FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Sunday that the FBI will once again investigate important cases all but ignored under then-President Joe Biden's administration, Axios reported. The cases include the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court's draft decision on Roe v. Wade and cocaine found at the White House in 2023.
The cases Bongino has promised to focus on are a long time coming for conservatives. The investigation into the leak of the 2022 Dobbs decision was never solved, nor was the identity of whoever left cocaine in what's likely the most secure building in the United States.
Bongino will also look at the source of the pipe bombs discovered on Jan. 6, 2021. With President Donald Trump in the White House and appointments like Bongino and FBI director Kash Patel, it seems Americans will finally get the answers they deserve.
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-The Director and I will have most of our incoming reform teams in place by next week. The hiring process can take a little bit of time, but we are approaching that…
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Bongino's commitment to pursuing justice for investigations left unsettled came by way of an update. "A few updates: -The Director and I will have most of our incoming reform teams in place by next week," Bongino said of Patel in his post to X, formerly Twitter.
The deputy director wrote about hiring decisions for their "reform agenda" and which cases would take priority. "Shortly after swearing in, the Director and I evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest," Bongino wrote.
"We made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases. These cases are the DC pipe bombing investigation, the cocaine discovery at the prior administration’s White House, and the leak of the Supreme Court Dobbs case," Bongino announced.
"I receive requested briefings on these cases weekly and we are making progress. If you have any investigative tips on these matters that may assist us then please contact the FBI," he urged.
Bongino noted that he and Patel would "limit our media footprint overall in order to keep the attention on the work being done." However, he is interested in the public's cooperation and has promised more updates. "Thank you for all of your support. God bless America and all those who defend Her," he concluded.
The cases receiving a fresh look were consequential, but somehow remain unsolved. In the leak of the Supreme Court decision, NBC News reported that the source of the leaker was never found despite the relatively few people who would have had the chance to do so.
As Justice Samuel Alito noted, the leak "made those of us who were thought to be in the majority in support of overruling Roe and Casey targets for assassination, because it gave people a rational reason to think they could prevent that from happening by killing one of us." With such high stakes, it was crucial to determine the source of the leak, but none was identified.
In the case of the cocaine at the White House, it's difficult to comprehend how a place so secured and so surveilled can also be a location where illegal drugs can be dropped without consequence. If nothing else, the FBI should at least find out why that is.
The Jan. 6 pipe bombs similarly left an astonishing lack of leads despite the FBI's ability to track down others who happened to be in the vicinity of the Capitol on the day of the riot. Yet according to CBS News, they don't know who planted bombs outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Republican National Committee headquarters that day.
It's about time for the FBI to take another look at these cases and find some fresh leads that could provide the answers the American people deserve. Even if nothing comes of it, this bombshell announcement demonstrates that the Trump administration is willing to do whatever it takes to restore trust.
Senate Democrats are attempting to block a cryptocurrency bill at the 11th hour, citing concerns that it could allow President Donald Trump and other conservatives to profit corruptly from the initiative.
According to Axios, a group of Democrat senators on Friday convinced Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to back an amendment to the bill that would prevent the president and other officials from profiting from stablecoins, which are regulated by the bill.
The Democrats are bothered by Trump and other Republicans' crypto ventures, and are worried they could have too much influence over the crypto markets without the amendment.
Schumer, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Jeff Merkley (OR), will file the amendment.
It was also co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO).
"Passing the GENIUS Act without our anti-corruption amendment stamps a Congressional seal of approval on Trump selling access and influence to the highest bidder," Merkley told Axios.
As usual, Democrats are greatly exaggerating the potential of what could happen.
Also, are congressional politicians allowed to profit from stablecoins? The bill did not appear to exempt them from it the same way as the president is exempted.
As always, the less government control and involvement in Americans' business ventures, the better.
Not all Democrats are involved in this push, however.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) believes the bill should be passed as-is, even if Trump uses the technology corruptly.
“The stablecoin market has reached nearly $250 billion and the U.S. can’t afford to keep standing on the sidelines," Warner said in a statement Monday. "We need clear rules of the road to protect consumers, defend national security, and support responsible innovation. The GENIUS Act is a meaningful step forward. It sets high standards for issuers, limits big tech overreach, and creates a safer, more transparent framework for digital assets. It’s not perfect, but it’s far better than the status quo.
