According to the report of New York Times, former professional poker player and Survivor player Anna Khait was part of a plot to spy on intelligence officials from the Trump administration.
The newspaper says that, according to "documents and people involved in the operations," an organization called Project Veritas recruited Khait as part of a larger group of women tasked with taking FBI personnel on dates and secretly recording they belittling a 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 Technical director Charlie Hester says the media company has created propaganda to help oust President Trump from office. Hester also said when it comes to TV news, "fear drives ratings." In every video, Hester seemed to be in a casual setting in a restaurant or dining room, as if she was on a date with someone.
According to reports, Khait was one of several women who lived in a Washington house rented by Project Veritas and was involved in similar activities. She was identified by a former Project Veritas employee and another person as being one of the women who had been involved in these types of operations.
The report repeatedly stated that it was "unclear" whether Project Veritas was financing or leading the operation, but never hesitated to involve Khait in any operation underway.
There was a brief period in which Khait described herself as a professional poker player. The New Yorker was a famous face in the poker world despite earning only $ 12.811 in four years from 2013-2016. Her most recent tournament cash prize was 1.$ 497 thanks to her 75th place in the $ 560 no-limit hold'em tournament on Borgata Fall Poker Open.
Its lonely cash on World Series of Poker also yielded 2016. She was part of the 115 team that finished $ 1, 000 no-limit hold'em tag team tournament.
Khait used the notoriety she gained from poker to secure her place in the 32nd second issue of Survivor. She was the fifth person to be excluded from the program.
According to her Twitter biography, she describes herself as "a conservative former professional poker player." Leaving the poker world, Khait moved into politics and used the notoriety behind her reality TV and poker career to become the voice of the conservative movement. She has been a staunch supporter of Trump on social media for the past few years and now has 276,000 Twitter followers.
On Friday, Khait denied the claims New York Times, but admitted that he works for Project Veritas.
"The only truth is NYT He wrote that I was investigating a State Department communist 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 a subsequent tweet, Khait said the newspaper is being sued by Project Veritas for defamation and that she will also file lawsuits against the publication. She denied ever having been investigated by the FBI