Without confirming the diary’s authenticity, the Justice Department on Tuesday moved and recommended a New York district judge imprison the thief who allegedly stole the diary of Ashley Biden for four to 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Before this, prosecutors of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York initially sought a six-month house arrest for Biden’s diary thief, which would be followed by a supervised release.
However, Aimee Harris, who admits guilt in conspiring to commit interstate transportation of stolen property related to the diary theft, missed and requested to move her hearing date 12 times in an attempt to “improperly delay” her punishment, and thus, argued by prosecutors, deserves a stringent sentence.
“The defendant’s sentence must also account for the manner in which she has abused the administration of justice throughout the pendency of this court proceeding,” motioned US Attorney Damian Williams to District Judge Laura Taylor.
“The defendant has repeatedly and consistently engaged in tactics to improperly delay this proceeding, including by misleading the Court with false information to justify belated and unmerited requests for adjournments, refusing to appear when directed, and failing to comply with court orders to disclose or produce certain information,” Williams wrote.
“Through this pattern of behavior, the defendant has shown a complete disregard for the Court’s orders and for the orderly administration of this judicial proceeding.”
Harris and Jonathan Kurlander found the diary, which was allegedly left behind by Ashley, President Joe and First Lady Jill Biden’s only child, during her stay at Delray Beach, Florida, where she previously resided.
The two then sold the diary to Project Veritas in time for the 2020 elections.
Project Veritas decided not to put out the diary’s contents, but a staff member leaked the diary to the National File, where excerpts of the diary have been published.
Among the revelations from the diary are, when the author reflects that she was sexually abused as a child, shared (inappropriate) showers with her father, substance abuse, the downfall of a marriage because of multiple affairs, and a deep resentment for her father for his money, control, and emotional manipulation.
As the primary suspects pleaded guilty, the DOJ sought the opportunity to strike Project Veritas and its founder, James O’Keefe.
Police authorities raided two offices linked to Project Veritas and O’Keefe.
O’Keefe argued that the organization decided not to publish the diary because they could not prove its authenticity.
“Now, Ms. Biden’s father’s Department of Justice, specifically, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, appears to be investigating the situation, claiming the diary was stolen. We don’t know if it was, but it begs the question, in what world is the alleged theft of a diary investigated by the President’s FBI and his department of justice? A diary?” O’Keefe said.
