID Vaccine May Not Be Safe For Pregnant Women, New England Journal Of Medicine Finally Admits
>>94444 'Violates Civil Rights Act of 1964' - United Airlines Employees Sue Over Company's Covid Vaccine Mandate
>>94440, >>94441, >>94442 Black Lives Matter Is Threatening An 'Uprising' Against 'Racist' Vaccine Mandates
>>94438 The Meaning of the FDA Resignations
>>94437 Corbett Report: Fighting Vaccine Mandates - #SolutionsWatch
>>94436 Scavino: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙨 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙄𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙄𝘿...
>>94429 Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, says tapering of bond buying coming 'soon...Dot-Plot Shows Rate-Hike In 2022'
>>94543 #607
#606
>>94372, >>94392, >>94393, >>94408 Wenzday planefaggotry
>>94417 GOP delivers 3 articles of peachmints for Botus
>>94410 Former treasury secretaries warn Congress debt limit default would be 'detrimental'
>>94402 firmly holding a banana to his ear: Biden holds first call with French President Macron since diplomatic crisis erupted
>>94401 "Classified" discovery in the Michael Sussmann case.
>>94396 Killery does Oxford
>>94394, >>94395, >>94397, >>94399 Stephen Richer (Maricopa County Recorder) is expected to be the next resignation.
>>94390, >>94391 DWS/Sussman/super PAC for Killery?
>>94389 President of Croatia says they are done jabbing.
>>94388 Amazon has rewarded eight workers who got vaccinated with free cars or $100,000 payouts
>>94385 Chinese defector claims first #COVID19 outbreak was INTENTIONAL and happened in October 2019 at Military World Games in Wuhan
>>94380 New York State voters will be asked to approve three CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS on voting and override a prior reform on redistricting.
>>94378 Trump filed a $100 million lawsuit Tuesday against his estranged niece, Mary Trump, and the New York Times,
>>94377 45 on using debt ceiling as negotiation tool
>>94375 Flake back in the Capitol again today, with his old colleagues to discuss his nomination for ambassador to Turkey.
>>94374 Hacker group Anonymous dumps 150 gigabytes of data including names, passwords and home addresses of far-right website administrators
>>94369 Embarrassing photos backstabbing former press secretary Stephanie Grisham on her back with her legs in the air on White House floor on election night 2020
>>94366 #FJB just released a new Build Back Better Video
>>94365, >>94371 Seth Rich was killed in the same month Sussman and Elias started pushing the fake Russia conspiracy.
>>94364, >>94367 Romanian government has closed all vaccine centres because 70% of the citizens won't get the jab.
>>94363, >>94382 45 on Glenn Beck radio this am
>>94362 Seth Keshel: Timing is everything. The Arizona audit report will be made public this Friday.
>>94356, >>94357 Republicans sue over excess campaign donations to Whitmer
>>94355 From BP source in Del Rio: "We are releasing family groups (couples who claim female is pregnant). Family units (Families w/ children)
>>94344 Germany warns of lost U.S. trust over Australia deal as France wins EU support
>>94332 Taiwan submits bid to join CPTPP trade pact
>>94331 AZ: Pulitzer Identifies Randy Pullen As The RINO Behind The Push to HIDE Critical Audit Details
>>94330 Avro Energy and Green both go into administration leaving 850,000 without a supplier
>>94328 Joffee: The fundamental problem is we never designed an infrastructure that provides for end-to-end responsibility and authentication
>>94325 Switzerland: 2030 agenda framework in place at UN meeting
>>94419 #606
Previously Collected Notables:
>>93714 #601, >>93836 #602, >>93972 #603, >>94151 #604, >>94316 #605
>>92813 #595, >>92922 #596, >>93036 #597, >>93171 #598, >>93371 #599, >>93583 #600
>>92146 #589, >>92307 #590, >>92391 #591, >>92528 #592, >>92635 #593, >>92716 #594
QRB notables archived here >>>/qrb/9528
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#94665 at 2021-09-23 04:06:36 (UTC+1)
QRB General #608: Code Red For Dims Kek Edition
#608
>>94566, >>94578, >>94620, >>94622 Wenzday Night planefaggotry
>>94661 Jim Jordan: It always falls apart for Democrats: ........................
>>94628 Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake/Chinese Estates Holdings
>>94621 Wendy needs intros to State reps who change laws that are on her side of audits
>>94601 Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director rt >>94582
>>94587 Prosecutors Lost A Fight To Keep A Set Of Jan. 6 Capitol Surveillance Videos Under Seal
>>94586 "Biden Finally Forced To Stop Lying"
>>94582 Former SEC Chair Clayton Directed Perkins Coie to Draft Memo Giving Ethereum and Bitcoin Unique Advantage in Crypto Space.................
