While the prosecutors do not reveal any of the thinking behind the plan, Mr. O’Keefe, in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, said he was investigating accusations by some other conservative activists that Ms. Landrieu’s office had ignored phone calls from constituents who were complaining about the health care debate. Ms. Landrieu’s office has denied ever ignoring calls and pointed out that voice mail systems of many senators had been strained from a flood of calls during the most contentious weeks of the health care debate.
Mr. O’Keefe is best known for posing as a pimp and recording his conversations with workers for Acorn, the community organizing group, who advised him and a woman posing as a prostitute how to evade taxes on illegal activities. The video recordings severely damaged the reputation of Acorn, which now plans to close most of its offices.
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