Woman who stole Biden's daughter's diary faces arrest after skipping sentencing

Aimee Harris, the woman who confessed to stealing President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley's diary and aiding in its sale to conservative activists, may be subject to arrest this Friday after missing her sentencing, as stated by a federal judge on Wednesday, Marcg 26. Harris was slated for sentencing in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon but did not appear, with her attorneys attributing her absence to "childcare and other issues." This has caused the postponement of her sentencing twice earlier this year due to similar reasons.

During a video appearance, U.S. District Judge Laura Swain delayed the sentencing until April 9 and warned that she would issue an arrest warrant for Harris on Friday afternoon unless additional documents, including a financial affidavit, were submitted by noon that day.

Should an arrest warrant be issued, Harris may face imprisonment, a consequence that she would not have encountered at her initial sentencing.

Legal Proceedings

Prosecutors had urged Swain to sentence Harris to six months of house arrest and three years of supervised release, while Harris had requested probation. Harris and another Florida resident, Robert Kurlander, had already pleaded guilty on Aug. 25, 2022, to conspiring to commit interstate transportation of stolen property related to Ashley Biden's diary.

Harris stole the diary after staying at a residence in Delray Beach, Florida, where Ashley Biden had previously stayed and left her diary and other items. Subsequently, Harris collaborated with Kurlander to sell the diary, family photos of Ashley Biden and other belongings to the conservative activist group Project Veritas, receiving $20,000 each in return.

Motivation Behind the Actions

According to court documents, Harris' communication with Kurlander suggested that she was partly motivated by a desire to "harm Candidate-1's campaign," referring to Joe Biden's successful 2020 presidential campaign. The U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan emphasized that the substance of Harris' political views was irrelevant to the case, but her actions were beyond the bounds of lawful political activism.

Robert Kurlander is set to be sentenced on April 12. Project Veritas has claimed that Harris and Kurlander asserted they obtained the diary legitimately. The group clarified that it refrained from publishing a story due to its inability to verify the authenticity of the diary and instead arranged for its transmission to law enforcement authorities in Florida.

"While the substance of Harris' political views is of no relevance to this case, the manner in which she advanced them was far outside of lawful political activism of any kind," prosecutors wrote.

Project Veritas, headquartered in Mamaroneck, New York, has long characterized its work as journalism but has faced frequent allegations of using deceptive tactics. The group frequently releases hidden camera footage in an attempt to expose alleged misconduct by left-leaning organizations.