>>94581 Gen Flynn: Abolish the FBI
>>94578 Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for visit to the United States on Wednesday.
>>94574 Potus/Q Dossier dismissed asFAKE/BASELESS.
>>94572 Ivermectin in Japan
>>94568 Durham is about to make Clinton's nightmare come true.
>>94562, >>94563, >>94567 Veritas PART 2: @US_FDA Official: 'Blow Darting African Americans Is Where We're Going...Just Shoot Everyone'
>>94561, >>94565 The Biden administration is seeking a private contractor to operate a migrant detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guant?namo Bay
>>94554 Walt to be thawed Dec 2021
#608
hold em
bacon
#94636 at 2021-09-23 03:18:35 (UTC+1)
QRB General #608: Code Red For Dims Kek Edition
#608
>>94566, >>94578, >>94620, >>94622 Wenzday Night planefaggotry
>>94628 Evergrande's second-biggest shareholder plans to sell entire stake/Chinese Estates Holdings
>>94621 Wendy needs intros to State reps who change laws that are on her side of audits
>>94601 Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director rt >>94582
>>94587 Prosecutors Lost A Fight To Keep A Set Of Jan. 6 Capitol Surveillance Videos Under Seal
>>94586 "Biden Finally Forced To Stop Lying"
>>94582 Former SEC Chair Clayton Directed Perkins Coie to Draft Memo Giving Ethereum and Bitcoin Unique Advantage in Crypto Space.................
>>94581 Gen Flynn: Abolish the FBI
>>94578 Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for visit to the United States on Wednesday.
>>94574 Potus/Q Dossier dismissed asFAKE/BASELESS.
>>94572 Ivermectin in Japan
>>94568 Durham is about to make Clinton's nightmare come true.
>>94562, >>94563, >>94567 Veritas PART 2: @US_FDA Official: 'Blow Darting African Americans Is Where We're Going...Just Shoot Everyone'
>>94561, >>94565 The Biden administration is seeking a private contractor to operate a migrant detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guant?namo Bay
>>94554 Walt to be thawed Dec 2021
#608
just to let ya's know imma keepin up
#94601 at 2021-09-23 02:31:21 (UTC+1)
QRB General #608: Code Red For Dims Kek Edition
>>94595
from February 18, 2021
Apollo Appoints Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo" or the "Firm") today announced that Jay Clayton has been appointed to serve as Lead Independent Director of its Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2021. Mr. Clayton assumes this newly created role following his service as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") from May 2017 through December 2020.
https://www.apollo.com/stockholders/press-releases/2021/02-18-2021-113016273
#91397 at 2021-09-14 14:49:06 (UTC+1)
QRB General #584: "Beware the Woman in the White Dress" Edition
>>91396
2 of 2
This is Gensler's statement from his written opening remarks for today's hearing on market structure: "I believe it's appropriate to look at ways to freshen up the SEC's rules to ensure that our equity markets reflect our mission and are as efficient and competitive as they could be. I think it's time we take a broad view about what the market structure should look like today. The Commission started this exercise with regard to market data under former Chairman Jay Clayton." Let's stop right there for a moment. Clayton took office on May 4, 2017 during the Trump administration. That's more than four years ago and nothing positive about market structure has changed one iota.
Gensler continues:
"I've asked staff for recommendations, particularly around two key questions: First, how do we facilitate greater competition and efficiency on an order-by-order basis - when people send each order into the marketplace? While there is fragmentation amongst trading platforms, past reforms and new technologies may have led to more segmented markets and higher concentration amongst market makers. "Nearly half of the volume transacted is executed in 'dark pools' or by wholesalers. One firm has publicly stated that it executes nearly half of all retail volume. [That firm is Citadel Securities.] Further, I wonder whether this means that the consolidated tape - the so-called National Best Bid and Offer - fully reflects the full range of activity on exchanges." The SEC has no criminal powers. It can only bring civil cases. And yet, the trading conduct among the Wall Street mega banks is increasingly criminal in nature and prosecuted, or not, (mostly not, via deferred prosecution agreements) by the U.S. Department of Justice. Which leads to the question, has the SEC become simply the illusion of policing Wall Street while it picks on the small crooks while giving the big crooks a pass?
