WASHINGTON (TNND) — Independent journalist James O’Keefe and his team released another video this week of what appears to be more election fraud in the state of California.
This week we saw videos of people, petitioners, paying homeless people cash and telling them to forge the signatures of other registered voters,” O’Keefe told The National News Desk.
The video captured petition circulators allegedly paying the homeless along LA’s skid row $2-$3 per form to sign ballot petitions. Using the names and addresses of real registered voters and forging their signatures.
All pages…and I sign like Robert and I get how much? $3. Then you go there and you get another $3. Then go somewhere else and they give you another $3,” you can hear during one interaction.
About eight minutes into the video, O’Keefe and independent journalist Cam Higby can be seen visiting the addresses of some of the people connected to the names being used. This included one resident who said that the voter hasn’t lived there in years.
I’m looking for a Vicki Walker,” O’Keefe asked. “Doesn’t live here. I bought this house nearly nine years ago and the only reason I know that name is because we still get her mail,” the resident responded.
What’s captured in the video appeared violation of multiple California felony statutes. Including elections code Section 18613, which makes it a felony to sign a fictitious name, another person’s name, or cause false signatures to be placed on any initiative, referendum, or recall petition. Plus California Penal Code 470, which involves knowingly altering, falsifying, or signing another person’s name on legal or financial documents with the specific intent to defraud.
O’Keefe said the footage also shows Higby and his team being assaulted.
My producer Andrew was punched in the neck, in the face, by one of these guys. That’s a battery…and Anthony Rubin was punched. That’s a battery,” said O’Keefe.
In response to the video, a White House spokesperson said in part that the administration is grateful reporters are bringing attention to election security. President Donald Trump also commented on social media, writing, “terrible.”
In 2019 I was at the White House and Trump told me to standup and I’m grateful for his moral support but I think what we really need is for someone to get arrested immediately. That has to happen and if it doesn’t happen, speaking personally, I am not sure why I would continue doing what I’m doing at all,” O’Keefe said.
O’Keefe said he and his team will continue to release a new video every single day until somebody is arrested. Recognizing that state leaders are paying attention.
The California state authorities are taking it seriously and I can tell that by the communications we’ve received by the secretary of state’s office. Just the way they’re going about communicating. The barometer seems like they’re taking it extremely seriously,” said O’Keefe.Comment with Bubbles
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In response to last week’s video, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office sent O’Keefe a statement, writing that this alleged activity is a felony and anyone caught should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. As for what’s next, O’Keefe told The National News Desk that he and his team will be releasing a video next week, sharing whose allegedly paying for these reported fraud crimes. Sharing receipts and copies of checks.