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Truth Commission Hires Richardson Donors for $2 M Epstein Probe

6/7/2026

Left

Legislature Probes Epstein

Truth Commission hired firm Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway, whose partners donated to Gov. Bill Richardson, accused of Epstein ties.
A New Mexico legislative committee launched an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, granting the Truth Commission $2 million and subpoena authority.
Journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez warned the probe is a ‘fox guarding the henhouse’ public-relations stunt.
Partners each contributed the $2,300 campaign maximum to Richardson, who previously received $100,000 from Epstein.

Right

Lawler Probes Hamawy

Republican Rep. Michael Lawler said he will investigate Dr. Adam Hamawy’s alleged ties to the 1993 Trade Center bombing mastermind.
A wave of disclosures emerged in early June 2026, detailing congressional probes, police misconduct suits, and transit safety audits.
Karen Read filed an 87-page lawsuit alleging Canton and Massachusetts State Police committed racist texts.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered Federal Transit Administration review of MARTA after a 66-year-old stabbing.

Center

Police Disclose

Early June 2026 saw a nationwide surge of law-enforcement disclosures covering shootings, human-trafficking probes and institutional investigations.
Police and federal agencies announced arrests, investigations or case closures in Arlington, Bellevue, Clearwater, Arizona, Georgia, Atlanta and Chicago.
The Justice Department opened a probe of Arizona State University’s DEI after videos alleged discrimination.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office rejected lawmakers’ request for a Centegix probe, citing local authority.

Blindspot

Center coverage, supported by ten sources, highlighted a Justice Department civil-rights investigation of Arizona State University’s DEI program, launched after undercover videos alleged discriminatory treatment.
Left (one source) and Right (three sources) gave little attention to that investigation, focusing instead on unrelated state-level probes and political allegations.

History

Historical Context

Amid the 1975 “Year of Intelligence” investigations, Senator Frank Church led a 22-member Senate panel that in April 1976 released a six-book report exposing CIA MK-ULTRA experiments, NSA mail-opening of over 215,000 letters and Operation Mockingbird. The revelations forced President Gerald Ford to issue Executive Order 11905, establishing permanent congressional intelligence oversight.

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Legislature Probes Epstein

Truth Commission hired firm Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway, whose partners donated to Gov. Bill Richardson, accused of Epstein ties.
A New Mexico legislative committee launched an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, granting the Truth Commission $2 million and subpoena authority.
Journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez warned the probe is a ‘fox guarding the henhouse’ public-relations stunt.
Partners each contributed the $2,300 campaign maximum to Richardson, who previously received $100,000 from Epstein.

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