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Fox News
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
California man allegedly crafted assassination list targeting federal officials in White supremacist plot
A California man who was an alleged White supremacist and member of a transnational terrorist group faces federal charges after creating a list containing federal officials as targets for assassination, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ said 24-year-old Noah Lamb has been indicted on eight counts, including conspiracy, three counts each of soliciting the murder of federal officials and doxxing federal officials and a single count of threatening communications, all in connection with his work on a hit list of "high-value targets" for assassination. "The defendant collaborated with members of the online "Terrorgram Collective" to create a list of targets for assassination," acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith said. "Individuals on the list were targeted because of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity, including federal officials. An indictment unsealed on Wednesday claims Lamb was a member of the "Terrorgram Collective," which is a transnational terrorist group that operates Telegram, a digital messaging platform. The group allegedly uses Telegram to promote racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism, the DOJ said. "Members of the 'Terrorgram Collective' believe the white race is superior; that society is irreparably corrupt and cannot be saved by political action; and that violence and terrorism are necessary to ignite a race war and accelerate the collapse of the government and the rise of a white ethnostate," the DOJ said. Lamb is accused of allegedly conspiring with members of the collective to create and disseminate an assassination hit list containing "high-value targets," including federal, state and local officials. Also on the list, the indictment alleges, are leaders of private companies and non-governmental organizations. The indictment alleges that all the individuals on the list were targeted because of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity. "The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is committed to aggressively pursuing those who engage in hate-fueled conspiracies and terrorist threats," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, said. "We will use every tool available to protect the civil rights of all Americans and ensure justice for those targeted by such heinous acts." Federal prosecutors announced charges in September 2024 against Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho, who were both charged with a 15-count indictment for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support for terrorists. The indictment against Humber and Allison claims they were both leaders of the "Terrorgram Collective." Federal prosecutors said at the time that the channel was used to promote "white supremacist accelerationism" and the idea that violence and terrorism were "necessary to ignite a race war and accelerate the collapse of the government and the rise of a white ethnostate." The indictment accused the two of soliciting followers via the Telegram channel to attack perceived enemies of White people, including government buildings and energy facilities and "high-value" targets, such as politicians. DOJ officials said the pair used the app to transmit bomb-making instructions and to distribute a list of potential targets for assassination — including a federal judge, a senator and a former U.S. attorney — and to celebrate acts or plots from active "Terrorgram" users. Allison and Humber pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
Saudi Gazette
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it said had previously been classified. Many of the files related to the JFK assassination have already been disclosed, including a tranche of 13,000 documents released during the Biden administration. Many of the documents released Tuesday had been previously redacted, however. Trump said on Monday that 'people have been waiting for decades' to see the 80,000 pages of records related to Kennedy's assassination. Soon after taking office, he signed an executive order directing the public release of thousands of files related to the assassinations of Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The documents were posted to the website of the National Archives Tuesday evening. It may take some time before researchers who have studied the JFK assassination can go through the newly posted 1,123 documents, which were identified only by record numbers and no descriptions. But there's no indication the files will contain any bombshells, according to one man who's seen many of the records already. Tom Samoluk was a deputy director of Assassination Records Review Board, a government panel formed in the 1990s to study records related to the assassination. He and a team of dozens re-examined troves of documents for public release between 1994 and what he reviewed, there isn't anything to change the current conclusion of Kennedy's assassination: that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, was responsible for his death.'The collection of records that we reviewed, the vast majority of which were released — some were kept classified in whole or in part — if that's what we're talking about, then there is no smoking gun,' he told CNN in a phone interview.'If there had been anything that cut to the core of the assassination, the Review Board would have released it in the mid-'90s. So there is a sense of what the records are,' he went of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement that the records contain 'approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records that will be published with no redactions.'There are additional documents, she said, that are 'withheld under court seal or for grand jury secrecy, and records subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, must be unsealed before release.'The National Archives is working with the Justice Department to expedite the unsealing of those records, she Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia who wrote 'The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy,' warned that the public could be disappointed in the lack of revelations.'I'm just telling you that we will learn things,' Sabato said. 'But it may not be about the Kennedy assassination and people who are expecting, you know, to crack the case after 61 years, are going to be bitterly disappointed.'Kennedy's assassination has long fueled conspiracy theories, some of which Trump has given voice to himself. That is part of why the Review Board that Samoluk helped lead was created — to assess whether records related to the assassination could be made acknowledged he hasn't seen all of the records that could potentially be example, last month the FBI said it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the JFK assassination from a new records search following Trump's executive could also be other records at additional agencies that also haven't been released, Samoluk said, that would make up a new bucket of documents previously unseen by his he said there could still be points of interest in the remaining records that would help fill in gaps of existing knowledge, including information from the CIA related to Oswald's movements ahead of the November 22, 1963, 2023, the National Archives concluded its review of the classified documents related to the assassination, with 99% of the records having been made publicly available, CNN has previously Joe Biden then released a memo certifying that the archivist had completed the review and affirmed the remaining documents authorized to be declassified had been released to the public — meeting a previously set past pledges from presidents, including Trump, to release those records, the CIA, Pentagon and State Department still have documents they've refused to release. The justification for those documents remaining classified largely stems from efforts to protect the identities of confidential sources who are still alive, or might be alive, and protecting Trump's first term, he agreed not to release the full tranche of records related to Kennedy's assassination at the request of national security agencies. But Trump on the 2024 campaign trail said he would release the remaining documents. — CNN
