The fact that James O’Keefe was ever considered a credible news source deeply disturbs me:
A Texas judge dismissed a complaint based on claims from a video produced by conservative fabulist James O’Keefe after special prosecutors ripped the video as “little more than a canard and political disinformation.”
In February, O’Keefe and his Project Veritas group released a video investigation of progressive organization Battleground Texas. In the video, O’Keefe accuses the group, which he labels “the new ACORN,” of using “potentially illegal methods to change elections.” The allegation hinged on O’Keefe repeatedly pointing to a part of the Texas Election Code, which states that “the registrar may not transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application.”
[…] According to the prosecutors, the language about copying telephone numbers from registration applications “applies only to the official county registrar, not to a volunteer deputy registrar.” Further, they conclude that “three recent attorney general opinions hold that one’s telephone number on a voter registration is not confidential information.”
After labeling the Veritas video “little more than a canard and political disinformation,” the prosecutors recommend that the complaint “be dismissed for insufficient evidence and failure to state an offense.” San Antonio Judge Raymond Angelini subsequently signed an order dismissing the complaint.
H/t Kush Arora.
Slimy little worm. I’m always amazed at the morons the 1% will subsidize.