Federal Judge Rejects Press Freedom Claims by Project Veritas in Ashley Biden Diary Case

With the ruling, federal prosecutors could soon take possession of more than 900 documents detailing how Project Veritas came into possession of the diary.
Federal Judge Rejects Press Freedom Claims by Project Veritas in Ashley Biden Diary Case
President Joe Biden walks on the beach with daughter Ashley Biden in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on June 20, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
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A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that investigative journalism outfit Project Veritas should have to turn over documents detailing how the organization came into possession of the alleged diary of President Joe Biden’s daughter, Ashley Biden.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of a special master’s recommendation that Project Veritas should be made to turn over all documents in its possession that detail how it came into possession of the diary in the fall of 2020. Judge Torres ruled against claims by Project Veritas that it has journalistic non-disclosure privileges under the First Amendment and thus should not be made to turn over its records.
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