CNN
19-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it said had previously been classified. Many of the files related to the JFK assassination have already been disclosed, including a tranche of 13,000 documents released during the Biden administration. Many of the documents released Tuesday had been previously redacted, however. Trump said on Monday that 'people have been waiting for decades' to see the 80,000 pages of records related to Kennedy's assassination. Soon after taking office, he signed an executive order directing the public release of thousands of files related to the assassinations of Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The documents were posted to the website of the National Archives Tuesday evening. It may take some time before researchers who have studied the JFK assassination can go through the newly posted 1,123 documents, which were identified only by record numbers and no descriptions. But there's no indication the files will contain any bombshells, according to one man who's seen many of the records already. Tom Samoluk was a deputy director of Assassination Records Review Board, a government panel formed in the 1990s to study records related to the assassination. He and a team of dozens re-examined troves of documents for public release between 1994 and 1998. From what he reviewed, there isn't anything to change the current conclusion of Kennedy's assassination: that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, was responsible for his death. 'The collection of records that we reviewed, the vast majority of which were released — some were kept classified in whole or in part — if that's what we're talking about, then there is no smoking gun,' he told CNN in a phone interview. 'If there had been anything that cut to the core of the assassination, the Review Board would have released it in the mid-'90s. So there is a sense of what the records are,' he went on. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement that the records contain 'approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records that will be published with no redactions.' There are additional documents, she said, that are 'withheld under court seal or for grand jury secrecy, and records subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, must be unsealed before release.' The National Archives is working with the Justice Department to expedite the unsealing of those records, she added. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia who wrote 'The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy,' warned that the public could be disappointed in the lack of revelations. 'I'm just telling you that we will learn things,' Sabato said. 'But it may not be about the Kennedy assassination and people who are expecting, you know, to crack the case after 61 years, are going to be bitterly disappointed.' Kennedy's assassination has long fueled conspiracy theories, some of which Trump has given voice to himself. That is part of why the Review Board that Samoluk helped lead was created — to assess whether records related to the assassination could be made public. Samoluk acknowledged he hasn't seen all of the records that could potentially be released. For example, last month the FBI said it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the JFK assassination from a new records search following Trump's executive order. There could also be other records at additional agencies that also haven't been released, Samoluk said, that would make up a new bucket of documents previously unseen by his commission. And he said there could still be points of interest in the remaining records that would help fill in gaps of existing knowledge, including information from the CIA related to Oswald's movements ahead of the November 22, 1963, assassination. In 2023, the National Archives concluded its review of the classified documents related to the assassination, with 99% of the records having been made publicly available, CNN has previously reported. President Joe Biden then released a memo certifying that the archivist had completed the review and affirmed the remaining documents authorized to be declassified had been released to the public — meeting a previously set deadline. Despite past pledges from presidents, including Trump, to release those records, the CIA, Pentagon and State Department still have documents they've refused to release. The justification for those documents remaining classified largely stems from efforts to protect the identities of confidential sources who are still alive, or might be alive, and protecting methods. During Trump's first term, he agreed not to release the full tranche of records related to Kennedy's assassination at the request of national security agencies. But Trump on the 2024 campaign trail said he would release the remaining documents. Correction: This article has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Tom Samoluk's name.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it said had previously been classified. Many of the files related to the JFK assassination have already been disclosed, including a tranche of 13,000 documents released during the Biden administration. Many of the documents released Tuesday had been previously redacted, however. Trump said on Monday that 'people have been waiting for decades' to see the 80,000 pages of records related to Kennedy's assassination. Soon after taking office, he signed an executive order directing the public release of thousands of files related to the assassinations of Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The documents were posted to the website of the National Archives Tuesday evening. It may take some time before researchers who have studied the JFK assassination can go through the newly posted 1,123 documents, which were identified only by record numbers and no descriptions. But there's no indication the files will contain any bombshells, according to one man who's seen many of the records already. Tom Samulok was a deputy director of Assassination Records Review Board, a government panel formed in the 1990s to study records related to the assassination. He and a team of dozens re-examined troves of documents for public release between 1994 and 1998. From what he reviewed, there isn't anything to change the current conclusion of Kennedy's assassination: that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, was responsible for his death. 'The collection of records that we reviewed, the vast majority of which were released — some were kept classified in whole or in part — if that's what we're talking about, then there is no smoking gun,' he told CNN in a phone interview. 'If there had been anything that cut to the core of the assassination, the Review Board would have released it in the mid-'90s. So there is a sense of what the records are,' he went on. