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Project Veritas, James O’Keefe can’t block government access to communications related to Ashley Biden’s stolen diary: Judge
Law & Crime ^ | Dec 26th, 2023, 1:32 pm | MARISA SARNOFF

Posted on 12/26/2023 8:29:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

A right-wing group specializing in hidden-camera investigations will not be able to use the First Amendment to stop the federal government from accessing documents and communications related to the group’s apparent acquisition of a stolen diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter.

As Law&Crime previously reported, the FBI executed a search warrant in 2021 at the property of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe, as well as from Project Veritas staffers Spencer Meads and Eric Cochran. The search warrants were granted in connection with the theft and sale of the personal journal belonging to Ashley Biden, the president’s daughter. Two people, Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to conspiring to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, admitting that they stole personal property — including Ashley Biden’s diary — and sold it to Project Veritas for a total of $40,000.

A special master, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, was selected to conduct a review of the documents in connection with the government’s investigation and determine which ones weren’t protected by the First Amendment, the reporter’s privilege, or attorney-client privilege. Project Veritas, Meads, Cochran, and O’Keefe — who is no longer with the organization — have been fighting the release of items seized under the 2021 search warrants.

In March, Jones released her report, which found that the DOJ’s seizure of the documents didn’t violate those principles and determined that, for the most part, the federal government could legally access the documents.

On Dec. 21, U.S. District Judge Alisa Nadine Torres agreed with Jones and upheld the special master’s conclusions. Torres, a Barack Obama appointee, rejected O’Keefe’s arguments that the documents and communications were off-limits to government...

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Democracy dies with Democrats.
1 posted on 12/26/2023 8:29:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How is it “stolen” and why did Joe Biden shower with his daughter to the extent she had to hide from him and shower late at night?

He’s an extremely perverted pedophile and it’s baffling how it is just allowed and never discussed.


2 posted on 12/26/2023 8:36:33 PM PST by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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On Dec. 21, U.S. District Judge stooge Alisa Nadine Torres agreed with Jones and upheld the special master’s conclusions.

fixed it.

Odiousbama stooges gonna stooge.

3 posted on 12/26/2023 8:37:37 PM PST by kiryandil (The Biden: "Zelensky, we need to sit down and have a talk.")
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All the children and grandchildren had to do the shower-dance with The Rumpleforeskin.


4 posted on 12/26/2023 8:38:56 PM PST by kiryandil (The Biden: "Zelensky, we need to sit down and have a talk.")
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Stupid Judge. It will keep Joe’s perversion in the news.


5 posted on 12/26/2023 8:40:19 PM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Democracy dies with Democrats.


6 posted on 12/26/2023 8:43:31 PM PST by kiryandil (The Biden: "Zelensky, we need to sit down and have a talk.")
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A special master, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, was selected to conduct a review of the documents in connection with the government’s investigation

Rapin' Bill stooge Barbara S. Jones.

Democrat stooge-judges give their political enemies the Special treatment.

7 posted on 12/26/2023 8:46:45 PM PST by kiryandil (The Biden: "Zelensky, we need to sit down and have a talk.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yes, sadly.


8 posted on 12/26/2023 9:01:08 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Demonrats are truly abhorrent people!


9 posted on 12/26/2023 9:01:48 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How was it stolen when she left it behind at the treatment facility?


10 posted on 12/26/2023 9:12:56 PM PST by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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I personally think she left it behind on purpose.


11 posted on 12/26/2023 9:21:23 PM PST by roving (Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis)
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It will keep Joe’s perversion in the news.

Exactly. No one was talking about it recently. The MSM could simply dismiss it as right-wing conspiracy/fakery.

Now they have literally raised to a high-publicity federal case.

Intended?

12 posted on 12/26/2023 9:21:45 PM PST by PGR88
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
How DARE Project Veritas practice hidden camera and ambush journalism like 60 Minutes!

Here's the story with a different headline:

First Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter

13 posted on 12/26/2023 9:28:04 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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Intended?

I didn't think of that angle but it could be.

14 posted on 12/26/2023 9:28:45 PM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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“All the children and grandchildren had to do the shower-dance with The Rumpleforeskin.”

Gads..... I’m a gonna change it to the Crumpledforeskin shower dance. No wonder the kids are so screwed up. Totally dysfunctional. Anybody else woulda been dealing with multiple state agencies and doing some hard time, if they survived.

Must be democracy in action.


15 posted on 12/26/2023 9:34:47 PM PST by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
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16 posted on 12/26/2023 9:35:38 PM PST by roving (Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis)
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To: CaptainK

Unfortunately.


17 posted on 12/26/2023 10:22:04 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It wasn’t stolen, special master, Captain Kangaroo, Barbara Jones.


18 posted on 12/26/2023 10:55:40 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
A right-wing group

Almost stopped reading there.

Such wonderful objectivity. /sarcasm

19 posted on 12/27/2023 12:04:06 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (Dear Claire Wolfe: Is it still "too early"?)
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To: roving

Same with crackhead’s computer.

Left it behind.


20 posted on 12/27/2023 3:36:22 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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