Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report, released by the Department of Justice on January 14, 2025, details the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith asserts that his team upheld the rule of law and that the evidence gathered would have led to a conviction if not for Trump’s re-election in 2024, which grants him immunity from prosecution as a sitting president. The report outlines Trump’s actions, including spreading false claims of election fraud, pressuring the Justice Department, and inciting the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. It emphasizes that these actions constituted an “unprecedented…
Author: John Greenewald
In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in May 2023 by The Black Vault, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released 129 pages of documents concerning emails sent to and from Michael Freie, a technical advisor in the FAA’s Air Traffic Surveillance Services Office. The request, FOIA case 2024-04951, sought communications containing keywords such as “Unidentified Aerial,” “Unidentified Flying,” “UAP,” “UFO,” and related terms. The FOIA request stemmed from Mr. Freie’s involvement as a speaker at NASA’s Public UAP Meeting held on May 31, 2023. Known for his expertise in air traffic surveillance, Freie has served…
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The Black Vault on November 7, 2024, with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, resulted in the release of records highlighting drone incursions over sensitive nuclear installations. The request, identified as FOIA-2025-000142, sought all materials and communications shared with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) from June 2022 through the end of 2024. While UFO enthusiasts may have hoped for evidence of extraordinary phenomena, the documents largely revolve around repeated sightings of drones near sensitive nuclear installations. Nonetheless, these incidents provide an intriguing insight into ongoing challenges relating to these events. The…
Throughout the twentieth century and into the modern era, the Federal Bureau of Investigation closely tracked the activities of elected officials, high-level appointees, judges, ambassadors, and key political aides. These files were created for a variety of reasons, including routine background investigations, security clearances, allegations of misconduct or corruption, national security and counterintelligence concerns, and threats made against public figures. The documents presented in this section consist of FBI records released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and related declassification efforts. They offer a direct, documentary look at how the Bureau monitored, assessed, and interacted with American political figures…
Newly released documents obtained under Canada’s Access to Information Act have revealed details of a meeting between Larry Maguire, a Canadian Member of Parliament, and David Grusch, a senior intelligence officer with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that many in the media have called “The UFO Whistleblower”. The meeting, which occurred on May 31, 2022, focused on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and sheds light on discussions about sensitive topics spanning international borders. The documents, uncovered by open-source researcher Steve Te after a lengthy appeal process, provide partial insight into the exchange but are heavily redacted, leaving significant questions unanswered.…