James O'Keefe Tells His Side of the Story to Hannity (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 5:07 AM
Investigative journalist James O’Keefe was on with Sean Hannity on Monday night. They discussed the facts surrounding his arrest.
Via Story Balloon:
Story Balloon has part 2 of the interview.
James O’Keefe admitted that because of the arrest on reflection he could have used a different approach to the investigation and going forward he will be more thoughtful. He came across as smart and confident in this first interview since the arrest.
Also, yesterday the top federal prosecutor for New Orleans removed himself from the O’Keefe case.
FOX News reported:
The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans has removed himself from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while allegedly trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator’s office, the Department of Justice said Monday.
A Justice Department news release said Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, recused himself from the case a day after the Jan. 25 arrests in Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office in New Orleans. Letten’s top lieutenant, assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Mann, has taken over.
The news release didn’t say why Letten removed himself, and his spokeswoman Anna Christman said she couldn’t comment.
One of the suspects is the son of Letten’s Shreveport-based counterpart.
Earlier Monday, the man who first published James O’Keefe’s explosive videos exposing wrongdoing at community organizer ACORN came to the filmmaker’s defense, claiming he “sat in jail for 28 hours without access to an attorney” while the prosecutor made his case to the media.
O’Keefe was “framed” by the media and the U.S. attorney’s office, Andrew Breitbart, publisher of BigGovernment.com, told Fox News.
“James O’Keefe sat in jail for 28 hours without access to an attorney, while the U.S. attorney leaked the information about his arrest, helping the media frame it as ‘Watergate Junior,’” Breitbart said.
O’Keefe declined to talk about Breitbart’s allegations to Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday night, adding he was cooperating with the U.S. attorney’s office and was pleased with the way the U.S. attorney was handling the case.
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J commented:
I saw bits and pieces of this interview, last night. O’keefe comes off as being afraid and tentative about this whole thing. I think he realizes he has acquired really powerful enemies and has no power himself. I think his attorney informed him that, somehow, he has mis-stepped and is in trouble with the law. Devastating combo.
kansas commented:
The DOJ is corrupt and now they have a young man who wants to expose corruption in their sites. He better wear a bullet proof vest, and have food tasters.
Militant Conservative commented:
Pretty much what I thought. He was being watched and allowed to set himself up. Powerful enemys indeed. I think that not adhearing to the law and not allowing thier opponent access to a lawyer is a grave mistake for the arrogant left. This very well could nullify the charges. To those of you in New Orleans/ Louseyanna Jury nullification is a good route to our end.
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BigAlSouth commented:
Just a reminder for “perspective”:
The trial of David Kernell, who is accused of illegally accessing the Republican vice presidential candidate’s Yahoo e-mail account in the heat of last year’s presidential campaign, has been delayed again, this time until April 20, 2010. The politically charged trial has been delayed before, most recently after federal prosecutors doubled down on the case with additional charges including obstruction of justice, wire fraud and identity theft.
http://linkstomemphis.com/2009/10/trial-delayed-again-for-alleged-palin-e-mail-hacker-david-kernell.html
lyle commented:
The main charge against O’Keefe is entering a federal building under false pretenses in order to commit a felony. For the case to proceed, the US Attorney will have to identify the felony.
Of course, we’ve seen US Attorneys trample the law and violate ethical standards in pursuit of political enemies like Ted Stevens and Lewis Libby. In both of those cases, US Attorneys conspired with the mainstream media to construct a false narrative against their victims, and used it to convict them.
Usually it works. The Texas prosecutor who harrassed Tom Delay never had any evidence, but drove his victim out of office. Martha Coakley kept a man she knew to be innocent in jail for three years, and became the political machine’s senatorial candidate. The Duke lacrosse prosecutor won reelection through his appalling misconduct.
It must be a coincidence that they’re all Democrats.
sandy commented:
I hate that big blowhard Bechel and his veiled threats to Hannity for having O’Keefe on his TV Show. Sadly the long knives are after O’Keefe.
sandy commented:
Speaking of charges being nullified–can Obama and Gibbs have misspoken when they both claimed that even after a fair trial KSM would be executed? First thing his lawyer has to do is ask for a mistrial because Obama and Gibbs have prejudiced the case.
