In the article posted on the Huffington Post written by legal scholar Jonathan Turley, “James O’Keefe Tweets Info On Wiretapping Case, Violates Gag Order” of January 28th, 2010, the headline makes an unverifiable claim that James O’Keefe is in violation of a gag order. Additionally, the headline refers to a “wiretapping case.”
Huffington Post offers no credible citation for the claim Mr. O’Keefe was in breach of a gag order. Furthermore, Mr. O’Keefe has gone on record denying claims there was a gag order placed on him.
There are also no allegations of any wiretap plot in the FBI affidavit, and a law enforcement official has conceded that the four men were not attempting to wiretap or intercept calls. In addition, legal representation for the accused has gone on record stating there were no intentions to tap phones in the Senator’s office. Thus, the assertion Mr. O’Keefe’s legal matter is a “wiretapping case” is a false one.
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We have been/will be making similar requests of other news sources to correct similar errors. Some, such as the Washington Post, MSNBC’s David Shuster, and Talking Points Memo already have posted corrections or retractions.
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