James O'Keefe Resigns From Project Veritas – The Daily Dot

James O’Keefe resigned from Project Veritas, the conservative undercover journalism collective he founded. His resignation was announced on Monday. Project Veritas suspended O’Keefe earlier this month. This followed reports that employees had accused him of being erratic, vindictive, and tyrannical. A lengthy statement of O’Keefe announcing his resignation to Project Veritas’ staff was posted to Vimeo. In his statement, he both defended and castigated himself. He also suggested there was a plot against him and provided his side of recent events that led to his suspension and resignation. Project Veritas has not commented on O’Keefe’s resignation. The nonprofit is fighting battles on multiple fronts. It is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its role in obtaining Ashley Biden’s diary. It’s also being sued by an ex-employee who claims that O’Keefe ran a tumultuous and unprofessional workplace, alleging there was at least one drug overdose and an incident involving attendees of a party he hosted defecating on the floor. Project Veritas denies wrongdoing regarding Biden’s diary and is defending itself against the employee’s lawsuit. “I have no job at Project Veritas, I have no position here based upon what the board has done—so I’m announcing to you all
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