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Search results for "A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie says the 84-year-old has died"

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X posts stated on February 12, 2026 in an X post:
Savannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"
By Maria Briceño• February 16, 2026
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan:
The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
By Lauren Carroll• August 24, 2016
X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots:
Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020
Glenn Grothman stated on December 29, 2010 in a news release:
"Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."
By James B. Nelson• January 16, 2011
John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
By Will Doran• October 12, 2016
Occupy Democrats stated on April 05, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2022
Donald Trump stated on August 03, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:
Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.
By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2016
Juan Williams stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on Fox News Sunday:
The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males 15-34 is murder.
By Linda Qiu• August 24, 2014
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Tom Graves stated on March 07, 2014 in a speech:
When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.
By Eric Stirgus• March 7, 2014
Eric Hovde stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview:
President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
By James B. Nelson• August 8, 2012
Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Say that former Clinton Foundation CEO Eric Braverman "has been missing for 70+ days."
By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Haiti, Tanzania and Madagascar refused the COVID-19 vaccines and now all three of their presidents have died unexpectedly.
By Samantha Putterman• July 12, 2021
Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release:
Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
By Robert Farley• April 29, 2010
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2020
Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.:
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
By Aaron Sharockman• April 18, 2011
Chain email stated on November 01, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.:
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
By Ian Jannetta• November 2, 2009
Nancy Pelosi stated on October 05, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show:
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
By Catharine Richert• October 8, 2009
Aaron Rodgers stated on November 05, 2021 in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show:
"This idea that it's the pandemic of the unvaccinated, it's just a total lie."
By Gabrielle Settles• November 8, 2021
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Kathy Hochul is Nancy Pelosi’s stepsister.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2021

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