James O'Keefe on paid administrative leave from Project Veritas: WTH?

In echoes of woke students having their college presidents removed, the Board of Directors at Project Veritas removed their founder, James O'Keefe, and placed him on paid administrative leave for an indefinite period of time. 

Anyone who follows the conservative organization, Project Veritas, knows how crucial O'Keefe is to the organization's philosophy and his removal appears antithetical to their cause. 

Obviously, it's a power play as the board is considering whether O'Keefe should be cut from his leadership position, former and current employees have told Matt Couch.

An internal message sent by the organization's executive director, Daniel Strack to Project Veritas employees said that O’Keefe would be taking “a few weeks of well-deserved PTO.” He didn't have the guts to be honest with them.

An image of the message [see below] was shared by a source familiar with the organization’s internal operations, and its authenticity was confirmed by a current employee. 

When reached for comment on his personal cell phone, O’Keefe said nothing in response and did not respond to follow-up calls and text messages. Through a Project Veritas spokesman, Strack later released a statement on behalf of the organization.

“Like all newsrooms at this stage, the Project Veritas Board of Directors and Management are constantly evaluating what the best path forward is for the organization,” the statement read in part. It did not directly address questions about O’Keefe’s employment status. “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 read. “To our supporters: We hear you, we care about you, and we will never give up.”

A meeting of the Project Veritas board is scheduled for Friday, when O’Keefe’s potential removal is set to be discussed, according to one source familiar with the matter. It’s absolutely insane we’re even having to write this, James O’Keefe is Project Veritas!

This is obviously a crazy, developing story. 

[H/T Matt Couch]

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