The executive director of Project Veritas issued a statement Wednesday after it was reported that founder James O’Keefe was placed on paid leave, sparking some donors to issue a cease-and-desist letter.
Daniel Strack, the director, issued a statement via Project Veritas’s Twitter account that said O’Keefe has not been removed from his position. Strack said that claims O’Keefe—who founded Project Veritas more than a decade ago—was removed from the nonprofit, were false.
“A few weeks ago, a number of our staff members provided leadership with some verbal feedback describing real management concerns regarding the treatment of people and our internal process,” his statement said….