That's the view of a former 25-year trial attorney at the SEC, James Kidney, who retired in 2014. On October 12, 2018, Kidney delivered a stunning assessment of the SEC at Lake Forest College, just outside of Chicago. Kidney characterized the leadership of the SEC when he worked there as "self-serving cowards" who didn't go after the higher ups on Wall Street because they were simply "looking to move on, to return to their Wall Street job." During the lecture, Kidney put up a chart to show how Wall Street's unchecked corruption impacted the average American and the U.S. economy during and after the 2008 financial collapse. The chart shows that $19 trillion in U.S. wealth was lost; there was a 30 percent drop in housing prices; 8.8 million American jobs were lost; and 10 million homes were lost to foreclosure.
As John F. Kennedy said, "We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve." Americans need to pick up the phone today and call their Senators to demand meaningful reform of the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission itself.
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/09/sec-chair-gensler-will-tiptoe-around-questions-of-meaningful-reform-on-wall-street-at-todays-senate-banking-hearing/
#91396 at 2021-09-14 14:46:41 (UTC+1)
QRB General #584: "Beware the Woman in the White Dress" Edition
SEC Chair Gensler Will Tiptoe Around Questions of Meaningful Reform on Wall Street at Today's Senate Banking Hearing
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing today titled "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission." The SEC needs a lot of oversight because that's the federal agency that didn't catch Bernie Madoff for more than four decades, despite a financial expert, Harry Markopolos, sending the SEC detailed written reports (in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008), making the case that Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme.
The SEC was also asleep at the switch while Wall Street banks concocted their subprime debt bombs, then bet billions of dollars that they would fail while selling them to public pension funds as good investments. Those subprime bombs blew up in 2008, cratering the U.S. economy and leaving millions of innocent Americans jobless and homeless. More recently, the SEC was caught flat-footed when the family office hedge fund, Archegos Capital Management, blew up and the public learned for the first time that Wall Street banks have been disguising massive, highly-leveraged stock positions held by these hedge funds as belonging to the banks.
The SEC is also currently turning a blind eye to a practice that screams illegal manipulation: it is allowing the serially-charged mega banks on Wall Street to trade their own bank's stock in their own Dark Pools. The reason that the Senate Banking Committee has to closely police the SEC with these regular oversight hearings is because this Senate Banking Committee has repeatedly confirmed the outside counsel to the largest trading banks on Wall Street to serve as Wall Street's top cop. The guy before Gensler, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton of Sullivan & Cromwell, was nominated by President Donald Trump. Clayton had legally represented 8 of the 10 largest Wall Street banks in the three years prior to the Senate Banking Committee confirming him to Chair the SEC. Before Clayton, the Senate Banking Committee had confirmed Mary Jo White, a law partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, as SEC Chair. White was nominated by President Barack Obama. Between White and her husband, John White, a law partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, they had represented almost every major trading bank on Wall Street.
As Einstein reportedly once quipped, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." If the Senate Banking Committee genuinely wanted a real cop on the beat on Wall Street, it would stop confirming captured regulators. The jury is still out on Gensler, who previously spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs and served as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Obama. Gensler's initial performance as SEC Chair earned him an early black eye when he picked a 20-year Wall Street bank defender as his crime chief. That crime chief, Alex Oh of the Wall Street go-to law firm, Paul Weiss, exited the role after only six days on the job and considerable unfavorable publicity. To his credit, Gensler went with a career prosecutor the second time around.
Gensler's opening remarks at today's Senate Banking Committee hearing include seven references to this phrase: "asked staff for recommendations..." If past is prologue, this will mean that Gensler will run out the clock on actually advancing any meaningful "recommendations" into concrete final rules."see Gary's tenure at the CFTC where the same thing was asked regarding Silver Market Manipulation and he punted on dat too.'''
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#59060 at 2021-06-02 15:43:06 (UTC+1)
QRB General #256: God Bless the USA! Edition
Leon Black Accused of Defamation and Sexual Violence in Lawsuit
A woman on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Leon Black, the former chief executive of Apollo Global Management Inc., accusing him of defamation and alleging he raped and harassed her.
The woman, Guzel Ganieva, with whom Mr. Black has said he had a consensual affair, claimed in the lawsuit that Mr. Black had mischaracterized their relationship and falsely accused her in media reports of trying to extort him after she initially posted her allegations in a series of tweets on March 17.
A spokesman for Mr. Black said he denies the claims.
Mr. Black stepped down earlier this year as CEO of Apollo and handed the reins to fellow co-founder Marc Rowan after revelations of Mr. Black's ties to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The credit and private-equity investment giant announced the leadership transition in January, saying Mr. Black would step down on or before his 70th birthday in July.