And when they set KSM free would Obama say he screwed up or blame Bush?
wanumba commented:
That’s very very interesting, O’Keefe was denied an attorney and sat incommunicado while the allegedly DA helped set up the “story?” Uh, oh. Didn’t work too well for the Duke Lacrosse prosecutor, did it?
Patience O’Keefe! Inadvertently you’ve exposed a whole ‘nutha pod of cockroaches while trying to shine light on the communications disconnect between Landrieus’ office and the people she’s SWORN to represent.
Lance commented:
Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor under Clinton, stole and destroyed evidence from the National Archives. Evidence that someone didn’t want the 911 commission to see. He was charged with a misdemeanor. Juxtapose that you liberal hangmen!
Is Landrieu’s office open to the public? If so, I encourage any patriot in the area to enter and dial the office from their cell phone.
Militant Conservative commented:
Sandy, nope you got it. This WH WANTS to make sure KSM goes free because (wait for it) the Obama administration wants the Bush WH and staff to be tryed in absentia. Thus no finger prints of the current administration is on the dirty deed. This is nothing but distroyers of the constitution at every turn. Marxist’s all. Powder is dry.
BigAlSouth commented:
Sandy (#8) You do know why Bob Beckel and the Lefties are so mad at O’Keefe? ACORN was going to provide the Democrat Party thousands of free foot soldiers who were going to be paid by the US taxpayers through front groups and community service grants.
Also, I chuckled when David Shuster tweeted that O’Keefe was not a journalist, then tried to tie Breitbart to him as his employer.
timajin commented:
Hmmmmm…..
Nigerian terrorist gets more due process than an American citizen. Innocent until proven guilty. Not in the Obama era. Police acted stupidly. Guilty until proven innocent. Let the black panther voter intimidation go. Proven guilty then charges dropped. “KSM will get the death penalty from the USA court system,” BHO before the trial. Guilty until proven innocent. How are they going to find an unprejudiced jury pool now? The President of the USA says he’s guilty and will be euthanized!
Talk about a “fundamental change”! I certainly hope that every single person who voted for this guy are happy and content. Is there such a thing as “voter malpractice”? Can I sue somebody?
kathryn commented:
this has nothing to do with obama, or his administration, or whether he was allowed a lawyer after so many hours which we dont know and this man hasn’t said it was true. this is all about people trying to do things the illegal way instead of the right way, and since the conservatives claim to be about right and justice, it amazes me why so many of u are just brushing what they did aside and making all manner of justifications for them. if these were liberals, we all know most conservtives would be on these boards calling for their heads on a chopping block. if they hadn’t gotton caught, their is no telling what they would or could have done in that office.
lyle commented:
‘…this is all about people trying to do things the illegal way instead of the right way…’
Kathryn, what was illegal? Be specific, if you can.
‘…it amazes me why so many of u are just brushing what they did aside…’
What did they do, exactly, that makes you so indignant?
‘…if they hadn’t gotton caught, their is no telling what they would or could have done in that office.’
Like what? And is it illegal if it’s only in your petite mind? Do you ever bother to inform yourself before mouthing off?
wanumba commented:
The wiretap accusation is patent nonsense. O’Keefe doesn’t know the first thing about it. That’s a job for a PROFESSIONAL.
This is smear 101.
Solaratov commented:
kathryn
February 2nd, 2010 | 1:15 pm | #16
this has nothing to do with obama, or his administration,………….. if they hadn’t gotton caught, their is no telling what they would or could have done in that office.
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Kind of like leftist trolls astroturfing different sites and wasting bandwidth with their peurile yammering.
You’re right. There’s no telling what he might have done. However, the FACTs are, that he did NOTHING. Now, the US attorny has to prove that he did *something* – besides misrepresent himself when he entered the office. I don’t believe that what someone “might” do in any situation is a crime —- yet.
Perhaps we shouldn’t allow you to have a driver’s license – because who knows what you might do once you’re behind the wheel. Speed. Drive drunk. Weave. Transport drugs. Who knows. You *MIGHT* do any of those things. Safer for you to take the bus.
Thanks for playing. Do try again when you’re older.
Tina commented:
James O’Keefe pointed up the need to screen service people; David Kernell pointed up the fact that web mail is not secure and your secret question should not be something easily checked on the intertubes.
I take a lesson from both of them.