FBI raids Project Veritas founder James O’ Keefe’s residence

FBI raided the residence of James O’ Keefe, founding father of the activist group Project Veritas, in New York on Saturday morning. The search was performed in connection to the investigation of the stolen diary that belonged to President Biden’s daughter, Ashley Biden.
As per studies, the FBI had additionally earlier searched the properties of two different O Keefe’s associates on Thursday. The raid occurred at round 6 am in O’Keefe’s Mamaroneck residence complicated and lasted for a number of hours. Neighbours of Keefe confirmed that an FBI crew had arrived at round 6 AM they usually heard them speaking about an FBI warrant. They additionally mentioned that the FBI brokers had been on the residence for a number of hours.
An F.B.I. spokesman on Saturday mentioned that brokers had “performed law enforcement activity” on the constructing, however mentioned they might not reveal something concerning the case. On the opposite hand, James O’ Keefe mentioned that his group had just lately acquired a grand jury subpoena, and acknowledged that Project Veritas had been concerned in discussions with sources final 12 months concerning the diary.
In a video assertion launched on Friday, O’Keefe had mentioned that Project Veritas repeatedly verified the “authenticity,” “legality,” and “newsworthiness” of any supply materials it receives. Talking concerning the diary, he mentioned that they’d handed over the diary to the regulation enforcement authorities final 12 months, and had tried to return it to a lawyer of Ashley Biden.

O’Keefe mentioned, “It appears the Southern District of New York now has journalists in their sights for the supposed crime of doing their jobs lawfully and honestly,” including, “Our efforts were the stuff of responsible, ethical journalism and we are in no doubt that Project Veritas acted properly at each and every step.”
O’ Keefe additionally revealed that “tipsters” had contacted journalists of his group late final 12 months who claimed to have Ashley Biden’s diary. He mentioned that Project Veritas refused to publish it saying, “because, in part, we could not determine if the diary was real.” He additionally then claimed that Project Veritas then “attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it” and the group then handed over the diary to regulation enforcement in order that it may very well be returned to its rightful proprietor. According to the “tipsters”, the diary was left “abandoned in a room”.
On October 24, 2020, dozens of handwritten pages from Ashley Biden’s journal had been revealed by a right-wing web site underneath the byline of a reporter Patrick Howley. The posting mentioned the diary was acquired from a whistleblower at a media group.