Catherine Herridge
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9/11 SECRET FILES: FBI/CIA records reveal two Saudi government employees “may have served as an advance team” for the hijackers. The 9/11 Commission report does not explore the Saudi “Advance Team” nor the 1999 "casing video" of Washington D.C. After our 2025 investigation, the 9/11 families pressed the US government to release the FBI's analysis of Saudi phone records that is still hidden from the public. There is compelling evidence the US-based support network secured housing, bank accounts, driver’s licenses and even helped identify flight schools for the hijackers. Your support and subscriptions Catherine Herridge make my independent reporting possible. Thank you! TIME STAMPS 2:20 FBI: Ties to Al-Qaeda 3:00 Alleged Advance Team Lead Buried In Secret Government Records 4:00 Arrival In Southern California December 1998 -- 13 Months Before Hijackers 5:20 Hijackers’ Support Network - “50/50” Chance Advance Knowledge of 9/11 Plot 6:00 Letters to Saudi Government Official “Complete Cooperation” 6:35 February 2000 Video: “Welcome Party” 9/11 Hijackers 7:50 Hijackers’ Road Trip Oklahoma + Missouri 8:40 Washington D.C. “Casing” Video / Bin Laden 9/11 Targets 9:20 Trump Administration: Once In A Lifetime Chance For Answers 11:10 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Response
Catherine Herridge1,181,784 views • 5 days ago
MUST SEE: 9/11 Hijacker Video February 2000 Video: Two 9/11 Hijackers Attend San Diego Dinner Or ‘Welcome Party’ The Party Host Orders The Videographer NOT To Film One Side Of The Room. The Videographer Slips Up and Captures A “Saudi Government Religious Official” At The Party. Former Intel Official: “That’s A Big Deal" In Court papers, lawyers for Saudi Arabia dispute the characterization. Your subscriptions Catherine Herridge make my independent reporting possible.
Catherine Herridge521,566 views • 5 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: Former Senior CIA Operations Officer James Erdman III Blows The Whistle on “Shadow Government,” Urges Senators To Focus On Fauci and The Money Trail, Alleges CIA Effort to Block His COVID-19 Senate Testimony, Destruction Directed Energy Attack Records And Spying on Former DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s Investigators On the Eve of Dr. Fauci’s Scheduled Testimony Wednesday Senator Rand Paul Erdman details “bureaucratic guerrilla warfare” to hide the facts, what he calls the “Globalist” mentality inside the intelligence community, push back against Donald J. Trump’s agenda, reveals potential financial conflicts of interest surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci and gain-of-function research and why he believes the Havana Syndrome cover-up was bigger than COVID. CIA Director of Public Affairs Liz Lyons provided this statement: “There is no disputing CIA’s record of successfully executing on President Trump’s transparency initiatives. Any insinuation that CIA was an obstacle and not a facilitator is wrong—the DIG was temporary and disbanded at the direction of the DNI herself after less than a year.” Former DNI Gabbard did not immediately respond, nor did the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Peter Daszak did not return emails seeking comment. 01:51 Erdman “The CIA that I joined is not the CIA that we have today” 02:44 Alleges CIA Effort To Block His Whistleblower COVID-19 Origins Testimony 05:07 Senate Democrats “No Show” 05:46 Fauci, Health Officials: Credible Allegations Financial Conflicts of Interest 08:30 Senator Rand Paul Records: FBI Blocks CBP Access COVID Scientist 09:19 Intel Community More Involved in High Risk “Gain of Function Research" Than Publicly Acknowledged 11:08 Is There A Scenario Where Dr. Fauci, His Associates Go To Jail? 12:20 Opposition to President Trump’s Election Integrity Investigations 13:20 “Massaging” Trump’s Daily Brief/China 14:18 Shadow Government — “We’ve Got Globalists Working Inside The Intelligence Community” 17:20 MK Ultra + JFK Assassination Files 18:47 CIA/ODNI “Bureaucratic Guerilla Warfare,” Alleges Spying on Gabbard team 20:20 Former CIA Director Brennan Loyalists Still Inside HQ 23:03 Erdman: Havana Syndrome Cover Up Worse Than COVID-19, Claims CIA Records Destroyed 27:34 Records About Suspected Directed Energy Weapon Should Be Declassified 28:28 Took ‘Everything Gabbard Had’ To Retract Defective Biden-Era Reports 29:26 Directed Energy Weapons: Real People Have Been Harmed 29:50 Insider Threats 30:12 UAP Reports Can Be Released 33:41 Lawsuit Over CIA Officers Who Were “Non-Complaint” With Vaccine Mandates 36:22 Tulsi Gabbard: “I think she's the only one who actually conducted IC reform and did exactly what President Trump was asking her to do…” 37:40 Completed Reports Can Be Released: UAP, COVID-19 and Directed Energy Attacks
