A Democratic operative campaigning for Hilary Clinton has resigned after a video surfaced purportedly showing members of his organization discussing ways to incite violence at Donald Trump rallies.
Robert Creamer — the husband of Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois — said he was 'stepping back' from his role after conservative activist James O'Keefe released footage appearing to show senior staffers plotting ways to undermined the Republican candidate's campaign events.
In the video, Creamer and other strategists appear to discuss ways of disrupting the Republican campaign.
They said they advised the protesters to get into situations where they would be captured on camera, producing footage that could be used at later stages of the campaign.
His staffers also appear to take credit for a violent protest in Chicago on March 11, that forced the Secret Service to cancel a Trump rally.
One operative said they had even paid mentally-ill and homeless people to take part in the demonstrations.
In a statement released on Monday, Creamer confirmed he was stepping down.
He said he was 'unwilling to become a distraction to the important task of electing Hilary Clinton, and defeating Donald Trump in the upcoming election.'
'As a result I have indicated to the Democratic National Committee that I am stepping back from my responsibilities working with the campaign,' he added.
Creamer denied that any of the scenarios discussed in the O'Keefe tape may have actually happened.
In the video released by right-wing activists Project Veritas Action, the national field director for the progressive Americans United for Change, Scott Foval, explains how anti-Trump protesters are paid.