Chamberlain criticizes the prosecution and calls for a federal investigation
Will ChamberlainArticle III Project senior counsel posting on X
Chamberlain says the two men exposed a vulnerability without defrauding anyone and accuses Moriarty of prosecuting them for embarrassment.
“Shame on you, you yourself should face federal investigation.”
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Hennepin County charges James O'Keefe and Cam Higby over Minneapolis vouching videos; O'Keefe says they never applied for a ballot
On October 28, 2026, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. Prosecutors say the two men gave election judges at Minneapolis precincts the names of registered voters, without those voters' knowledge, while filming a video about Minnesota's vouching rules during the August 11 primary. O'Keefe says they never applied for a ballot and describes the work as journalism. Higby says no laws were broken.
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News release from the Hennepin County Attorney's Office dated October 28, 2026. It announces felony charges of unlawful voting and identity theft against James O'Keefe and Cam Higby over their conduct at Hennepin County precincts during the August 11 primary, quotes County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Secretary of State Steve Simon, and lists the case numbers.
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He quotes the county attorney's announcement of the charges.
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He asserts that no one was defrauded. Prosecutors allege that the men misrepresented their identities while applying for ballots.
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Relative to the polling-place conduct, Chamberlain disputes its treatment as wrongdoing and directs criticism at the prosecutor.
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