Catherine Herridge2,576,503 views • 1 month ago
NEW: Declassified Spreadsheets From U.S. Intel Agency Files Label Soros, President Obama, Hillary Clinton "Targets" of Disinformation Campaign GOP Lawmakers investigating Ukraine/Biden allegations, Trump Admin Officials Bill Barr, Mike Pompeo Labelled Potential "Conduit" For Disinformation TIMING: Unfolding during 2020 Election as +50 former intelligence officials claim Hunter Biden laptop had 'classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.' Then CBS News management and some on-air talent buried the Hunter Biden story when I was tasked, as the network's senior investigative correspondent, to authenticate the laptop data. NOTE: Spreadsheets may have been used for 'defensive briefings' to lawmakers about Russian 2020 election influence operations. Defensive briefings are done by the FBI to warn individuals or institutions that they may be the target of foreign disinformation campaigns. Records released via The White House transparency task force Your support and subscriptions Catherine Herridge make my independent reporting a reality.
Catherine Herridge1,107,775 views • 16 days ago
BREAKING: Texas Children’s Hospital Nurse Vanessa Sivadge Speaks For The First Time Since Historic $10 Million Settlement After Blowing The Whistle on Alleged Medicaid Fraud Linked to “Gender-Affirming” Treatments on Minors Vanessa Sivadge was the principal government witness in the False Claims Act case that forced a landmark $10 million settlement. In this exclusive, first interview, Sivadge details the alleged multi-layered Medicaid fraud used to fund gender-affirming treatments on minors, details the FBI showing up to her home under the Biden DOJ, and reacts to the hospital’s agreement to open America’s first hospital-funded detransition clinic. Your subscriptions Catherine Herridge make my independent journalism possible. Vanessa's attorney Marcella Burke calls it a “watershed” settlement that sets a national precedent. TX AG Ken Paxton: “This settlement sends an unmistakable message: if you put radical ideology over children's health, my office will go after you. We will continue to lead the way in stopping the far-left’s radical gender agenda.” Justice Department Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward: “The Department of Justice is committed to protecting America’s children. Today’s resolution furthers that commitment and puts providers of so-called 'gender affirming care' on notice that this Department will vigorously enforce federal law where children are put at risk." Texas Children’s Hospital: “Last week we finalized a settlement agreement with the Texas Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice bringing a close to this chapter to focus our resources on life-saving care and discoveries. We are grateful for and proud of our renowned physicians and nurses whose clinical excellence makes us the nation’s leading pediatric and women’s health system. Our focus remains on creating a healthier future for children and women across Texas and the world.” 02:05 Sivadge: “I was the government witness…In this this false claims act case against TX Children’s Hospital” 02:58 How alleged fraud with taxpayer dollars worked 03:30 Sivadge: “...a 15 year old girl had a testosterone deficiency and a boy had an estrogen deficiency…” 04:30 Vindicated: “I didn’t know if I would end up in jail ...our faith carried us through..” 05:48 Lawyer Marcella Burke: “Monumental settlement,” detransitioners clinic, doctors fired 07:22 Sivadge: “...I would be facing prison under a Kamala Harris presidency.” 07:44 Sivadge: "FBI came to my door and they told me that if I did not collaborate with them, that they could not protect me and that my safety and my career were at risk.” 10:25 Lawyer: Texas Children’s claimed they were not performing gender affirming services 11:24 Sivadge: “I think the biggest risk of all is that children, their reproductive sexual health is utterly destroyed.” 12:10 What was driving this? Parents, Kids, Doctors... 13:10 Alleged fraud with Medicaid Dollars, low income families “suicide or treatment, suicide or surgery” 14:48 In the settlement, does Texas Children’s Hospital admit fault? 15:50 Did any doctors lose their licenses? 16:14 Sivadge: I was fired after going to journalist Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ 17:12 Cost of coming forward 17:57 Sivadge: “The institution that once sanctioned the harm of these kids is now reversing course and offering them help.” 18:55 Sivadge: “I think this is the type of story only God can write…” 19:29 Sivadge: “I'm a nurse and I believe in biological truth…this is me trusting the science. 19:57 Burke: “It is setting a precedent within the Department of Justice as they move to settle these cases across the country.”