He added: "We cannot allow that corruption to blind us to the broader reality: blockchain technology is here to stay. If American lawmakers don’t shape it, others will – and not in ways that serve our interests or democratic values. Innovation in this space is happening, with or without us. We have a responsibility to ensure it happens safely, transparently, and in a way that advances U.S. economic and national security interests. The GENIUS Act will help get us started.”
At least four Democrats would have to vote against the bill if the amendment fails in order to derail it, so we'll see what happens in the coming days.
One of the more fascinating political stories in recent years is that of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who has gone from liberal darling to a frequent target of the DC rumor mill, as some inside his party suggest he is incapable of managing the duties of his job.
In the wake of a recent New York Magazine exposé questioning Fetterman's mental health, the senator has reportedly expressed frustration about the pressure he feels to appear on Capitol Hill for votes and hearings he believes are unimportant, lamenting what he says has been the weaponization of his health battles, as Huff Post reports.
The lawmaker's most recent public battle was sparked by the aforementioned magazine piece, released earlier this month.
That article included quotes from former as well as current staffers who expressed concerns about the senator's mental health, which has allegedly faltered since he suffered a stroke in 2022, as the New York Post explained.
Former Fetterman chief of staff Adam Jentleson provided much of the fodder for the magazine piece, having resigned from his role in the legislator's office and subsequently sending an email to Fetterman's physician voicing his alarm.
Jentleson was said to have written at the time, “I think John is on a bad trajectory and I'm really worried about him,” noting his fear that if the situation was not addressed, the lawmaker “won't be with us for much longer.”
Other allegations in the piece included suggestions that Fetterman had been seen “wandering” around the Capitol, was nearly hit by a vehicle, and was perhaps neglecting to take his prescribed medications.
In the wake of the New York Magazine piece, Fetterman blasted its content, labeling it “A one-source hit piece, some anonymous sources,” adding, “there's nothing new,”
Fetterman scoffed at the notion that those who offered comment in the article had his best interests at heart, stating, “They are not actually concerned, it's a hit piece.”
Despite that defiant tone, it appears to many that the attacks may be taking a serious toll on Fetterman's enthusiasm for the role he was elected to fulfill, with Huff Post claiming that he is struggling to find purpose in his work in Washington.
“My doctor warned years ago: After it's public that you are getting help for depression, people will weaponize that,” Fetterman recently told the New York Times. “Simple things are turned. That's exactly what happened.”
The toll on Fetterman's legislative diligence has been evident, with the lawmaker missing 18.1% of all floor votes since he took office, and he explained to the Times that he feels increasingly disinclined to make time for “performative” procedural votes at the expense of time with his family.
Though once touted as a fierce liberal stalwart, Fetterman has made waves within his own party due to his demonstrated willingness to meet with Donald Trump and stand against other Democrats on issues spanning immigration to Israel.
However, now that he is reportedly steering clear of votes, hearings, and even town halls back home due to fears he willl be the target of protests, Fetterman's political future seems an increasingly open question.
Former first lady Michelle Obama mused about what it would be like to be a "single girl" staying with Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky, Fox News reported. This comment comes as divorce rumors continue to swirl about a possible split.
Michelle Obama has been trying to ride the wave of her former first lady fame with the creation of her new podcast and other endeavors. Part of that has been talking about her relationship with her husband, former President Barack Obama.
Amid constant chatter that hints at a possible divorce, which Michelle Obama has repeatedly denied, the former first lady seems intent on adding fuel to the fire. She did so during a discussion with Chesky on her "IMO" podcast, which she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, released Wednesday.
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During the podcast, Chesky shared how he was now offering his home as an Airbnb. "Starting today, my home is now on Airbnb (yes, this is my actual home and I’ll be there when guests are here)," he posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Nov. 22, 2022.
He said his weekend bookings are popular and that he offers guests homemade chocolate chip cookies among other amenities. "We will work out together and train until total muscle failure (after we’ve eaten lots of cookies)," Chesky said.