On March 22, Apollo made the unexpected announcement that Mr. Rowan would formally assume the CEO role and that Mr. Black would also cede the chairman role, handing it off to the firm's lead independent director, former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/woman-sues-leon-black-accusing-him-of-defamation-and-sexual-violence-11622604427
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#13547683 at 2021-04-30 06:05:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research UK #37: "Richard Trevithicks 250 Birthday" Edition
>>13547645
Recent story, re Hogman, see bottom para.
U.S. SEC enforcement head resigns after five days on the job. Wed, April 28, 2021.
https://news.yahoo.com/u-sec-enforcement-chief-steps-211420359.html
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alex Oh, who last week became the first woman of color to lead the U.S. securities watchdog's enforcement division resigned on Wednesday due to potential conflicts of interest created by her previous work as a lawyer, according to the agency and a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
The unusual turn of events is a blow for new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler, for whom Oh was among his first big hires, and underscores the challenges of filling top agency roles with Wall Street defense attorneys.
In her resignation letter to Gensler on Wednesday, shared with reporters, Oh said a "development" relating to one of her previous cases would be "an unwelcome distraction to the important work of the Division."
The issue at hand relates to Oh's work defending Exxon Mobil Corp against a lawsuit in her previous role as partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to share the information.
The SEC is probing Exxon Mobil over asset valuation issues, according to a January report by the Wall Street Journal, and the matter could create a potential conflict of interest if Oh were to remain in the role, agency sources said. This issue came to the attention of SEC officials this week, the person said.
Oh previously served as co-leader of Paul, Weiss' anti-corruption team. During her 17 years at the firm she worked for a slew of corporations and Fortune 100 companies.
Oh decided to resign after U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in a Monday order raised questions over her conduct during a deposition in the Exxon case, according to the order and the person with knowledge of the matter.
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, he could not comment on ongoing litigation, but added: "Alex is a person of the utmost integrity and a consummate professional." A representative for Exxon did not immediately provide comment.
While other SEC officials, including former chair Jay Clayton have had long careers in private practice, progressives have put pressure on Democratic President Joe Biden's administration to eschew industry hires due to concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
After her April 22 appointment, a group of advocacy groups wrote to Gensler saying they were "deeply surprised and concerned" by his choice.
"The SEC has failed the American people by repeatedly selecting Wall Street defense lawyers as Directors of Enforcement," said Dennis Kelleher, Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, a Washington group advocating for Wall Street reform.
"They come to the SEC with needless and unhelpful baggage, including crippling conflicts of interest regarding current and past clients as well as a mindset…ill-suited to being an aggressive enforcer," he added.
The agency named Melissa Hodgman as acting director of the division, a role she previously held between January and April.
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#53914 at 2021-11-27 17:04:06 (UTC+1)
Q War Room #9479: All Eyes on Rittenhouse Edition
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16728799/ghislaine-maxwell-peekaboo-guards-imaginary-friend-jail/
https://www.patriotone.substack.com/p/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-has-defended
https://www.vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-mansions-the-disturbing-pics/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-not-to-pity-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8486817/What-Robert-Maxwells-nine-children.htm
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial22amaxwellicp112221.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-will-finish-trial-despite-possible-promotion/
https://www.thesun.ie/news/7193297/ghislaine-maxwell-epsteins-shadow-paedophile-sex/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12275492/ghislaine-maxwell-virginia-roberts-massage-nipples/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-victims-girls-virgin-islands-lawsuit-trafficking-a9285536.html
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/jeffrey-epstein-was-sent-three-12-year-old-french-girls-as-birthday-gift/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ghislaine-maxwell
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prosecutors-ready-to-throw-little-black-book-at-ghislaine-maxwell-rdghbmg63
https://www.nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-newsletter.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epstein-records-virginia-giuffre-ghislaine-maxwell_n_5d4db0cee4b0fd2733f005d4
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-s-bizarre-blue-striped-building-private-island-raised-n1037511
https://www.insider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8
https://www.nypost.com/2021/03/18/judge-says-ghislaine-maxwell-case-details-too-sensational-and-impure-for-public/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-nomination-Jay-Clayton-serve-us-attorney-southern-district
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#131638 at 2023-09-12 12:18:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #395: The Dirty Truth Edition
>>131636
>>131637
3:45 AM EDT
The Labour Party's Response to the UK's Economic Challenges
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/the-labour-partys-response-to-the-uks-economic-challenges/
4:00 AM EDT
2,739th Meeting, 94th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Liechtenstein (continued)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fmy74tqo
