Leak of Project Veritas Files to New York Times Should Trigger Probe: Former Prosecutor

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Dec. 11, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice’s inspector general should investigate how The New York Times came into possession of files from Project Veritas shortly after the FBI raided the journalist outfit, a former federal prosecutor says.

FBI agents recently raided homes linked to Project Veritas, including the home of its founder, James O'Keefe. The NY Times messaged Project Veritas about the pre-dawn raids as they were wrapping up, lawyers for the nonprofit said in a court filing.