The FBI’s November 2021 predawn raid on Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe’s home began as a “sensitive investigative matter” that required approval from high-level bureau officials, according to a purported whistleblower.
Project Veritas published its interview of the anonymous alleged whistleblower on May 11, describing him as someone “still on payroll with the bureau” and with several years of experience as a special agent. The whistleblower provided Project Veritas with a file, which he says summarizes the FBI’s investigation into the media organization.
With critics questioning why the FBI was involved in an investigation into property theft—in this case, a possible copy of a diary belonging to Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s daughter—the whistleblower’s file suggests that the bureau may have been looking into possible election crimes. According to the whistleblower, the file’s number, “56D,” refers to federal election crimes.