Cover-Up

Bondi Announces New Epstein Investigation Days Before House Vote, Creating Cover for Redactions

| Importance: 8/10

On Friday, November 15, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced via X (formerly Twitter) that she had ordered a new federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Trump political opponents, assigning Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead the probe. The announcement came just …

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DOJ Blocks Epstein File Releases, Pam Bondi Lies About "Client List"

| Importance: 10/10

Department of Justice blocks release of Epstein investigation files while incoming AG Pam Bondi falsely claims there’s a “client list” being hidden, continuing years-long cover-up of intelligence operation

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Linda McMahon named in lawsuit alleging WWE covered up child sexual abuse

| Importance: 9/10

Trump’s Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon was named in a lawsuit alleging she and Vince McMahon turned a blind eye to years of sexual abuse of underage “ring boys” by WWE announcer Melvin Phillips in the 1980s-90s. The lawsuit claims the McMahons knew about Phillips’ …

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ICE whistleblower faces retaliation after reporting weapons violations at detention facility

| Importance: 8/10

Carlo Jimenez, a Navy Iraq War veteran and ICE supervisory detention officer, reported weapons violations after an officer distributed pocketknives to staff at Montgomery Processing Center in December 2022. Despite weapons being banned, leadership took no action. After Jimenez reported to DHS …

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Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols Testify Before Senate on FBI's Betrayal in Nassar Case

| Importance: 10/10

On September 15, 2021, Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols delivered powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the FBI’s catastrophic mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar. The athletes’ testimony …

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Senate Votes 51-49 to Block Witnesses in Impeachment Trial, Ensuring Trump Acquittal

| Importance: 10/10

The Senate voted 51-49 on January 31, 2020 to block witness testimony and document production in President Trump’s impeachment trial, making it the first Senate impeachment trial in American history conducted without witnesses or new evidence. Only two Republicans—Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan …

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Jeffrey Epstein Sent Letter to Larry Nassar from Prison Days Before Suicide, Revealing Sex Offender Network

| Importance: 9/10

On August 13, 2019, just days before his death, Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Larry Nassar from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York—a communication discovered returned to sender in the jail’s mail room weeks after Epstein’s suicide. The letter, which was submitted to the …

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Epstein found dead in cell at 6:30 AM - cameras malfunctioned, guards slept, ruled suicide

| Importance: 10/10

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Metropolitan Correctional Center cell at approximately 6:30 AM. Critical surveillance cameras had malfunctioned overnight, guards assigned to check on him had fallen asleep, and his cellmate had been removed the previous evening. Despite these suspicious …

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Night before Epstein death - cellmate removed, cameras will malfunction, guards will sleep

| Importance: 9/10

On the night before Jeffrey Epstein’s death, his cellmate was mysteriously removed from his cell, surveillance cameras would malfunction during critical hours, and guards assigned to monitor him would fall asleep during their shifts. These ‘coincidences’ created the perfect …

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Michigan State University Agrees to $500 Million Settlement with 332 Nassar Survivors—Largest University Sexual Abuse Settlement in History

| Importance: 10/10

On May 16, 2018, Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits brought by 332 survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse—the largest settlement ever in a sexual misconduct case involving a university, surpassing Penn State’s $100+ million settlement with Jerry …

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Indianapolis Star Investigation Exposes Nassar Abuse After FBI Sat on Allegations for 14 Months

| Importance: 9/10

On September 12, 2016, the Indianapolis Star published an investigation exposing Larry Nassar’s systematic sexual abuse of gymnasts, breaking the story that the FBI had failed to investigate for over a year. The newspaper investigation, led by reporters who uncovered the FBI’s …

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Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, Judge Calls Him 'Serial Child Molester'

| Importance: 10/10

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine by U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin, who described him as a “serial child molester” during an emotional sentencing hearing. Though Hastert was only charged with …

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Michigan Finally Confirms Lead Problem and Advises Filters—18 Months After Poisoning Began

| Importance: 8/10

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) reviews data from Hurley Medical Center and finally verifies what residents have been saying for 18 months: Flint’s water is poisoning children with lead. The state begins testing drinking water in schools and distributing free water …

