Phillips appears to work with Project Veritas, an organization that uses deceptive tactics and secretly records conversations in an effort to embarrass members of the mainstream media and left-leaning groups. Are you kidding me?’ ”James O’Keefe, the Project Veritas founder, declined to answer questions about whether he dispatched Phillips to rent from Woodhouse. Woodhouse recalled chatting with Phillips several times during the July stay and recalled that she had a dog, Leo. In a lawsuit filed in June, Democracy Partners and Creamer accused Project Veritas of violating federal laws on wiretapping in its undercover sting, an allegation O’Keefe has denied. Woodhouse said Phillips also stayed in another Capitol Hill property he owns, for one week in August.

Source: Washington Post November 29, 2017 04:26 UTC