James O’Keefe resigned Feb. 20 from Project Veritas, the journalism organization he founded.
O’Keefe announced his resignation in front of staff members in New York.
O’Keefe said he was removed from the Project Veritas board of directors, and stripped of his authority as CEO.
O’Keefe also said he was recently suspended as CEO indefinitely, without compensation.
Project Veritas Executive Director Daniel Strack said on Feb. 15 that O’Keefe had not been removed from Project Veritas and that he was “committed to working with James.”
Strack did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Project Veritas did not pick up the phone or respond to requests for comment….