An emotional James O’Keefe said Monday that he has left Project Veritas, the undercover journalism outfit he founded and led for 13 years, after being effectively forced out by the board of directors amid behind-the-scenes strife.
The internal turmoil that led to Mr. O’Keefe’s departure erupted three weeks ago when some staff members went to management with “verbal feedback describing real management concerns regarding the treatment of people and our internal processes,” according to a Feb. 15 statement by Project Veritas Executive Director Daniel Strack.
The comments included “James has become a power drunk tyrant,” and “Rule #1: You can’t spit in an employee’s face over a tweet. True story,” asOne comment accused Mr. O’Keefe of taking a pregnant woman’s sandwich during a 2022 jury trial over the group’s undercover probe into the political consulting group Democracy Partners.
“There are 65+ employees at Project Veritas dedicated to continuing the mission to expose corruption, dishonesty, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions,” the statement said. “To our supporters: We hear you, we care about you, and we will never give up.”
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