The FBI has been investigating how Project Veritas obtained the diary and raided O'Keefe's home in November. A special master was appointed by the court in light of "potential First Amendment concerns" to review the material obtained by the government before investigators can access it themselves.
Project Veritas's own version of events asks people to believe that a person had "abandoned" a "diary," particularly along with other personal effects like "an overnight bag," "mail," and "photographs." The word "abandoned" is a loaded one because it implies that the owner has made a deliberate decision to relinquish her ownership interest in the property, but a diary is an object whose value depends almost entirely on the idea that it would never be abandoned -- like a wallet, a purse, or a valid passport. If you happen to come across objects like these, you usually try (or at least should try) to find the owner. And if someone did want to "abandon" a diary, they would probably dispose of it by throwing it away -- particularly if it contained embarrassing or salacious material -- rather than just leaving it at a friend's place.
The Times as claims, a "Project Veritas operative" had in fact "asked" the sources "whether they could retrieve more items from the home that could help show that the diary belonged to Ms. Biden." This is not exactly inconsistent with the claim from O'Keefe and
Project Veritas's lawyers, who have said that "the sources gave additional Ashley Biden belongings to a Project Veritas journalist in Florida." But it suggests more active involvement in potential criminal conduct.
In light of this, the investigation appears warranted and honest atm
