Recognizing that (once again!) he has backed, and shilled for, a soon-to-be convicted felon, Scott Johnson this morning doubles down on an old and discredited “government conspiracy” theory — to impotently try to save Project Veritas. He goes so far as to solicit the opinion of a reader who claims to be a criminal defense lawyer — to say that journalists “do this all the time.”
How utterly convenient! — neither of them ever describe what the “this” they are talking about… is.
“This” is not: meeting with someone SELLING known stolen goods; this is NOT offering to pay half, and then the rest if the thief goes to get “more” stolen property, bringing two distinct tranches up, from Florida to New York on two occasions (the second likely to firmly verify from whom it was stolen). This is NOT hearing that the Trump Campaign said it was unlawful (let that sink in!), and thus unusable. And, it is not only turning over to law enforcement after you learn a search warrant is afoot, for your home and business place.
The seminal case O’Keefe will cite in his defense will be Bartnicki v. Vopper (technically a wiretap/taping case — so no face to face meetings). No payments. No multiple requests to go get more stolen goods, for pay. Oh. And… Bartnicki did NOT act as a broker, in trying to sell those wiretap tapes to a political campaign for big cash. He just published… a story.
Something O’Keefe, curiously never did — if his mission was… pure journalism. Heh.
If indicted, Veritas and O’Keefe will lose. And O’Keefe is likely to go to jail for more than a year.
Great work, there Scottie!
Grinning — out.
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