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FBI Indianapolis Field Office Receives Nassar Allegations from USA Gymnastics, Fails to Open Investigation for 14 Months

| Importance: 10/10

On July 28, 2015, officials in the FBI’s Indianapolis Field Office met with USA Gymnastics leadership who reported sexual abuse allegations against team doctor Larry Nassar from three young gymnasts. The FBI failed to formally document this meeting, failed to properly handle and document …

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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Indicted for Bank Fraud and Lying to FBI

| Importance: 9/10

A seven-page federal indictment was unsealed charging former House Speaker Dennis Hastert with structuring bank withdrawals to evade reporting requirements and making false statements to the FBI. Hastert, who served as the longest-serving Republican House Speaker in history (1999-2007) and was third …

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Rep. Anthony Weiner Resigns After Sexting Scandal and Cover-Up

| Importance: 7/10

U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announced his resignation from Congress effective June 23, 2011, after admitting he sent sexually explicit photos and messages to at least six women over three years through Twitter, Facebook, email, and phone—and then lied about it to the public and media. …

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CIA Destroys 92 Torture Interrogation Videotapes to Conceal Evidence

| Importance: 10/10

CIA National Clandestine Service director Jose Rodriguez orders the destruction of 92 videotapes documenting hundreds of hours of brutal interrogations of Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri at secret CIA black sites. The tapes contain graphic evidence of waterboarding, stress positions, and …

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WHIG Coordinates Campaign to Discredit Joseph Wilson, Leading to Plame Leak

| Importance: 9/10

Following Joseph Wilson’s July 6, 2003 New York Times op-ed ‘What I Didn’t Find in Africa’ exposing the false Niger uranium claims, the White House Iraq Group immediately mobilizes to discredit Wilson and his findings. WHIG members Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, both regular …

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Bush Pardons Six Iran-Contra Officials on Christmas Eve, Completing Cover-Up

| Importance: 10/10

President George H.W. Bush issues sweeping pardons to six Iran-Contra defendants on Christmas Eve, twelve days before former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger’s trial was scheduled to begin. The pardons cover Weinberger, former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, former Assistant …

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Reagan Testifies "I Don't Recall" Repeatedly in Iran-Contra Deposition

| Importance: 8/10

Former President Ronald Reagan is questioned under oath in a videotaped deposition for the trial of former National Security Advisor John Poindexter, providing 293 pages of testimony in which he repeatedly claims he cannot recall virtually any specific details of the Iran-Contra affair. …

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CIA Director William Casey Dies Before Testifying on Iran-Contra Role

| Importance: 9/10

CIA Director William Casey dies at age 74 from nervous-system lymphoma, taking critical knowledge of the Iran-Contra scandal to his grave without ever testifying before Congress. Casey dies less than 24 hours after former colleague Richard Secord testifies that Casey supported the illegal aiding of …

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Tower Commission Report Released, Criticized as Whitewash of Iran-Contra

| Importance: 8/10

The Tower Commission delivers its report on the Iran-Contra affair to President Reagan, producing findings widely criticized as a whitewash that shields Reagan from accountability while blaming subordinates for the illegal scheme. The commission, composed of former Senator John Tower, former …

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Oliver North Begins Systematic Destruction of Iran-Contra Evidence

| Importance: 9/10

National Security Council staff member Oliver North and his secretary Fawn Hall begin systematically shredding documents that would expose illegal activities related to arms sales to Iran and the diversion of proceeds to Nicaraguan Contra rebels. The five-day document destruction campaign, running …

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My Lai Massacre - U.S. Soldiers Murder Between 347 and 504 Unarmed Vietnamese Civilians in War Crime

| Importance: 9/10

U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment massacre between 347 and 504 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians—mostly women, children, elderly men, and infants—in the village of My Lai during a search-and-destroy mission. Led by Lieutenant William Calley, …

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