Michelle Obama was very eager for this experience, noting that she had not had his homemade cookies even though she and Barack Obama are longtime friends with Chesky. Chesky quipped that she would have to book with him for that perk.
Michelle Obama's answer was crafted in a way that perhaps reveals a little too much about her state of mind. "I have to say, Brian, if I'm a single girl out there, and I find out that Brian Chesky is single, and I can, like, stay in his house..." Michelle Obama teased.
Chesky said that Barack and Michelle Obama have tried to play matchmaker for him in the past. "I'm very invested in Brian’s love life," the former first lady confirmed.
Although Michelle Obama was being playful with Chesky, the context of this remark matters. There have been several reports that her marriage is on the rocks as she opens up about her life.
The most compelling evidence came after Michelle Obama did not attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter with her husband, nor did she accompany him to President Donald Trump's inauguration, USA Today reported. Her explanation was just that she didn't want to.
"My decision to skip the inauguration – or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me – were met with such ridicule and criticism. People couldn't believe that I was saying no for any other reason," the former first lady said.
"They had to assume that my marriage was falling apart," Michelle Obama added. She later claimed, "If I were having problems with my husband, everybody would know about it."
It's unclear whether Michelle Obama unconsciously fuels these rumors or if it's some sort of publicity strategy. Whatever the case may be, it seems there's no shortage of instances that seem to suggest that there may be trouble in the Obama marriage.
A federal judge has ordered two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board who were fired to be reinstated, Fox News reported. President Donald Trump terminated all three of the Democrats on the board, leaving one lone Republican.
Two of the fired board members filed a lawsuit in February. The third Democratic member who was fired was just days from her term ending anyway and did not join the legal action.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton found in favor of the terminated board members on the basis that Trump's firing without cause hindered their mission. Congress had established the board after 9/11 to make sure that any counterterrorism matters would not interfere with privacy and civil liberties.
With Walton's ruling, he claimed that allowing the president to summarily fire them effectively made the oversight body "beholden to the very authority it is supposed to oversee on behalf of Congress and the American people." The Trump administration disagrees.
The firings came in January, not long after Trump took office, Newsmax reported. The PCLOB spokesman, Alan Silverleib, announced on Jan. 27 that members Travis LeBlanc and Ed Felton, along with Chairwoman Sharon Bradford Franklin, had been let go the week before.
"The agency, however, has significant ability to continue functioning with its full staff and remaining Member Beth Williams to continue the Board's important mission, including its advice and oversight functions, and its current projects," Silverleib's statement said. The board typically consists of five members, but there was already one vacancy when the three members were ousted.
Franklin was already on her way out, but still expressed her dismay at the decision. "This isn't about me — my term was set to end later this week anyway," Franklin claimed in a statement at the time.
"But I am devastated by the attack on the board's independence and the fact that our agency will have too few members to issue official reports." LeBLanc's statement at the time revealed the basis for the eventual lawsuit.
"I regret that the board's partisan shift will ultimately undermine not only the mission of the agency, but public trust and confidence in the ability of the government to honor privacy rights, respect civil liberties, honestly inform the public, and follow the law," he said. Indeed, the judge's decision reflected LeBlanc's assertion.
Walton believes that at-will appointment negates the committee's power. "To hold otherwise would be to bless the President’s obvious attempt to exercise power beyond that granted to him by the Constitution and shield the Executive Branch’s counterterrorism actions from independent oversight, public scrutiny, and bipartisan congressional insight regarding those actions," Walton wrote in his decision.
However, Trump believes it's within the president's power to make such personnel decisions. "The Constitution gives President Trump the power to remove personnel who exercise his executive authority," Harrison Fields, White House spokesman, said.
"The Trump Administration looks forward to ultimate victory on the issue," Fields added. Trump will have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court, though it's unclear whether they will find in his favor.
The judiciary seems particularly stacked against Trump this term as they thwart him at every opportunity. This is the latest in a string of decisions to block the president's moves.
