O'Keefe Confronts Murkowski's Office After Call for His Prosecution Over Alaska Ballot Sting
James O'Keefe showed up at Sen. Lisa Murkowski's D.C. office to ask why her team wants him prosecuted over his Alaska voting investigation — and staff called the police.
James O'Keefe walked into Sen. Lisa Murkowski's Washington office this week with one question: why does her team want him prosecuted? He didn't get an answer. Staff told him to leave, hit the security button, locked the office door, and called the police.
The confrontation follows O'Keefe Media Group's August undercover reporting in Alaska. On primary day, August 18, an Anchorage poll worker offered O'Keefe a ballot in the name of Murkowski's brother, Brian — no ID required. A team member was separately offered a ballot under the name of Murkowski's state director, Karina Waller. Neither cast a vote.
Murkowski's office responded by threatening complaints to Alaska election officials — and the senator herself has called for O'Keefe's prosecution. Press Secretary Joe Plesha eventually emerged during the office visit and confirmed the call for an investigation. He initially suggested O'Keefe had identified himself as Brian Murkowski; O'Keefe corrected him, saying he never used the name, signed anything, or cast a ballot.
The clash sits inside a bigger fight: Murkowski opposes the SAVE America Act's proof-of-citizenship requirements, arguing remote Alaskans would fly 800 miles for ID. O'Keefe traveled to Unalaska in August and filmed DMV workers saying IDs are issued locally.
What to watch next: whether Alaska election officials act on the complaints — and whether the SAVE Act moves in the Senate.