Catherine Herridge1,101,763 views • 19 days ago
Shock ‘9/11 Casing’ Video Summer 1999: Saudi Government Employees Film Washington DC Landmarks... Some Later Identified As 9/11 Targets including Capitol Hill and White House. NOTE: Some of the strongest evidence in the 9/11 families lawsuit against Saudi Arabia comes from British authorities NOT the US government.
Catherine Herridge205,221 views • 5 days ago
DECLASSIFIED 9/11 FILES: Two Saudi government employees came to California in December 1998 and are alleged to have laid the groundwork for the 9/11 hijackers. The FBI/CIA records challenge the official 9/11 narrative and move the timeline as early as THREE YEARS before the attack. When we first raised the issue in August 2025, a Spokesperson for the DC Saudi Embassy "categorically" denied allegations that there was an “Advance Team." Since our investigation, the 9/11 families have pressed the US government to declassify FBI analysis of the Saudi phone records. brett eagleson and 9/11 Justice have obtained critical evidence in their lawsuit against Saudi Arabia.
Catherine Herridge135,463 views • 5 days ago
BREAKING: CIA Whistleblower James Erdman III Says Intelligence Community “Globalists” Feared That President Trump Would Disrupt Their System “They’re worried that President Trump might do something crazy that upsets what we have decided is how the world should work. And frankly, we got globalists working inside the IC… last I checked, we work for America.” “There are quite a few people who were more than willing to say, ‘Hey, listen, this globalist thing is a good thing.’”
Catherine Herridge894,312 views • 1 month ago
BREAKING: CIA Whistleblower Confirms “Shadow Government” Inside the Intelligence Community "There's certainly people who believe that they are the adults in the room and they're here to make sure that the political leaders that are in charge, we can't let them do anything too crazy. We're here to make sure we temper their worst tendencies.." “I think that in effect, what you have are people who act as a shadow government, whether they know they’re doing it or not.” You can support my independent work for $7 a month by subscribing Catherine Herridge. Thanks for considering it!
Catherine Herridge781,923 views • 1 month ago
BREAKING: Leaked government memo confirms whistleblowers were targeted by Border Agency after exposing federal DNA Collection law was not followed for immigration violations Homeland Security whistleblowers claim American deaths “were preventable.” Subscribe on X Catherine Herridge
Catherine Herridge24,647,652 views • 2 years ago
BURN BAGS: According to President Trump, the burn bags were supposed to be destroyed. Burns bags discovered at FBI HQ contained sensitive and, in some cases, never before records: Russia Collusion probes, Mar-a-Lago, CIA referral to FBI on 2016 Hillary Clinton election activities (previously thought to be missing.) RETALIATION: AGAINST the whistleblower who exposed the suppression of the 2020 China intelligence was severe and pervasive. Time to make things right for the whistleblower.
Catherine Herridge890,149 views • 1 month ago
“The data doesn’t lie.” 30 million engagements on X versus 4.5 million “viewers” on Network Evening News. X is where the growth is. That's where the diverse audience is. “I feel like this is the next chapter for media.” Our 22+ minute subscribers only interview also reports the controversy over the Hunter Biden laptop story, 60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris edit controversy and much more. Consider subscribing today Catherine Herridge CBS News did not respond to our questions seeking comment.