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement that the records contain 'approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records that will be published with no redactions.' There are additional documents, she said, that are 'withheld under court seal or for grand jury secrecy, and records subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, must be unsealed before release.' The National Archives is working with the Justice Department to expedite the unsealing of those records, she added. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia who wrote 'The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy,' warned that the public could be disappointed in the lack of revelations. 'I'm just telling you that we will learn things,' Sabato said. 'But it may not be about the Kennedy assassination and people who are expecting, you know, to crack the case after 61 years, are going to be bitterly disappointed.' Kennedy's assassination has long fueled conspiracy theories, some of which Trump has given voice to himself. That is part of why the Review Board that Samulok helped lead was created — to assess whether records related to the assassination could be made public. Samulok acknowledged he hasn't seen all of the records that could potentially be released. For example, last month the FBI said it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the JFK assassination from a new records search following Trump's executive order. There could also be other records at additional agencies that also haven't been released, Samulok said, that would make up a new bucket of documents previously unseen by his commission. And he said there could still be points of interest in the remaining records that would help fill in gaps of existing knowledge, including information from the CIA related to Oswald's movements ahead of the November 22, 1963, assassination. In 2023, the National Archives concluded its review of the classified documents related to the assassination, with 99% of the records having been made publicly available, CNN has previously reported. President Joe Biden then released a memo certifying that the archivist had completed the review and affirmed the remaining documents authorized to be declassified had been released to the public — meeting a previously set deadline. Despite past pledges from presidents, including Trump, to release those records, the CIA, Pentagon and State Department still have documents they've refused to release. The justification for those documents remaining classified largely stems from efforts to protect the identities of confidential sources who are still alive, or might be alive, and protecting methods. During Trump's first term, he agreed not to release the full tranche of records related to Kennedy's assassination at the request of national security agencies. But Trump on the 2024 campaign trail said he would release the remaining documents.
CNN
19-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it said had previously been classified. Many of the files related to the JFK assassination have already been disclosed, including a tranche of 13,000 documents released during the Biden administration. Many of the documents released Tuesday had been previously redacted, however. Trump said on Monday that 'people have been waiting for decades' to see the 80,000 pages of records related to Kennedy's assassination. Soon after taking office, he signed an executive order directing the public release of thousands of files related to the assassinations of Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The documents were posted to the website of the National Archives Tuesday evening. It may take some time before researchers who have studied the JFK assassination can go through the newly posted 1,123 documents, which were identified only by record numbers and no descriptions. But there's no indication the files will contain any bombshells, according to one man who's seen many of the records already. Tom Samulok was a deputy director of Assassination Records Review Board, a government panel formed in the 1990s to study records related to the assassination. He and a team of dozens re-examined troves of documents for public release between 1994 and 1998. From what he reviewed, there isn't anything to change the current conclusion of Kennedy's assassination: that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, was responsible for his death. 'The collection of records that we reviewed, the vast majority of which were released — some were kept classified in whole or in part — if that's what we're talking about, then there is no smoking gun,' he told CNN in a phone interview. 'If there had been anything that cut to the core of the assassination, the Review Board would have released it in the mid-'90s. So there is a sense of what the records are,' he went on. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement that the records contain 'approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records that will be published with no redactions.' There are additional documents, she said, that are 'withheld under court seal or for grand jury secrecy, and records subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, must be unsealed before release.' The National Archives is working with the Justice Department to expedite the unsealing of those records, she added. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia who wrote 'The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy,' warned that the public could be disappointed in the lack of revelations. 'I'm just telling you that we will learn things,' Sabato said. 'But it may not be about the Kennedy assassination and people who are expecting, you know, to crack the case after 61 years, are going to be bitterly disappointed.' Kennedy's assassination has long fueled conspiracy theories, some of which Trump has given voice to himself. That is part of why the Review Board that Samulok helped lead was created — to assess whether records related to the assassination could be made public. Samulok acknowledged he hasn't seen all of the records that could potentially be released. For example, last month the FBI said it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the JFK assassination from a new records search following Trump's executive order. There could also be other records at additional agencies that also haven't been released, Samulok said, that would make up a new bucket of documents previously unseen by his commission. And he said there could still be points of interest in the remaining records that would help fill in gaps of existing knowledge, including information from the CIA related to Oswald's movements ahead of the November 22, 1963, assassination. In 2023, the National Archives concluded its review of the classified documents related to the assassination, with 99% of the records having been made publicly available, CNN has previously reported. President Joe Biden then released a memo certifying that the archivist had completed the review and affirmed the remaining documents authorized to be declassified had been released to the public — meeting a previously set deadline. Despite past pledges from presidents, including Trump, to release those records, the CIA, Pentagon and State Department still have documents they've refused to release. The justification for those documents remaining classified largely stems from efforts to protect the identities of confidential sources who are still alive, or might be alive, and protecting methods. During Trump's first term, he agreed not to release the full tranche of records related to Kennedy's assassination at the request of national security agencies. But Trump on the 2024 campaign trail said he would release the remaining documents.