4:00 AM EDT
3rd Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1not89cko
4:00 AM EDT
444th Meeting, 25th Session, Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) Consideration of Mauritania (cont'd)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rls7o7be
5:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneurship for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/09122023/entrepreneurship-military-spouses-and-caregivers
7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers commented on the potential for a government shutdown as well as calls to impeach President Biden.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530310-2/open-phones&playEvent
7:00 AM EDT
Commission of Inquiry on Syria - Press Conference: Launch of the Commission's latest report
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lltanafz
7:30 AM EDT
NYC Series Breakfast: Jacques Jiha
The Economic Club of New York
https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events
8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Mark Graber Discusses 14th Amendment Challenges & Former President Trump's Presidential Bid
Constitutional law professor Mark Graber discusses lawsuits being filed in several states seeking to disqualify former President Trump from the presidency based on the 14th amendment's insurrection clause.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530310-3/mark-graber-discusses-14th-amendment-challenges-president-trumps-presidential-bid&playEvent
8:30 AM EDT
The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Brain Meta Networking and Neuroplasticity Applied to a Connectome Based Resection for Low Grade Gliomas: a 25 Year Experience With 1200 Awake Surgeries
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43826
8:30 AM EDT
NYC FIELD HEARING: Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to U.S. Financial Stability
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Jay Clayton, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
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Mr. Jim Chanos, President and Founder, Kynikos Associates
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Ms. Anne Stevenson-Yang, Founder, J Capital Research
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https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/nyc-field-hearing-systemic-risk-chinese-communist-partys-threat-us-financial-stability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7n5qzCtmY
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TBD
House Select China Competition Committee Field Hearing on Threat to U.S. Financial Security
Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton and others testify at a House Select China Competition Committee field hearing on the threat China poses to U.S. financial security.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530369-1/house-select-china-competition-committee-field-hearing-threat-us-financial-security
8:40 AM EDT
Keynote Address - State of the Space Force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman
2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-12/
https://www.afa.org/2023-air-space-cyber-conference-agenda
8:45 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530310-4/open-phones&playEvent
9:00 AM EDT
4th Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17zin3fd4
9:00 AM EDT
2,740th Meeting, 94th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Kyrgyzstan
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1ksv3z44w
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#6089 at 2021-01-13 01:40:44 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #16: Backup Bunker Open for Business Edition
'''Biden to name Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair, sources say'''
Gary Gensler will be named chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President-elect Joe Biden, said two sources familiar with the matter, an appointment likely to prompt concern among Wall Street firms of tougher regulation. Gensler was chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014, and since November has led Biden's transition planning for financial industry oversight.
His appointment as the country's top securities regulator is expected to put an end to the four years of rule-easing that Wall Street banks, brokers, funds and public companies have enjoyed under President Donald Trump's SEC chair Jay Clayton.
At the CFTC, Gensler implemented dramatic new swaps trading rules mandated by Congress following the 2007-2009 financial crisis, developing a reputation as a hard-nosed operator willing to stand up to powerful Wall Street interests.
'''yet did not enforce them at all-this is a business as usual choice'''
A former Goldman Sachs banker and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, Gensler also oversaw the prosecution of big investment banks for rigging Libor, the benchmark for trillions of dollars in lending worldwide.
'''and wut was the outcome of that Gary?.....NUFFIN-business as usual'''
Gensler did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Biden did not immediately respond to a similar request.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-sec/update-3-biden-to-name-gary-gensler-as-u-s-sec-chair-sources-say-idUSL1N2JN2HL
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- Question: https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1274148764769452033 SDNY Importance of SDNY control? Jurisdiction: Weiner evidence collection Clinton Foundation Epstein evidence collection Ukraine (focus on above [for now]) [Watch NYC] https://twitter.com/SDNYnews/status/1274178732476059650 THE GUARD REFUSING TO STEP DOWN? POTUS refusal to formally nominate? APPOINTED TO POST BY SDNY JUDGES [unusual][removal of 'acting']? The stakes are high. They will fight. Super bowl > puppy show
Answer: TheJusticeDept tweet: https://archive.fo/TXWL3 Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to justice.gov 1:15 AM · Jun 20, 2020 SDNYnews tweet: https://archive.fo/W4b4R [UNKNOWN IMAGE - WILL NOT LOAD DUE TO "UKNOWN ERROR"] 3:14 AM · Jun 20, 2020
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