Catherine Herridge17,768,971 views • 1 year ago
EXCLUSIVE: Gender-Affirming Care Whistleblower at Texas Children’s Hospital Details Biden-Era DOJ Weaponization And FBI Interrogation Over Medicaid Fraud Allegations “The FBI came to my house… they knew what I believed… and they told me that if I did not collaborate with them, that they could not protect me and that my safety and my career were at risk.” “I walked into a conference room… and there were 25 FBI lawyers… for the next four hours, I was not questioned. I was intimidated and interrogated.” Subscribe now Catherine Herridge to support my work.
Catherine Herridge307,224 views • 19 days ago
BREAKING: Justice Department Veteran Reveals President Obama Prosecution Possible in ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Against President Trump; Says James Comey’s “8647” Indictment Will Likely Survive First Amendment Challenges This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with former DOJ official and longtime federal prosecutor Jim Trusty for a wide-ranging interview on the expanding investigations into Obama-era intelligence and law enforcement officials dubbed “The Grand Conspiracy." Asked if the cases were viable, Trusty identified 18 USC 242 as the leading statute for prosecutions in the alleged ‘grand conspiracy’ and discusses how former CIA Director John Brennan’s TV appearances and recently published book may have reset the clock on the statute of limitations. Trusty also addressed James Comey's recent “8647” threat indictment and possible superseding false statements charges. LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios Responding to the NC indictment, former FBI Director Comey said he is still innocent, not afraid, and believes in the independent judiciary. John Brennan has called the investigation politically motivated. Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman has not responded to repeated requests for comment. 00:40 Legal Theory Behind “Grand Conspiracy” Against President Trump 01:30 Former CIA Director Brennan Investigation 02:15 Florida Courts Are the Battleground 02:52 What is "Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law" 04:30 Brennan Alleged “Abuse of Authority” 2017 Intelligence Report About Russia 04:55 Former NSA Director Mike Rogers Critical Witness 05:30 DOJ Can Get Around Statute of Limitations 06:15 Did Brennan’s TV Appearances, Book “Restart the Clock” on Statute of Limitations? 07:45 Brennan Claims Investigation is Politically Motivated 09:00 Attorney General Bondi vs Acting Attorney General Blanche 09:40 Comey “8647 Seashell” Indictment Can Survive First Amendment Challenge 11:32 Comey “Forfeiture of Assets” 13:28 Superseding Indictment Comey Case 14:05 Columbia Law School Professor Was Liaison to Media 15:14 FBI Director Patel Declassified FBI Media Leaks Probe Codenamed “Arctic Haze” 16:00 Potential False Statements to Investigators 16:50 Comey Memos: Trump/Russia Collusion Investigations 18:20 Was Comey the Source of Classified Leak? 18:45 President Obama Not Off The Hook 20:00 Defendants Will Try to Run Out the Clock 21:50 Legitimate Indictments vs. Moral Condemnation 23:10 White House Briefing: Taking the New Media Seat 23:55 Breaking the Legacy Media Hold on Washington
Catherine Herridge2,059,741 views • 3 months ago
IRS whistleblowers allege the agency retaliated against them after they came forward in the Hunter Biden case. “I'm not a wealthy person. I'm just like anyone out there. I live paycheck to paycheck. I'm surviving as best as I can, and it's tough. I’m up against a machine that has millions of dollars that has the ability to fight me and really wear you down.” “IRS has a smothering blanket on me hoping that I quit, that they find some way to terminate me, or they probably hope that commit suicide or something.” Reminder: Our exclusive newsletter complements these investigations on X. Sign up now and join thousands of people supporting independent journalism
Catherine Herridge14,487,412 views • 1 year ago
BREAKING: Former CDC Director Robert Redfield Slams Biden-Era Military COVID Vaccine Mandate as Having “No Scientific Justification” This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and Brianne Dressen — a vaccine injury advocate who was a clinical trial volunteer that developed lifelong neuropathy within one hour of taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Redfield exclusively reveals that he believes the Biden-era military mandates had “no scientific justification...and was an emotional decision," while noting institutional reluctance to acknowledge harms to young service members with strong immune systems. Dressen discusses the disproportionate toll the vaccine took on young service members, including Karolina