Unedited Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos Are Being Viewed by Congress

Last week, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III ruled that David Daleiden and The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) may respond to Congress’ subpoena seeking all unedited video footage of Daleiden’s undercover investigation into trafficking in fetal body parts by Planned Parenthood (PP) and other National Abortion Federation (NAF) affiliates.

“The National Abortion Federation has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep David Daleiden’s footage of its annual meetings out of the hands of law enforcement and the Congress,” said Peter Breen, Thomas More Society Special Counsel.  “We’re pleased that the District Court has decided to allow Congress to seek the unedited footage of the wrong-doing uncovered by David’s investigation.  We will continue to urge the District Court to allow David to release more undercover videos featuring the footage from these annual meetings to the public, so that the American people can make their own assessment of the practices of Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation.”

The NAF had urged Judge Orrick to forbid Daleiden from providing the footage requested by Congress.  However, Judge Orrick’s order stated unequivocally that “Congress has the power to investigate, and it is not up to the courts to go beyond the narrow confines of determining that the committee’s inquiry is in its province.”  Judge Orrick’s order further stated that, “Importantly in our Constitutional system, there are three equal branches of government, and courts should refrain from creating needless friction with a coordinate branch of government.”

Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, authorized the subpoena for the unedited footage in the wake of claims by PP that the videos released by David Daleiden and The CMP were somehow doctored … a claim vigorously denied by Daleiden.  With the order from the District Court, Congress will now be able to review the investigative materials and reassure the public that the videos about PP and the NAF are authentic and true.

In Wednesday’s posting, I’ll share a new forensic report that debunks PP’s claim that the CMP videos were “doctored.”  One of our country’s most trusted digital forensic analysis companies, released a report indicating the undercover videos recorded by the CMP are “authentic and show no evidence of manipulation.”

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.

Chaplain (Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army

Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel