This is part of O'Keefe's statement:
"Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Biden’s diary. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. The tipsters indicated that the diary had been abandoned in a room in which Ms. Biden stayed at the time, and in which the tipsters stayed in temporarily after Ms. Biden departed the room. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. The tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for the payment of monies for the diary. The tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas.
"We investigated the claims provided to us, as journalists do. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. At the end of the day, we made the ethical decision that because, in part, we could not determine if the diary was real, if the diary in fact belonged to Ashley Biden, or if the contents of the diary occurred, we could not publish the diary and any part thereof. We attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. We never published it.
"Now, Ms. Biden’s Father’s Department of Justice, specifically the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, appears to be investigating the situation, claiming the diary was stolen. We don’t know if it was, but it begs the question: in what world is the alleged theft of a diary investigated by the President’s FBI and his Department of Justice? A diary! This federal investigation smacks of politics. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. "
In O'Keefe's video did anyone else notice the camera angle seemed to shift to a 3/4 view many of the times he mentioned SDNY? I did, and it struck me as odd - though I viewed it After Midnight, so who knows. 🙄
I got the text in an email, as I'm subscribed to his email list. But I also saw the video, and it looked to have been spliced. It made me do a double-take because it was weird to watch, but I assumed he did multiple takes to avoid messing up his scripted lines. I didn't think much of it, but if 3/4 views are some secret comm thing, or if it's 17 seconds between each cut or a Morse code thing, maybe it's important.
I rewatched it After Midnight, and I deduced it was just editing to help with flubbing his lines, smooth presentation, etc. So I was kind of trolling when I already knew the answer here.
Glad it stuck out to you as well though. It was kind of a strangely edited video. Lighting was weird too.
This is part of O'Keefe's statement: "Late last year, we were approached by tipsters claiming they had a copy of Ashley Biden’s diary. We had never met or heard of the tipsters. The tipsters indicated that the diary had been abandoned in a room in which Ms. Biden stayed at the time, and in which the tipsters stayed in temporarily after Ms. Biden departed the room. The tipsters indicated that the diary included explosive allegations against then-candidate, Joe Biden. The tipsters indicated that they were negotiating with a different media outlet for the payment of monies for the diary. The tipsters were represented by attorneys who handled the negotiations with Project Veritas.
"We investigated the claims provided to us, as journalists do. We took steps to corroborate the authenticity of the diary. At the end of the day, we made the ethical decision that because, in part, we could not determine if the diary was real, if the diary in fact belonged to Ashley Biden, or if the contents of the diary occurred, we could not publish the diary and any part thereof. We attempted to return the diary to an attorney representing Ms. Biden, but that attorney refused to authenticate it. Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. We never published it.
"Now, Ms. Biden’s Father’s Department of Justice, specifically the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, appears to be investigating the situation, claiming the diary was stolen. We don’t know if it was, but it begs the question: in what world is the alleged theft of a diary investigated by the President’s FBI and his Department of Justice? A diary! This federal investigation smacks of politics. Project Veritas never threatened or engaged in any illegal conduct. "
Hijacking to speculate:
In O'Keefe's video did anyone else notice the camera angle seemed to shift to a 3/4 view many of the times he mentioned SDNY? I did, and it struck me as odd - though I viewed it After Midnight, so who knows. 🙄
I got the text in an email, as I'm subscribed to his email list. But I also saw the video, and it looked to have been spliced. It made me do a double-take because it was weird to watch, but I assumed he did multiple takes to avoid messing up his scripted lines. I didn't think much of it, but if 3/4 views are some secret comm thing, or if it's 17 seconds between each cut or a Morse code thing, maybe it's important.
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I rewatched it After Midnight, and I deduced it was just editing to help with flubbing his lines, smooth presentation, etc. So I was kind of trolling when I already knew the answer here.
Glad it stuck out to you as well though. It was kind of a strangely edited video. Lighting was weird too.