Still, the committee's oversight is not for the president but rather the intelligence and counterterrorism agencies. As the highest executive, Trump should be able to make these personnel decisions regardless of how the court feels about it.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) believes Attorney General Pam Bondi should work to put members of the Biden family behind bars, Breitbart reported. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman said that he lacks prosecutorial powers that the Department of Justice could use.
Comer made these remarks on the "Alex Marlow Show" podcast on Wednesday. He told the Breitbart editor-in-chief of his wish to bring former President Joe Biden and his allegedly corrupt family members to justice.
"I can’t prosecute. If I could prosecute, there would be Biden family members in prison now. There would be deep state actors in prison now. I can’t prosecute. I can only investigate. But Pam Bondi can prosecute, the Department of Justice can prosecute. So, we want to work with them," Comer said.
Comer has been beating the drum against the Biden family and urged President Donald Trump's Justice Department to dig into the outgoing president's family members. In particular, he wants James Biden, Joe Biden's brother, to answer for allegedly lying to Congress.
In a letter to Bondi on Jan. 17, 2025, Comer urged her to prosecute James Biden, according to the committee's news release. "On December 1, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a written statement announcing ‘A Full and Unconditional Pardon’ for his son, Robert Hunter Biden," Comer wrote.
He claimed James Biden was "Hunter Biden’s main accomplice in his influence peddling schemes (aside from Joe Biden himself)" and that he was alleged to have "misled Congress regarding Joe Biden’s participation in his family’s influence peddling and deserving of prosecution under federal law." The matter was referred for prosecution by three Congressional committees.
However, Joe Biden's administration refused to act. "Though President Biden’s saccharine (and wholly ironic) rantings of political persecution and weaponized prosecution of Hunter Biden are specious, they are inapplicable to the non-prosecution of his brother, James Biden, who has lied to the United States Congress and has faced no accountability to date," Comer continued.
"I write to encourage the Department under your leadership to hold James Biden accountable for lying to Congress to protect his brother, the soon-to-be-former President Biden. No one should be above the law, regardless of his last name," Comer wrote.
The Associated Press reported that in the final moments of Joe Biden's presidency, he preemptively pardoned his siblings and their spouses as Trump was giving his speech. This unprecedented move included James Biden, and Trump pointed out its absurdity.
"Did you know that Biden, while I was making my speech, pardoned his whole family? The brother — the whole deal was pardoned. Can you imagine that?" Trump said.
However, Reuters noted, this presidential pardon is not absolute and may work against Hunter Biden in the end. The Justice Department and the House of Representatives may still investigate the shady business dealings of the Biden family.
Moreover, Hunter Biden could be forced to testify. If the pardon grants him immunity, he wouldn't be able to plead the Fifth Amendment since nothing he said would be considered incriminating under the pardon.
There is enough evidence that the Biden family's dealings were amiss, to say the least, to continue with this investigation. Comer is right that this should proceed, and Bondi is more than capable of getting the job done.
Vice President J.D. Vance blasted the courts after several blocked President Donald Trump's immigration policies that the American people support, the Daily Wire reported. Vance expressed his outrage about this during an interview with Ross Douthat at the New York Times.
During the 2024 campaign, Trump made it clear that he would crack down on illegal immigration. He has kept that promise from day one of his presidency, including invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport dangerous illegal immigrant gang members.
However, the courts have attempted to thwart these policies at every turn. Vance spoke at length about this with Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast, which was released on Monday.
Vance took exception with the judiciary, mostly for its unwillingness to listen to the will of the people. "You cannot have a country where the American people keep on electing immigration enforcement, and the courts tell the American people they’re not allowed to have what they voted for," Vance told Douthat.
"And that’s where we are right now," the vice president added. Vance promised that they were going to continue to fight, however. "We’re gonna keep working it through the immigration court process, through the Supreme Court as much as possible," Vance said.
"And look, success to me is not so much a number, though obviously I’d love to see the gross majority of the illegal immigrants who came in under Biden deported. That actually is a secondary metric of success," he added, speaking about then-President Joe Biden's lax immigration enforcement.
"Success to me is that we have established a set of rules and principles that the courts are comfortable with, and that we have the infrastructure to do what allows us to deport large numbers of illegal aliens when large numbers of illegal aliens come into the country. That to me is real success," Vance added.