Stancik who we previously interviewed. This wide ranging interview digs deep on the vaccine fallout for our nation's service members. LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios 01:04 Brianne Dressen: Her Advocacy for Covid Vaccine Injured is Personal React19 - Official 01:57 An “Inordinate Number” of Young Vaccine Injured Service Members 02:30 Former CDC Director Robert Redfield: Military COVID Vaccine Mandate “No Scientific Justification Whatsoever” 03:10 Most Severe Response In Young, With Robust Immune Systems 04:02 Soldier Karoline Stancik’s Heart Condition “Service Connected” To Covid Vaccine 05:01 Rare for Covid Vaccine Injuries to be Designated “In Line of Duty” 06:52 Drew’s Story: COVID Vaccine Injury And Whole Body Paralysis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) 08:30 Service Members Spend Down Savings, Retirement, And Mortgage Homes For Treatments 09:30 Dressen: Vaccine Injury Compensation Has a “98.5 %” Rejection Rate 12:50 Dressen: Service Members Report VA Experience “Abysmal Failure,” Reluctance to Acknowledge COVID Vaccine Injury 15:22 Is Trump Administration Taking Different Approach to COVID Vaccine Injury: More Dialogue 16:55 Bressen: I Was A “True Blue” Democrat, After COVID Shot “My Life Changed Forever” 18:20 Karoline Stancik Update 19:04 Update Drew Outstanding In response to our questions, a VA spokesperson said “Between December 2020 and December 2025, 53 cases of myocarditis were identified among over 5.6 million VHA-enrolled Veterans who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Veterans are eligible for service connection if myocarditis develops during active duty…” A Department of War official said DoW “is making reinstatement available to all members of the military (active and reserve components) who were discharged solely for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and who request to be reinstated. The Department has reached out to the 8,700 Service members who were unjustly separated to apologize, offer information on reinstatement, and encourage them to rejoin the military.” “As of May 2026, more than 200 former Service members who were discharged under the now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccination mandate have been reinstated or re-accessed. The Services are actively tracking more than 800 additional former Service members who have expressed interest in rejoining the military.” Asked about the high rejection rate, the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program did not respond.
Catherine Herridge1,225,657 views • 2 months ago
![BREAKING: DNI Tulsi Gabbard “Actively Working to Declassify” Directed Energy Weapon and COVID-19 Information Before June 30 Departure As Watchdog Group Sues Multiple Government Agencies Over Alleged Cover-Up This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with Chris Farrell, Director of Investigations and Research at Judicial Watch ⚖️ for an in-depth interview on the watchdog's new Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DOJ/FBI,CIA, DoD, Homeland Security and ODNI for Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) records including the reported purchase of a device by Homeland Security Investigations. Farrell says the intelligence agencies are “stonewalling” the release of information related to Judicial Watch’s February 2026 FOIA requests that followed our team's exclusive investigations with DEW attack survivors. Farrell argues their non-response, combined with years of reported gaslighting of injured government employees and civilians could reveal a coordinated effort to conceal the facts of directed energy weapon attacks – also known as Havana Syndrome or Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) - including questions about foreign technology and why some government personnel may have been deployed to the same high-risk locations. Farrell told us that DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the White House have the discretionary authority to release the records immediately without waiting for litigation. An ODNI Spokesperson said “As DNI Gabbard told Chairman Crawford during the Annual Threat Assessment hearing in March, she believes the Biden-era ICA[Intelligent Community Assessment] on AHIs should be retracted.” Asked if Gabbard would release reports before she leaves, an ODNI official said “She is actively working to declassify information about the COVID-19 pandemic and Anomalous Health Incidents before June 30.” Asked about alleged CIA spying on Gabbard’s investigative team, an ODNI official said, “We have confirmed that the Intelligence Community Inspector General is aware of the allegations and is working, alongside ODNI and interagency partners, to uncover the truth