Posted on 05/23/2024 10:48:17 AM PDT by lowbridge
Steve Kramer, a Democratic operative who admitted to commissioning an artificial intelligence-generated robocall of President Biden that was sent to New Hampshire voters early this year, is now facing criminal charges.
According to court documents, Kramer has been indicted by a grand jury in New Hampshire on felony charges of bribing, intimidation and suppression over the calls. He’s also facing charges for impersonation of candidates.
Kramer, who worked for Dean Phillips — the longshot Democratic presidential candidate who ended his bid in March — told The Washington Post in February that he sent out the AI-generated robocall. Kramer claimed he created the robocall to raise awareness about the dangers AI poses in political campaigns.
Kramer did not respond to requests for comment.
The robocall, which went out the weekend before the New Hampshire primary, sounded like a digitally generated voice impersonating Biden that advised people not to vote on Tuesday, according to complaints that the New Hampshire attorney general had said it was investigating in January.
The call, which began with a catchphrase of Biden’s, calling the election “a bunch of malarkey,” told voters: “It’s important that you save your vote for the November election.”
Biden was not on the ballot in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, but a group of Democrats organized a campaign to write in his name to show support for the incumbent.
“Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again,” the robocall said, according to an audio recording provided by a Write-In Biden organizer. “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
Phillips, who has denied any involvement in the robocall, said in a statement after Kramer’s indictment that the case “is a canary in the coal mine.”
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Sure.
Give amnesty and citizenship to all the illegals and then execute all democrats. Fair is fair. /spit
Remember this, little would-be Lefty operatives - they will sell you out. You are nothing to them if you get caught.
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