Hijinx
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This must be a very naive Judge to believe that the FBI will pay any attention to his order.
They pretty much do whatever they want to do.
Biden's daughter
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This must be a very naive Judge to believe that the FBI will pay any attention to his order.
They pretty much do whatever they want to do.
glhs837
Power with Control
The DO......nevermind........
Clem72
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Bible has the best advice. Like don't tease bald guys.
FBI raid on Project Veritas founder’s home sparks questions about press freedom
The Biden administration’s effort to establish itself as a committed champion of press freedom is facing new doubts because of the Justice Department’s aggressive legal tactics against a conservative provocateur known for his hidden-camera video stings.
A predawn FBI raid last weekend against Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and similar raids on some of his associates are prompting alarm from some First Amendment advocates, who contend that prosecutors appear to have run roughshod over Justice Department media policies and a federal law protecting journalists.
Adding to the drama surrounding the brewing court showdown: It stems from a politically sensitive investigation into the alleged theft of the diary of President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley.
That document made it into the hands of O’Keefe’s organization, Project Veritas, which never published anything on the subject and eventually turned the document over to police.
The Biden administration’s effort to establish itself as a committed champion of press freedom is facing new doubts because of the Justice Department’s aggressive legal tactics against a conservative provocateur known for his hidden-camera video stings.
A predawn FBI raid last weekend against Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and similar raids on some of his associates are prompting alarm from some First Amendment advocates, who contend that prosecutors appear to have run roughshod over Justice Department media policies and a federal law protecting journalists.
Adding to the drama surrounding the brewing court showdown: It stems from a politically sensitive investigation into the alleged theft of the diary of President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley.
That document made it into the hands of O’Keefe’s organization, Project Veritas, which never published anything on the subject and eventually turned the document over to police.
In recent years, leading Democrats have proposed clamping down on the independent press by declaring that the government should be able to define who is, and who is not, a “journalist” for the purposes of press freedom.
In his confirmation hearing, Attorney General Merrick Garland promised not to allow the Department of Justice to become politicized — a commitment that has been questioned in recent weeks.
Until now, the media had been quiet about the O’Keefe raid, or had even celebrated it. The New York Times reported it almost right away, and later published an article based on leaked memoranda written by Project Veritas lawyers.
It is not clear that the memos were leaked by law enforcement, but one of the journalists who contributed to the story, Michael S. Schmidt, was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of a supposed link between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, which is now seen as a hoax. The Times and the Washington Post relied on leaks from law enforcement and intelligence agencies to report the hoax.
On Thursday, a federal judge barred the Department of Justice from obtaining further information from O’Keefe’s smartphone pending a hearing on the appointment of a “special master” who would review the materials seized by the FBI in the raid, and bar the government from using anything that implicated attorney-client privilege or other rights.
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In his confirmation hearing, Attorney General Merrick Garland promised not to allow the Department of Justice to become politicized — a commitment that has been questioned in recent weeks.
Until now, the media had been quiet about the O’Keefe raid, or had even celebrated it. The New York Times reported it almost right away, and later published an article based on leaked memoranda written by Project Veritas lawyers.
It is not clear that the memos were leaked by law enforcement, but one of the journalists who contributed to the story, Michael S. Schmidt, was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of a supposed link between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, which is now seen as a hoax. The Times and the Washington Post relied on leaks from law enforcement and intelligence agencies to report the hoax.
On Thursday, a federal judge barred the Department of Justice from obtaining further information from O’Keefe’s smartphone pending a hearing on the appointment of a “special master” who would review the materials seized by the FBI in the raid, and bar the government from using anything that implicated attorney-client privilege or other rights.
Politico: FBI O'Keefe Raid 'Sparks Questions About Press Freedom'
Politico published the first article in the establishment media questioning the legitimacy of the FBI's recent raid on O'Keefe.
What Project Veritas does use to be called "investigative journalism."
That gets my vote.
I don't think they ever gave a reason.
SamSpade
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The ONLY thing I can find is they were looking for Biden's daughter's diary - which originally was declared to be a load of crap, but apparently legitimiate enough to require the FBI to go pounding on the door to get. O'Keefe turned it over to law enforcement without publishing a word of it - for good reason - to KEEP STUPID CHIT LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING. Which they did anyway.
So - as I understand the story - the diary came into the possession of a third party because it was just left behind. Either from stupidity or - a trap. And either way, not worth getting into. When it originally came up A YEAR AGO - no one wanted to touch it. I sure wouldn't have.
So now - a year later - why do they go after O'Keefe and his associates? To see if he has a copy? Someone else PUBLISHED it. What would that prove?
I can only see this as a form of intimidation and I think they don't quite get that when you smack a beehive, the bees aren't intimidated.
So - as I understand the story - the diary came into the possession of a third party because it was just left behind. Either from stupidity or - a trap. And either way, not worth getting into. When it originally came up A YEAR AGO - no one wanted to touch it. I sure wouldn't have.
So now - a year later - why do they go after O'Keefe and his associates? To see if he has a copy? Someone else PUBLISHED it. What would that prove?
I can only see this as a form of intimidation and I think they don't quite get that when you smack a beehive, the bees aren't intimidated.
PJay
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Pedophiles need exposed no matter who they are. Then they need to go meet their maker because there is no cure for them.
SamSpade
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I get that - but - what can they charge him with? Possession of stolen material?
They made a great deal of the fact that publishing Trump's tax material - EVEN IF STOLEN - was not a crime for a journalist to publish them.
And he didn't publish them.
I just don't get it. If the FBI shows up at my door and says we want to sift through your underwear, they better have more with them than just a gun and curiosity.
They don't have to ...... The FBI has his phone, and access to communications which have already been leaked to the NYT
I am sure a copy has been made of the Data
SamSpade
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This is stupid. I just followed a link to her diary. It's a copy in her handwriting. LITERALLY, the diary, as written, doodles and scratch outs.
Kind of boring stuff, mostly. I feel a little embarrassed for her. Lot of personal stuff having nothing to do with politics.
"COPY" my ass - the whole word can read it.
While expressing their objections to Project Veritas’s work, the ACLU on Sunday released a statement nevertheless discussing how “this case could have serious consequences for press freedom.”
Politico also ran a report titled “FBI raid on Project Veritas founder’s home sparks questions about press freedom.”
PJay
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Florida woman is under investigation for selling Ashley Biden's diary
A Florida woman who found Ashley Biden's diary is under FBI investigation for selling it - but not for stealing it - a source close to the case told DailyMail.com.