about any potential wrongdoing.” A CIA official said the agency “has been and will continue to be supportive of any IG investigation into past conduct by the CIA on this issue.” The CIA official disputed allegations that the agency had frustrated the investigation by DNI Gabbard’s team: "CIA worked to provide the DIG with access to information responsive to the Executive Orders prior to its disbandment by the DNI.” On AHIs or Havana Syndrome, the CIA official said the CIA Director “...has been clear, including in sworn testimony before Congress, that CIA defers to ODNI leading an interagency analytic review of AHIs.” LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios 00:41 Government Stonewalling: Directed Energy Weapons 01:10 Government Watchdog: “Embarrassment or Outright Cover-Up” 01:45 Injured US Government Personnel: Government’s “Guilty Knowledge” 02:50 Judicial Watch Filed Freedom of Information Act Requests: “Public Has A Right to Know” Foreign and Domestic Incidents 03:55 FBI Counterintelligence Counter-Espionage Intelligence Collection 05:10 CIA Request: Documentation Foreign Attacks + Foreign Adversary Capabilities 06:05 CIA Leadership: Who Knew What, When and What Action to Mitigate DEW 06:44 Deploying USG Personnel to Same Locations, Housing Where Attacks Allegedly Took Place: "Definition of Insanity” 07:35 Government Employees With Legitimate Medical Claims: “Gaslighting” 08:30 DNI Gabbard’s Investigative Team Assessed Biden Intelligence Reports Were “Defective” 09:05 Homeland Security Records: Reported Purchase of DEW Weapon 11:00 CIA Whistleblower James Erdman III: Credible Witness Alleges CIA Spying 11:44 DNI Gabbard Resignation Could Accelerate Release of Records 12:30 Judicial Watch Files FOIA Lawsuit After Herridge Investigative Reporting 13:10 Farrell: “People Lie, Records Don’t” 13:50 We Ask Unpleasant Questions From Republicans and Democrats 14:43 Herridge Debrief: New Reporting About Biden Intelligence Assessments 15:35 Alleged CIA Spying and Investigative Blocks](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2060122580460134657/amplify_video_thumb/2060108059565867013/img/rtk8D2yHoJ82VswV.jpg)
BREAKING: DNI Tulsi Gabbard “Actively Working to Declassify” Directed Energy Weapon and COVID-19 Information Before June 30 Departure As Watchdog Group Sues Multiple Government Agencies Over Alleged Cover-Up This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with Chris Farrell, Director of Investigations and Research at Judicial Watch ⚖️ for an in-depth interview on the watchdog's new Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DOJ/FBI,CIA, DoD, Homeland Security and ODNI for Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) records including the reported purchase of a device by Homeland Security Investigations. Farrell says the intelligence agencies are “stonewalling” the release of information related to Judicial Watch’s February 2026 FOIA requests that followed our team's exclusive investigations with DEW attack survivors. Farrell argues their non-response, combined with years of reported gaslighting of injured government employees and civilians could reveal a coordinated effort to conceal the facts of directed energy weapon attacks – also known as Havana Syndrome or Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) - including questions about foreign technology and why some government personnel may have been deployed to the same high-risk locations. Farrell told us that DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the White House have the discretionary authority to release the records immediately without waiting for litigation. An ODNI Spokesperson said “As DNI Gabbard told Chairman Crawford during the Annual Threat Assessment hearing in March, she believes the Biden-era ICA[Intelligent Community Assessment] on AHIs should be retracted.” Asked if Gabbard would release reports before she leaves, an ODNI official said “She is actively working to declassify information about the COVID-19 pandemic and Anomalous Health Incidents before June 30.” Asked about alleged CIA spying on Gabbard’s investigative team, an ODNI official said, “We have confirmed that the Intelligence Community Inspector General is aware of the allegations and is working, alongside ODNI and interagency partners, to uncover the truth about any potential wrongdoing.” A CIA official said the agency “has been and will continue to be supportive of any IG investigation into past conduct by the CIA on this issue.” The CIA official disputed allegations that the agency had frustrated the investigation by DNI Gabbard’s team: "CIA worked to provide the DIG with access to information responsive to the Executive Orders prior to its disbandment by the DNI.” On AHIs or Havana