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O'Keefe defends Louisiana tactics in first interview
The filmmaker caught breaking into the office of a U.S. senator on Monday night defended the tactics he used while describing his arrest as "a huge misunderstanding."
James O'Keefe, in his first interview since his his arrest after breaking into Sen. Mary Landrieu's (D-La.) New Orleans office last week, restated that he will likely adjust his tactics but maintained his innocence and accused reporters of "slandering" him by publishing false information.
But O'Keefe, who previously filmed ACORN workers while posing as a pimp, defended his decision to dress as a telephone technician to enter Landrieu's office.
O'Keefe made similar comments in a statement released last week. He credited Landrieu's so-called $300 million "Louisiana Purchase" for sparking his New Orleans operation but called reports that he was charged with wiretapping "inaccurate and false."
On Monday, O'Keefe went further, accusing reporters who used the charge of slander.
"Never even thought about interfering with phones. A lot of these reporters flat out, I think, just slandered me," he said. "It's journalism malpractice what they've done on this story and it's inexcusable."
"Investigative journalists have been using a lot of these these tactics for years," he said. "I pose as something I'm not to get to the bottom of the truth."
Pressed by host Sean Hannity on the fact he broke into a federal building, O'Keefe said "Generally speaking, it's the people's office. These are representatives of our country. Now, we deserve to find out if they are accepting $300 million of our money."
O'Keefe reiterated that he would reconsider how he uses his undecover tactics but said that he would continue to make similar films.
"I am not taking a break," O'Keefe said. "Right now we're hitting the ground running on more projects. We're not stopping. Our goal is to expose truth, to expose corruption until its gone."
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