Vance believes the only way to get this done is through cooperation with the courts. However, the administration has met particular resistance with its decision to use the Alien Enemies Act.
Trump has attempted to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to swiftly remove illegal immigrants who are gang members from the U.S. As CNN reported, the Supreme Court again blocked its use in a decision Friday.
Vance believes this is a mistake because legal immigrants are the most invested in rooting out dangerous criminals in the migrant community. "One thing I’d love for the American media to do a little bit more is really go to a migrant community where you have, say, 60% legal immigrants and 40% illegal immigrants," Vance explained.
"The level of chaos, the level of violence, the level of, I think, truly pre-modern brutality that some of these communities have gotten used to — whatever law was written, I think it vests us with the power to take very serious action against this," he explained.
"It’s bad, it’s bad. It’s worse than people appreciate," Vance said. He warned naysayers not to "filter" how they feel about immigration enforcement with the fact that Trump and Vance are the ones who wish to do it.
Americans voted to fix the problems with illegal immigration, and Vance is correct that the courts are working against that end. The good news is that the Trump administration will surely press on until the problem is properly addressed, just as they promised.
Political analyst Nate Silver sees a positive trend in approval ratings for President Donald Trump, Newsweek reported. Silver found that Trump has received a rebound in his numbers after gaining four points since last month.
Silver has a solid reputation for reading the tea leaves in politics. His track record suffered a hiccup when he predicted a close race in 2024 with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he favored.
That prediction was smashed to bits with Trump's runaway victory in both the Electoral College and popular vote. Still, Silver's methods are proven, which makes the good news he's sharing about Trump all the more encouraging.
Trump continues his slow rebound in the Silver Bulletin average. pic.twitter.com/yXfLd1Tanq
— Eli McKown-Dawson (@emckowndawson) May 20, 2025
In Silver's Substack called the Silver Bulletin, the statistician broke down the positive trend. His caveats included how difficult it is to pinpoint Trump's favorability in polls, but noted the upward trend.
In recent polls, Trump is showing a shift back to favorability. "His net approval rating in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll (-8) is up three points from where it was for the last two weeks (-11)," the post's co-author and fellow Silver Bulletin election analyst Eli McKown-Dawson wrote.
"And his approval rating is holding steady in the YouGov/Economist poll (-9 this week vs. -10 last week). The latest RMG Research poll — admittedly a firm with a strong Republican house effect — has Trump above water with a +4 net approval rating (it was tied in their poll last week)," the analysis went on, noting an across-the-board improvement.
"RMG also shows much higher approval for Trump’s handling of tariffs (net -1) than most other polls. As a result of these polls, Donald Trump’s net approval rating is up to -5.8 in the Silver Bulletin average," the post explained.
"That’s the highest it’s been since April 22nd, and up almost 4 points from Trump’s second term approval low-point on April 29th. Now, this could just be noise driven by a dearth of new polls," McKown-Dawson warned, "or it could be a reversal of the downward trend we’ve seen since the start of Trump’s term. We’ll have to wait for more data to find out," McKown-Dawson concluded.
Trump experienced a dip in his approval ratings after taking office, as is expected for most presidents. However, seeing a rebound son soon could indicate good things to come based on the policies he's feverishly implementing.
For instance, the president's approval numbers have remained positive for most of his second term on the immigration issue, but still dipped slightly. After reaching a second-term low of -2.3% on the issue on April 22, 2025, Trump now enjoys a 3.3% approval in polling averages.
Other issues like trade, the economy, and inflation all experienced a steady decline but have recently rebounded for the president. While implementing tariffs temporarily made his approval dip, other moves promise to help lift his numbers even more.
According to Fox News, Trump's recent trip to the Middle East yielded $2 trillion in investments for the U.S. from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. There is also talk of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia that could be forthcoming.
There were so many times when Trump was counted out of the political arena, including his initial approval slippage. However, like he's done for the past 10 years, Trump continues to reemerge triumphant each time he's thought to be finished, and his supporters love him all the more for it.
After reviewing files related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 a Manhattan prison, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said he believes Epstein did kill himself as the medical examiner ruled at the time.