Syndrome, the CIA official said the CIA Director “...has been clear, including in sworn testimony before Congress, that CIA defers to ODNI leading an interagency analytic review of AHIs.” LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios 00:41 Government Stonewalling: Directed Energy Weapons 01:10 Government Watchdog: “Embarrassment or Outright Cover-Up” 01:45 Injured US Government Personnel: Government’s “Guilty Knowledge” 02:50 Judicial Watch Filed Freedom of Information Act Requests: “Public Has A Right to Know” Foreign and Domestic Incidents 03:55 FBI Counterintelligence Counter-Espionage Intelligence Collection 05:10 CIA Request: Documentation Foreign Attacks + Foreign Adversary Capabilities 06:05 CIA Leadership: Who Knew What, When and What Action to Mitigate DEW 06:44 Deploying USG Personnel to Same Locations, Housing Where Attacks Allegedly Took Place: "Definition of Insanity” 07:35 Government Employees With Legitimate Medical Claims: “Gaslighting” 08:30 DNI Gabbard’s Investigative Team Assessed Biden Intelligence Reports Were “Defective” 09:05 Homeland Security Records: Reported Purchase of DEW Weapon 11:00 CIA Whistleblower James Erdman III: Credible Witness Alleges CIA Spying 11:44 DNI Gabbard Resignation Could Accelerate Release of Records 12:30 Judicial Watch Files FOIA Lawsuit After Herridge Investigative Reporting 13:10 Farrell: “People Lie, Records Don’t” 13:50 We Ask Unpleasant Questions From Republicans and Democrats 14:43 Herridge Debrief: New Reporting About Biden Intelligence Assessments 15:35 Alleged CIA Spying and Investigative Blocks
Catherine Herridge1,440,468 views • 3 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Seeking $50 Million ‘Reward For Justice’ After Capture of Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro Give First Interview and Release 2026 Affidavit Detailing Specific Intelligence They Say Led To Successful Raid This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down for an exclusive first interview with two former DEA agents with more than 40 years of combined experience in the global drug wars. Wesley Tabor, and an undercover agent we agreed to call “Mack,” revealed how their source network infiltrated “every node” of the Maduro regime and delivered vital intelligence to DEA, Delta Operators and others that, they say, directly contributed to the dictator’s capture. The Rewards for Justice Program falls under the U.S. State Department. Affidavits and other records independently reviewed by our team detail how sources provided the US government with bunker schematics, underground tunnels, convoy photographs, offensive military bases, escape aircraft tail numbers, gold stockpiles, and even key movements of Maduro and his spiritual advisor. Wesley and “Mack” say this information was extracted from Venezuela using unconventional methods such as commercial “entertainment” platforms and at great risk to their sources. Now four months since the historic raid in Venezuela, they say they have received no response on their $50 million ‘Rewards for Justice’ claim which would help their sources begin new lives. Currently, Wes and “Mack” said the sources, and their families, including children are being hunted down and their lives threatened. If the Rewards for Justice Program does not pay for credible leads and tips, Wes and Mack said it will discourage other sources from cooperating and supporting future US operations. We reached out to six government agencies directly involved in the Maduro raid. We heard back from two. A spokesperson for the CIA and a spokesperson for the Department of War referred our questions to either the Justice Department, State Department or White House. 00:35 Sources “100% Confident” intelligence led to successful capture of Nicolas Maduro and saved lives 01:20 Former undercover DEA operative 'Mack' 02:00 Decision to Come Forward 02:23 Intel on Maduro’s convoy, security detail, routes, weapons, military, maps, underground tunnels and bunkers 03:14 Underground tunnels: schematics for plumbing, water grid and dimensions, thickness bunker as well as concrete reinforcement 03:55 Source network saw opportunity to take their country back 04:18 Motivated by patriotism and US promise of $50 million dollar reward 05:10 Sources in “every node” Maduro government 05:55 September 2025 meeting brokered with DEA Administrator who assigned DEA agents, contact established with Delta Force representative 06:30 Source information filled “gaps” in US intelligence gathering 07:18 Unconventional methods such as “entertainment” platforms used to get information out of Venezuela 07:48 October 2025 major development in DEA's role 10:09 Key intelligence: Maduro’s spiritual advisor and underground tunnel network 11:35 Maduro’s escape plan: Moving dollars, euros and gold 12:50 Whistleblowers: Some sources killed in Delta raid 14:03 President Trump and Secretary Rubio on who gets $50 million reward 14:48 Team and sources seek $50 million reward: “We heard nothing” from US government 14:58 Retired General Mike Flynn was told the DEA Administrator “would look into it,” but no response since 15:45 Whistleblowers deny it's a money grab 16:15 Rewards for Justice program concerns 17:33 Maduro sources and their families are being “hunted down” 17:48 For US military, it's a "ground ball" to ensure the safety of the sources 18:14 Response from US government agencies LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios
