Minnesota Charges O'Keefe and Higby After Undercover Voting Video

Independent journalist Cam Higby and CEO of O'Keefe Media Group James O'Keefe were charged on Wednesday in Minnesota in connection with an undercover video exposing alleged loopholes in the voting system.

The Details: The video, released in August, featured both O'Keefe and Higby disguised as Muslims to show how Minnesota's lack of voter ID and voter "vouching" system could be abused. In Minnesota, registered voters are permitted to vouch for up to eight other people. Hennepin county attorney, Mary Moriarty, announced that both O'Keefe and Higby were charged with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft at a press conference.

'Provocateurs' or 'Investigative Journalists': Outlets on the left, like ABC News (Lean Left) called the duo "right-wing provocateurs" while outlets on the right like Breitbart (Right) deemed them "investigative journalists." Opinion writer Ja'han Jones for MS Now (Left) called O'Keefe a "scandal-plagued conservative activist."

'Exposing Vulnerable Minnesota Election': Breitbart highlighted that, while neither Higby nor O'Keefe voted, both were charged by Moriarty, "who has financial ties to leftist billionaire George Soros," calling her a "left-wing prosecutor." The article also mentioned a post by Higby on X saying "I showed how Minnesota allows cheating in elections. Now they want to TAKE MY RIGHT TO VOTE AWAY. This is lawfare. They want to scare all independent journalists who may challenge them. This is FASCISM." The headline for the article framed the charges as being drawn up "for exposing vulnerable Minnesota election."

'The MAGA Way': The MS Now opinion article claimed that "it's not uncommon for Republicans to be charged or even convicted of voter fraud while their conservative movement pushes false — and fundamentally racist — claims of election chicanery." The writer referenced the "insurrectionists pardoned by Donald Trump after they fueled a riot at the capitol premised on lies about voter fraud," adding that "certified hypocrites abound." Jones said "intimidation appears to be the primary intent" with O'Keefe's video, adding that he "is known for launching bogus sting operations that conservatives can use to peddle MAGA propaganda." To Jones, "getting charged with election fraud while fueling bogus allegations of election fraud—that's the MAGA way."

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