Conservatives on “Voter Fraud” Quest Get Charged With Identity Theft
James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are charged with felonies after their failed attempt.
Two conservative influencers tried so hard to find voter fraud in Minnesota that they’re now being charged with identity theft.
Cam Higby and James O’Keefe were charged with felony counts of identity theft and unlawful voting by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office after they put on disguises and tried to vote during state primaries in August. The pair used hidden cameras to try to make the claim that voting laws in Minnesota are weak. Both are due in court in November, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Higby wore a black abaya covering his face, while O’Keefe wore a white thobe and kufi. Both admitted they were trying to pose as Muslims, in a video posted to social media in August, using fake foreign accents. In a press conference Wednesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the pair’s political views and their offensive disguises weren’t even the main issue.
“It is not against the law to be performative, it is not against the law to be offensive, it is not against the law to say the things they said standing outside th...