Recent statements and court documents indicate that when Vice President Kamala Harris was attorney general of California, her office colluded with prominent abortion providers as she pursued a criminal case against pro-life journalist David Daleiden, his attorneys argue.

As attorney general, Harris took the unprecedented step of charging Daleiden with violating a state eavesdropping law. Part of the investigation entailed seizing a variety of materials from Daleiden’s apartment — including then-unreleased undercover video footage of Planned Parenthood.

Daleiden’s attorneys argue that one of Harris’ appointees, Deputy attorney general Johnette Jauron, effectively admitted in May 2021 that she abused the powers of her office by giving the National Abortion Federation (NAF) that footage and other materials seized during a raid in 2016 from Daleiden’s apartment as part of Harris’ criminal investigation. By that time, NAF was embroiled in a civil suit against Daleiden.

Superior Court of San Francisco County Judge Christopher Hite had asked Jauron about evidence in May of this year, while noting that Daleiden retained different rights in his criminal proceeding, ongoing since 2016, than he did in his civil trial with NAF, which began in July 2015.

In response to the judge, the deputy AG said that she had “provided NAF with everything that I provided Defendant [Daleiden].”

Daleiden’s attorneys now argue that this statement implied Jauron gave NAF the footage along with the other materials taken in the 2016 apartment raid.

Jauron did not respond to Fox News’ request for comment and the state attorney general’s office declined to comment.

In August, Daleiden followed by asking San Francisco’s superior court to compel the AG’s office to provide correspondence with NAF, Planned Parenthood and others. The AG’s office replied by accusing Daleiden of taking Jauron’s words out of context.

“The exchange reflects that there were multiple issues being discussed by the multiple participants in the conversation, and while somewhat inartful and overbroad, neither of the identified sentences provide a factual basis upon which this court can find the existence of relevant evidence,” the AG’s response read. “There is none.”

She later added: “I have not provided any materials seized pursuant to search warrant in this case to any unauthorized recipient.”

But several of the billing records from NAF’s civil attorneys raise questions about the abortion provider’s cooperation with Harris’ office.

Filed in August, the records show attorney Alexandra Laks billing $262.50 for “coordinate review of new videos.” No further detail was provided, but that entry was marked for April 6, 2016 – the day after police raided Daleiden’s apartment. Moreover, Daleiden’s attorney contends that the timing of various releases indicated that “new videos” referred to material seized from his client’s apartment….

The above comes from an Oct. 20 story on Fox News.