Catherine Herridge1,868,359 views • 4 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: New Bi-Partisan Push to Declassify FBI Records Mapping 9/11 Hijackers US Support Network and Alleged Saudi Financing "Substantial Highly Relevant Evidence Has Still Not Been Produced In Court And/Or Released Publicly" The three page letter from Rep. Nadler, Rep. Dan Goldman, Nicole Malliotakis to the Archives confirms the FBI records are being sought through the Public Interest Declassification Board Public Interest Declassification Board With the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 Al Qaeda terrorist attacks that killed nearly three thousand Americans approaching, I sat down with retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Shaffer who was part of a controversial and classified program called ABLE DANGER. Prior to 9/11, ABLE DANGER datamined phone, travel and financial records to identify al Qaeda members. Shaffer produced new evidence to back up claims that the team identified al Qaeda cells before the attack as well as lead hijacker Mohammed Atta. In 2006, a Senate Report and the DoD internal watchdog (DoD Inspector General) concluded there was no evidence to support the ABLE DANGER claims. But in a 2017 sworn affidavit and “Disclosure of Urgent Concern” to the Intelligence Community Internal Watchdog, a DoD IG Senior Executive said the Senate Report was “informed by the flawed and incorrect premises” of the DoD IG report that was part of a "continued pattern of misconduct." This wide-ranging interview examines suppressed pre-9/11 intelligence, the present day push for declassification of FBI records on Saudi ties, and accountability 25 years later. We reached out to the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC. A spokesperson confirmed receipt of our questions. We will update if a response becomes available. We reached out to the Intelligence Community Inspector General about the status of the ABLE Danger disclosure. The Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission Philip Zelikow said “The Commission staff did follow up and look into what he (Shaffer) had to say…there was no evidence that Atta had ever been in the USA before June 2000 and the exhaustive investigation of his whereabouts and contacts by both the FBI and German intelligence turned up no evidence that would corroborate the earlier hypothesis of his links to a Brooklyn-based cell. This then turned into the issue of how to explain the confusion.” “I remain attentive to the New York litigation. My longstanding hope was that a criminal trial of the people in our custody would bring out some added details but, again, those would probably affect some particulars rather than overall judgments.” LA Times Media Group LA Times Studios 00:39 Government Weaponization Against ABLE DANGER Whistleblowers 01:36 How ABLE DANGER Datamining Worked 02:28 ABLE DANGER Techniques Still Used Today 03:06 Declassified ABLE DANGER Records Would Show Pre-9/11 Defense Department Was “Farther Ahead” On Al-Qaeda 04:10 NEW: Bi-Partisan Push to Declassify FBI Records About Hijackers U.S Support Network + Funding 05:10 First Time Sharing Notes From Meeting With Executive Director 9/11 Commission 06:03 Photo 9/11 Lead Hijacker Mohammed Atta 06:42 Follow up 9/11 Comission: “I called that number…never mind we don’t need to talk to you” 07:42 9/11 Commission Silent on ABLE DANGER 08:45 House Report Confirms Retaliation, Security Clearance Pulled Over $67.00 Cellphone Bill 10:12 Multiple Reports, Senate and DoD Inspector General Concluded ABLE DANGER Did Not Identify Lead Hijacker 11:07 ABLE DANGER chart 12:25 Options To Stop Al-Qaeda Go Back To Clinton and Bush 43 13:15 Senior Executive DoD Internal Watchdog Files Allegation of Misconduct, Calls DoD IG ABLE DANGER Report “Unsupportable” 13:55 New Information About 9/11 Including Epstein Files 15:49 Cover-Up? 16:44 Shaffer: “If anyone is going to actually have the courage to do something about this it’s Donald J. Trump”
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