Posted on 11/07/2021 6:57:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
As we reported Friday, FBI agents raided the homes of journalists who either currently or previously worked for Project Veritas, the group headed by James O’Keefe that’s broken a number of large stories pointing out corruption and wrongdoing by groups such as ACORN, Antifa, and Pfizer, and CNN’s part in helping the Democrat party smear its opponents.
These raids were conducted allegedly in connection with an investigation into the “burglary” of First Daughter Ashley Biden’s diary, although Project Veritas’ attorneys were already cooperating with federal investigators and had provided exculpatory information to them. O’Keefe gave a full description of what happened in a seven-minute video Friday.
Pages of the diary, which Project Veritas didn’t publish because they couldn’t verify its authenticity, had been published at National File in October 2020. According to National File’s reporting, the diary was left in a room at a rehab facility where Ashley Biden stayed earlier in 2020, and the next inhabitant – who happened to work for an unnamed news outlet – found it and shopped it to various conservative media outlets. In the diary, the author (who we presume to be Ashley) said she was “here for sexual trauma” and that she had “probably not appropriate” showers with her father.
In the video posted Friday, O’Keefe also said that he’d been served with a Grand Jury subpoena and that a cover letter accompanying the subpoena asked that he not reveal the existence of the subpoena or the investigation to anyone as that could jeopardize the investigation. O’Keefe stayed quiet – until it was apparent that the New York Times had been tipped off to the raids and investigation and that they were going to print a story about it.
Having essentially outed the FBI and the Department of Justice’s shady investigation and pre-dawn raid tactics against journalists (Jonathan Turley dissected the issues with the FBI’s actions here), one would think O’Keefe had inoculated himself against similar shenanigans, at least for the time being. (Well, RedState readers wouldn’t think that, because they’re smarter than the average bear.)
Nope. As you know from the headline, O’Keefe’s home was raided, too, according to – shocker – the New York Times:
Federal authorities on Saturday searched the home of James O’Keefe, the founder of the conservative group Project Veritas, according to witnesses and people briefed on the matter.
Jimmy Maynes, who lives next to Mr. O’Keefe at an apartment complex in Mamaroneck, said a handful of F.B.I. agents arrived early Saturday morning.
“They asked for James,” Mr. Mayne, an entertainment manager, said. “I thought they were banging on my door. I opened the door.”
“They told me to close the door and I closed the door,” he added. “That’s exactly what happened. It was still dark.”
Mr. Maynes…said the F.B.I. agents were at the apartment for several hours.
The remainder of the New York Times article contained copy that was originally printed in Friday’s hit piece on the group and incorrectly claimed that O’Keefe “acknowledged that the group was under investigation by the Justice Department in connection with a diary reported to have been stolen from Ashley Biden, President Biden’s daughter” in Friday’s video. O’Keefe said that the Southern District of New York was looking into the alleged burglary of the diary, but not that Project Veritas was being investigated. Given the level of sophistication of the New York Times piece as a whole, though, it’s understandable that the reporters wouldn’t make that distinction.
Though the Department of Justice has been weaponized against political opponents for some time, the moves this week are eerily reminiscent of the way in which Kamala Harris weaponized the California Department of Justice against those engaging in journalistic activities, such as Center for Medical Progress’ David Daleiden.
A FISHING EXPEDITION, IMHO.
If the FBI is stupid enough to think they will silence James by doing this; they are even dumber than I thought
And I think they are borderline regarded, on a good day
Put General Flynn in charge of the FBI in 2025.
Not fishing, intimidation
Concrete proof that the diary and its contents are accurate.
I am embarrassed to be an American.
Our country has fallen to such a state that it is no longer repairable and should be folded
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These are Joe’s personal wishes.
Joe and Jill don’t want the Inappropriate Showers with Dad, and I was molested out there.
They drive the diary underground.
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Well, they are stupid enough to think if he had a copy, that it would be in his apartment hidden under the mattress.
F-troop never fails to entertain with it’s stupidity.
Quit doing what you're doing, unless you want to end up in the DC jail with the Capitol protestors.
Such obvious cover ups of Pedo Joe's crime family, the lap top, Hunter's business associates, Ashley's diary (inappropriate showers with Daddy), Biden's brother.
The Mafia has more honor.
Wonder if Hannity still thinks that 99% of agents are good Patriots?
... or a planting expedition.
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:-}
that, yes
and also sending a message
i relish the day we are finally able to have our nuremburg trials on the american traitors running and protecting the traitors in this country right now
The laughing hyena might not be as silly as she seems...
The diary was left behind at a re-hab clinic
she left the diary behind as a cry for help
I suspect Project Veritas is going to have a very large pay day from this...
What is Rudy’s current legal situation?
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I don’t know. One of the things he’s being investigated for is representing a Foreign Country without being registered. Hunter Biden never registered, and Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff (Podesta) was not registered and made several fortunes representing Foreign Countries. They’re basically looking for the best way to take him down.
The Liberal Bar that allows serious crimes to go unnoticed, took quick action against Rudy, suspending his legal License.
Kevin Clinesmith (FBi / DoJ, submitted fraudulent documents to get Trump. He changed the sworn Docs to mislead the court and secure Surveillance warrants of Trump and his family / Campaign and Admin. Clinesmith has a license to practice Law. They love him, in fact.
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They want his computers, hoping they are chock full of future O’Keefe exposes info so they know who Jame’s contacts are, who works in his organization (for future raids by FBI) and to gather any dirt they hope to find on Dems to stop O’Keefe from publishing and disseminating more corruption/graft by liberal Dem politicians, operatives, staff members, etc., undercover work already in progress.
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