“I have reviewed the case. Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. There’s no evidence in the case file indicating otherwise,” Bongino posted on X.
Speculation has raged for years about Epstein's real cause of death. Conspiracy theorists have said almost since it happened that someone killed him to prevent revelations about who participated with him in the sexual abuse and trafficking of young girls at his compound.
It even became an iconic tagline added to the end of a statement whenever anyone wanted to debunk a talking point: "And Epstein didn't kill himself."
But Bongino seemed pretty sure in his declaration, and director Kash Patel agreed. “I’m not asking you to believe me, or not, " Bongino said. "I’m telling you what exists, and what doesn’t. If new evidence surfaces, I’m happy to reevaluate.”
Theories have run rampant about what happened the night of Epstein's death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center after it was discovered that the guards supposed to be monitoring him on suicide watch failed to do their jobs.
Epstein didn't have a cellmate, and the guards were working overtime and lied on their logs about whether they checked on him when they were supposed to. Cameras also malfunctioned that could have caught his actions.
Apparently, Epstein saw their negligence as a chance to end his life, as he had allegedly wanted to do since being put in the prison.
When no one was looking on that night in August 2019, Epstein allegedly took the bed linens and made a noose, from which he hung himself.
It does sound a bit fantastical, but could it have happened that way? Sure.
Some information has come out about some high-profile people who were involved with Epstein, including Prince Andrew and former President Bill Clinton.
Surprisingly, however, no definitive proof that they had sex with minors has caught on so far, and no charges have succeeded against figures like Clinton and the prince.
The whole Epstein mess has mostly stayed in the shadows, shrouded in questions but without too many definitive answers.
Who knows what other political figures may be desperate to keep their involvement with this disgusting human being under wraps, or what lengths they might have gone to in order to do so?
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have made headlines in recent months due to persistent rumors about the health of their marriage, but now it is their eldest daughter who is in the news for all the wrong reasons.
As the Daily Caller reports, Malia Obama is now the target of claims from an independent filmmaker who contends that a Nike commercial crafted by the famous former first daughter is suspiciously similar to a piece of her own creation.
At issue are assertions from Natalie Jasmine Harris in which she suggests that Malia Obama lifted notable scenes and stylistic themes from Grace, a short film she released in 2024.
According to Harris, those elements appeared in a Nike ad directed by Ms. Obama, which was released just this month, leading her to cry foul.
Harris took to X to articulate the reasons for her frustration, stating, “My Sundance short film GRACE (shot brilliantly by Tehillah de Castro) was made with deep loved and care. The social cut of the new @Nike commercial directed by Malia Obama (who was also at Sundance my year) feels shockingly similar to my work....”
She went on, “I know art often overlaps, but moments like this hit hard when you've poured your heart into telling stories with care and barely get the recognition you deserve. If brands want a certain look, why not hire from the source instead of for name recognition?”
Harris' specific complaint has to do with a scene in which two Black girls are engaged in a round of pat-a-cake, as the New York Post notes.
Speaking to Business Insider about the comparison, Harris declared, “It's not about the game. It's about the cinematic tools used to depict it.”
The aspiring filmmaker went on to suggest that the camera angles, shot framing, and even the color palettes in the two pieces were startlingly analogous, posting a side-by-side visual comparison and adding, “It's devastating.”
According to Harris, the entire episode points to an industry-wide dilemma, of which young talents such as herself tend to bear the brunt.
“It speaks to a larger issue of brands not supporting independent artists and opting for folks who already have name recognition, which doesn't breed innovative films or original storytelling,” Harris lamented.
Malia Obama, while remaining largely behind-the-scenes as she continues to build a career in the film industry, drew attention last year when she attended the Deauville American Film Festival in France to present her directorial debut The Heart, as People noted at the time.
It was noted at the time that Ms. Obama's film was released under the name “Malia Ann,” a move the budding director made in order to thwart suggestions that her ability to present her work at such a prestigious festival had anything to do with her familial connections.
However, if Harris' claims have any truth to them, it seems as though the nepotism ship, at least in terms of Nike's eagerness to associate with the Obamas, has already sailed.