Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by “rightwing operatives” to distract voters ahead of next month’s election.

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo surfaced allegations of plagiarism earlier this week. An expert says the claims are overblown.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign Tuesday rejected claims that she and a co-author had plagiarized a handful of passages in a 2009 book on fighting crime, arguing that the allegations amounted to a partisan attempt to weaponize a 15-year-old work.

Kamala will take the country in her own direction, and that’s one of the most important differences in this election,” Biden said.

Fox News contributor David Webb joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss his take on VP Kamala Harris' town hall conversation with Charlamagne tha God as she struggles to gain ground with Black male voters.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday, appearing with radio host Charlamagne tha God.