# MIKE DAVIS: Democrats’ lawfare targets journalists in Minnesota

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mike-davis-democrats-lawfare-targets-journalists-in-minnesota/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:04:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T14:55:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mike-davis-democrats-lawfare-targets-journalists-minnesota
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- The article says charges against two journalists could chill investigative reporting.
- Neither journalist cast a ballot, according to the article.
- Its author urges a federal civil rights investigation.

## Summary

The article argues that felony charges against conservative journalists Cam Higby and James O’Keefe for an undercover test of Minnesota polling procedures threaten press freedom. Its author says the journalists were investigating election security and calls on the US Justice Department to investigate Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty for alleged violations of their constitutional rights.

The article says Higby posed as a registered voter, filmed poll workers and vouched for a companion, while neither man cast a ballot. It claims the video showed that they were not asked for photo identification, and frames the case against them as distinct from voter fraud. The piece also compares Moriarty’s handling of these charges with her treatment of three people accused of assaulting activist Savannah Hernandez, and argues that prosecuting journalists could deter future investigations.

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