James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference, Sept. 1, 2015, in Washington. Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter after a judge on Dec. 21, 2023, rejected a First Amendment claim by the conservative group Project Veritas. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said on behalf of Project Veritas on Monday, Dec. 25, that an appeal is being considered of the ruling. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)