According to the report of New York Times, former poker pro and Survivor competitor Anna Khait was part of a plot to spy on Trump administration intelligence officials.

The newspaper claims that, according to "documents and people involved in operations", an organization called Project Veritas recruited Khait as part of a larger group of women tasked with taking FBI employees on dates and secretly recording them belittling the former president.

Project Veritas is a non-profit organization that uses similar tactics to the one described by New York Times as part of what founder James O'Keefe describes as an investigative report.

A recent video posted by the group showed CNN CTO Charlie Hester says the media company has created propaganda to help topple President Trump from office. Hester also said that when it comes to television news, "fear drives ratings." In each video clip, Hester appeared to be in a casual setting in a restaurant or dining room as if he was on a date with someone.

According to reports, Khait was one of several women living in a Washington, D.C. house rented by Project Veritas and involved in similar activities. She was identified by a former Project Veritas employee and another person as one of the women involved in these types of operations.

The report repeatedly stated that it was "not clear" whether Project Veritas funded or directed the operation, but has never hesitated to involve Khait in any operation underway.

There was a brief period where Khait described herself as a professional poker player. The New Yorker was a household name in the poker world despite only earning $ 12,811 in the four years from 2013 – 2016. Her last tournament cash was $ 497 thanks to a 75th place finish in a $ 560 no-limit hold'em event at Borgata Fall Poker Open.

Her lonely cash on World Series of Poker also brought 2016. She was part of the team that took the $115,000 no-limit hold'em tag team tournament.

Khait used the publicity she gained from poker to secure a spot on the 32nd issue of Survivor. She was the fifth person to be excluded from the program.

According to her Twitter bio, she describes herself as a "conservative former professional poker player". Leaving the poker world, Khait moved into politics and used the publicity of her reality TV appearance and poker career to become a voice for the conservative movement. She has been an ardent supporter of Trump on social media for the last few years and now has 276,000 followers on Twitter.

On Friday, Khait denied the claims New York Times, but admitted that he works for Project Veritas.

"The only truth is NYT wrote that I was investigating a Communist from the State Department and he was fired,” Khait tweeted. "REAL. It was at a public event. We never went on a date. I am proud to have served my country. We should all want the truth. "

In subsequent tweets, Khait said the paper was being sued by Project Veritas for defamation and that she would also file lawsuits against the publication. She denied ever being investigated by the FBI