Did Joe Basel buck judge's order by going to teabagger event?
Joe Basel, one of four right-wing hacks who tried to screw around with a U.S. senator's phone lines and ended up getting busted by the FBI, is under a federal court order not to travel outside Minnesota ahead of a Feb. 12 court date. But that didn't stop him from showing up in Nashville this past weekend to hear birthers howl and Sarah Palin speak with the aid of crib notes on her hand.
According to the Washington Independent:
One of the credentialed reporters is no less than Joseph Basel, one of the four activists who was arrested -- and let out on bail -- for the mysterious botched sting of Sen. Mary Landrieu's (D-La.) office. "I'm here for myself," Basel told me, after chatting with Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit and Andrew Breitbart of Big Government.
Basel, 24, James O'Keefe, 25, Stan Dai, 24 and Robert Flanagan, 24 were all charged with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony. The charges carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Basel told the Independent's reporter that he was, in fact, allowed to travel with advanced written sign off.
"I'm on bond," said Basel. "I just signed a piece of paper and I could go. I get pre-approval for travel outside of Minnesota, run by a supervision officer -- I just gave him a call and said 'I'm going to go to Nashville.'"Basel pointed out that James O'Keefe had left his New Jersey home for New York to tape an interview with Sean Hannity. "We're all fine," he said. "It'll all work out."
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