BREAKING: DOJ reviews 'unlawful voting' charges brought against Cam Higby, James O'Keefe by Hennepin County Attorney

They were charged on Wednesday with felony unlawful voting by prosecutors in Minnesota even though neither of them ever voted or touched a ballot. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said they were charged with identity theft.

According to the Daily Caller, an official told the outlet, “We are aware of the county prosecutor’s charges and are reviewing the police report, video, and other available material. We are of course concerned about intimidation related to First Amendment activity.”

In a video post that has amassed over 2 million views, Moriarty claimed that the two journalists entered the polling places "without legitimate purposes and intentionally misrepresenting their identity" to apply for a ballot. The post has been widely panned online, and the county attorney turned off the comments section.

X account Leftism posted in response, "The only reason that you are going after James O'Keefe and Cam Higby is because they exposed the flaws in your voting system. They didn't vote, attempt to actually vote, or even intend to vote. The whole premise of their video was to prove that one can easily hide their identity, not provide any proof of identity, pretend to be someone else, and vote with no issues due to how messed up your system is. Unlawful voting and identity theft would only apply if they actually went ahead with voting or intended to vote and got stopped before doing so."

In August, O'Keefe and Higby released videos of themselves at polling stations where they wore Islamic clothing and claimed to be registered to vote in the state. Using hidden cameras, they took on the disguises and then asked if they could "vouch" for a number of fictitious friends to come vote at the polling station. In Minnesota, you do not have to have ID to register to vote if someone who is already registered (and does not need to show ID to vote) "vouches" for you. This can be done up to eight times.