James O’Keefe, the founder of the investigative group Project Veritas, revealed on Monday that he would be leaving the organization and suggested that he might embark on a new journalism venture in the future. As per its website, Project Veritas is dedicated to carrying out investigations that expose corruption, dishonesty, waste, fraud, self-dealing, and other types of misconduct in both public and private institutions.
OANN reported that O’Keefe disclosed in Mamaroneck, New York, to his former team and the Project Veritas Board of Directors that he had been divested of his decision-making power and removed from the board of directors by the board. As a result, he no longer had a job at Project Veritas.
According to O’Keefe, he gave an ultimatum to the board to resign, but it went unheeded. He also suggested that he had plans, stating that “Our mission will go on. I have not finished. The mission may take on a different name.”
The controversy surrounding O’Keefe’s departure follows allegations made by 16 staffers in a letter dated February 6, accusing O’Keefe of being “outright cruel” to members of the group and becoming a “power-drunk tyrant.” On February 8, New York Magazine’s Intelligencer website reported that O’Keefe had taken a paid leave from his leadership position while the board weighed his future with the company.
Project Veritas released a statement last week, stating that the board and management were constantly evaluating the best path forward for the organization.
The O’Keefe situation prompted a Twitter user named “Swig” to post a cease-and-desist letter on social media. The letter was from a law firm representing donors and was addressed to the Project Veritas Board of Directors. It expressed apprehension regarding any attempts to oust the founder.
However, Daniel Strack, the Project Veritas Executive Director, released a statement on February 15, asserting that James had not been removed from Project Veritas and that he would not take time off unless forced to do so.
Notably, the controversy came after the release of videos of a Project Veritas sting operation allegedly showing a Pfizer research director on hidden camera spilling COVID secrets and having a meltdown when confronted.
The most widely viewed Project Veritas video featured ABC News anchor Amy Robach’s “hot mic” admission to her studio crew that she possessed the entire Jeffrey Epstein story, but her network chose to suppress it due to pressure from the British Royal family.
