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Project Veritas loses jury verdict to Democratic consulting firm
Reuters ^ | 9/23/2022 | Jonathan Stempel

Posted on 09/23/2022 9:43:39 AM PDT by semimojo

A federal jury has found Project Veritas, a conservative group often accused of using deceptive tactics, liable for violating wiretapping laws and misrepresenting itself in an undercover effort to target Democratic political consultants.

Jurors in Washington on Thursday awarded $120,000 to a member of Democracy Partners, co-founded by self-described progressive strategist Robert Creamer.

Democracy Partners claimed it had been infiltrated by a Project Veritas operative who lied about her name and background to obtain an internship during the 2016 presidential campaign, and secretly recorded conversations while working there.

The firm and Creamer said Project Veritas used "heavily edited" footage in videos that falsely suggested they conspired to incite violence at then-Republican candidate Donald Trump's rallies and schemed to promote voter fraud.

According to the complaint, the espionage cost the plaintiffs, who supported Trump's Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, at least $500,000 of contracts.

Project Veritas said it did nothing wrong and will appeal…

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dcjury; democracypartners; projectveritas; robertcreamer; stoogeville; twotierjustice
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To: Fai Mao

“A $120k award is nothing”

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Agreed. If PV didn’t lose some of these once in a while, then they aren’t trying hard enough.


21 posted on 09/23/2022 10:16:44 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: tsomer

I don’t think he is charged with anything in Washington,
D. C. right now.

He’s under fire in New York. Perhaps I’m forgetting
something.

His attorneys could as for a change of venue, but I’m not
sure a judge would allow it. By rights, I think there’s
a very good cause for requesting that.


22 posted on 09/23/2022 10:17:31 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: OneVike

“Project Veritas, a conservative group often accused of using deceptive tactics,”

F’n Reuters, a pox on them.


23 posted on 09/23/2022 10:19:06 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: semimojo

You all have faith in the ‘legal’ system?


24 posted on 09/23/2022 10:19:33 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: semimojo
Jurors in Washington...

DC should not be permitted to have any local courts. DC is a cesspool of liars and government sycophants, and any case tried there is automatically garbage.

25 posted on 09/23/2022 10:20:36 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
The jury somehow found that journalist have a “fiduciary responsibility” to those they interview.

I imagine they thought the fiduciary duty arose when she went to work at Democracy Partners.

26 posted on 09/23/2022 10:20:37 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Signalman
Jurors in Washington...

This was in the Swamp, Washington, D.C., not Washington state. Conservatives groups need to get the hell out of the Swamp. If we learned anything from the Jan. 6th set up, don't protest there either. This must be posted: KEEP OUT OF THE SWAMP.
27 posted on 09/23/2022 10:21:46 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: subterfuge

Any jury in D.C. is going to vote against any conservative. Has nothing to do with the quality of the lawyer whatsoever.


28 posted on 09/23/2022 10:30:17 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Good point


29 posted on 09/23/2022 10:31:51 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: Jacquerie

Yes Robert Creamer, who is a convicted felon.


30 posted on 09/23/2022 10:32:28 AM PDT by Freedumb
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To: Dr. Franklin

Either place, same conclusion applies. 🙂


31 posted on 09/23/2022 10:35:45 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: semimojo

Project Veritas used “heavily edited” footage in videos


A couple of years ago when Planned Parenthood officials were recorded bragging about selling baby body parts, the local news always referred to the clips as “heavily edited” as if what we were seeing with our own eyes and hearing with our own ears wasn’t real.


32 posted on 09/23/2022 10:36:08 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: semimojo
But it's OK for FBI to infiltrate an organization and not only observe but to encourage and facilitate illegal activities?

33 posted on 09/23/2022 10:40:02 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.```)
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To: semimojo

I can’t imagine this verdict surviving the appeal. It would be devastating for anyone who does undercover journalism investigations.


34 posted on 09/23/2022 10:42:35 AM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might)
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To: semimojo

“Jurors in Washington on Thursday awarded $120,000”

That wouldn’t even cover a fraction of legal fees.

Clearly there were no damages and this is a type of show trial.


35 posted on 09/23/2022 10:46:48 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: gibsonguy

its called undercover journalism protected by 1st

dont the police go undercover


36 posted on 09/23/2022 10:49:52 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: DoughtyOne

O.J. Simpson was a peaceful man. Fewer than 0.0001% of the people he interacted with were murdered by him.


37 posted on 09/23/2022 10:50:30 AM PDT by nitzy
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To: semimojo
I imagine they thought the fiduciary duty arose when she went to work at Democracy Partners.

And yet, no such fiduciary duty seems to arise or even be expected to arise when a RINO or Assistant Democrat (although I repeat myself) goes to work at any Conservative or Republican organization, including (and especially) a Republican Presidential Administration!!
38 posted on 09/23/2022 10:55:46 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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To: gibsonguy

Veritas has done the worst possible thing you can do in 2022—expose the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.


39 posted on 09/23/2022 10:58:08 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: nitzy

True. “:^)


40 posted on 09/23/2022 11:22:57 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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