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| Mark Paoletta |
Project Veritas is using Mark Paoletta, ex-counsel to vice president Mike Pence, to inform members of Congress of the FBI Nov. 6 raid of the Mamaroneck home of its founder & conservative activist James O’Keefe.
The FBI launched the effort to seek information about the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Biden’s daughter, Ashley.
Project Veritas has said it received a copy of the diary last year but has not published any of its contents.
Journalist groups have condemned the FBI’s action as a gross violation of the First Amendment.
A Manhattan federal judge on Dec. 7 rejected a bid by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to force the FBI to divulge the legal reasoning behind the raid.
Paoletta, who also was chief counsel for oversight & investigations for the House Energy & Commerce Committee, is with the firm of Schaerr Jaffe.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
