Vice President Kamala Harris is facing accusations of plagiarism for the second time in recent weeks. This time, the allegations include instances of her using content from her Congressional testimony as a district attorney, as well as lifting material from Wikipedia.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, it has been reported that Harris borrowed a significant portion of her testimony before Congress in 2007 from Paul Logli, a Republican district attorney in Illinois. Additionally, it is alleged that she copied a paragraph from Wikipedia in a 2012 report on human trafficking.
According to the outlet, Harris was reported to have presented a fictionalized story as a real account of a sex trafficking victim. The only modification she made was changing the location to San Francisco, where she was serving as the district attorney. This effectively allowed her office to take credit for assisting the fabricated individual.
The outlet emphasized seven cases of plagiarism, drawing comparisons to previous scandals. These include the one that derailed President Joe Biden’s 1987 White House campaign and the accusation that former first lady Melania Trump plagiarized from former first lady Michelle Obama.
Last week, there were accusations against Harris claiming that she had plagiarized her book from 2009, titled “Smart on Crime.” These allegations indicated that certain sections of the book bore a striking resemblance to content found on Wikipedia.
Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), who was once President Donald Trump’s running mate, wasted no time in drawing attention to the accusations that Harris had plagiarized a portion of her book.
J.D. Vance, the Ohio senator, gained a significant reputation through his compelling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
Harris’s campaign brushed off the allegations, viewing them as a deliberate attack on her supporters.
According to the New York Times, James Singer, spokesman for the Harris campaign, emphasized that the vice president referred to sources and statistics in footnotes and endnotes throughout his book, which has been in circulation for 15 years.
It is important to note that the book was written with the assistance of a ghostwriter, implying that Harris may not be solely responsible even if the material was stolen. Nonetheless, the recent allegations may pose a greater challenge to defend against.
Christopher F. Rufo, a well-known figure for his plagiarism investigation into former Harvard President Claudine Gay, recently brought to light a series of accusations.
“Kamala Harris has been engaging in plagiarism throughout her entire career,” Rufo declared in response to the latest revelations.
In August, The Free Beacon raised doubts about Harris’s assertion of having worked at a McDonald’s during the summer of 1983.
The publication pointed out that she had never mentioned it until her 2019 presidential campaign and that the specific details of her claim had evolved over time.
Seizing the opportunity, Trump made a deliberate stop at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania last weekend, partly to taunt Harris amidst the ongoing controversy.