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Evidence in Manafort D.C. Trial May Include Emails About Project Veritas

Prosecutors may enter evidence related to James O’Keefe, including an email with the subject line: “Confidential: Project Veritas contract.”

Infamous conservative videographer James O’Keefe may make a cameo in Paul Manafort’s upcoming Washington, D.C., trial. Court documents filed by the prosecutors show they may try to enter evidence related to O’Keefe. A lengthy list of proposed exhibits includes several references to his organization, Project Veritas. One is an email sent May 11, 2012 with the subject line “Confidential: Project Veritas contract.” There’s also an email from Sept. 17, 2012 that mentions Project Veritas, O’Keefe’s undercover video-sting group, in its subject line. Emails from October 2012 and February 2013 also refer to Project Veritas in their subject lines. A Jan. 30, 2013 email has the subject line “Project Veritas revenue recognition,” and a July 18, 2012 email has the subject line “Fw: Fwd: Project Veritas - Communications Strategy.” A Project Veritas spokesperson said he didn’t know what the filings referred to. “I asked around the office and nobody here knows anything beyond the content of a Democratic Underground post and the hyperlinked document,” he emailed. “Unfortunately, Mr. O’Keefe is traveling at this time, so I will not be able to get a response from him before your deadline.”

— Betsy Woodruff