Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe released a lengthy video Monday afternoon explaining his version of the events that led to him being removed from the company this week.

In a 45-minute video, O’Keefe explained that he had been stripped from his authority as CEO of the company and removed from the board of directors.

O’Keefe said he had no idea why this was happening all of the sudden and said that he thought that he could learn to be more compassionate and warm towards those he works with since he is a very goal-oriented leader.

“I have extremely high standards, and somewhat disorganized,” he said. “I haven’t always been the most compassionate leader and that is admittedly a fault of mine. Something I need to work on.”

O’Keefe said that the only thing that had changed over the last few weeks was the recent release of undercover sting videos showing a Pfizer employee making claims about things that were happening inside the pharmaceutical company.

“The only thing that has changed is that we broke the biggest story in our organization’s history,” he said. “You know that one I’m talking about? Pfizer. The last week of January with 50 million views, that like broke the record by like 10x. Our video became a global phenomenon. It was about Pfizer, and one of the directors discussing mutating the virus, our confrontation video where he locked me in a pizza restaurant with you and you and he smashed the equipment and called the police. That became a phenomenon and was riveting television for audiences glued to their screens.”

O’Keefe then documented a series of events that unfolded rapidly within the company that involved a pressure campaign from some individuals attempting to get him to step down.

He said that the crux of the conflict appears to be “a conflict of visions” about certain aspects of how the company was being run.

O’Keefe said that the company was making their decision based off of alleged financial issues, including O’Keefe’s alleged use of black car services, charter flights, and other company expenses that O’Keefe said were being misrepresented.

O’Keefe then appeared to hint at his future, saying that he was not done with his work, even if it does not involve Project Veritas.

“Our mission continues on. I’m not done,” he said. “The mission will perhaps take on a new name.”

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Since it’s already out there, here are my heartfelt remarks to my staff this morning.

I need to make clear I have not resigned from the company, Project Veritas, I founded 13 years ago. I was stripped of my position as CEO and Chairman.

I came to the PV pic.twitter.com/NwHivwR1EM… https://t.co/X1lKCnwuif

— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) February 21, 2023

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department authorities named 65-year-old Carlos Medina of Torrance, California, as the person of interest arrested in the fatal shooting of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell over the weekend.

O’Connell, 69, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was shot dead in his home in the suburb of Hacienda Heights on Saturday just before 1 pm Saturday.

“This bishop made a huge difference in our community,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna said during a Monday night press conference. “He was loved, and it’s very sad that we’re gathered here today to talk about his murder in this way.”

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna said detectives investigating the death of Medina received a tip from a concerned individual who described the person of interest as “acting strange, irrational, and made comments about the bishop owing him money.”

Medina is the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper and had previously worked at the bishop’s residence.

Law enforcement found O’Connell dead in his bed on Saturday from a single gunshot wound after a deacon from the church dialed 911 upon checking on the bishop because he was late for a meeting, Luna said.

Authorities did not recover a firearm at the scene or detect any signs of forced entry at the bishop’s home. However, after canvassing the neighborhood for surveillance footage, detectives discovered recordings Sunday that showed a dark-colored compact SUV that had pulled into the bishop’s driveway, stayed for a short time, and left the location.

The sheriff said authorities received a tip Medina had left Los Angeles County and was believed to be in the Central California area until later returning to his home at approximately 2:00 am on Monday.

Authorities surrounded Medina’s residence and called for the suspect to surrender.

At approximately 8:00 am, Medina exited his residence and surrendered — he was taken into custody without further incident.

“Although our priority before 8 am this morning was to apprehend the suspect — and we did by some amazing detective work,” Luna said. “Our next priority is to get him prosecuted.”

Luna said a motive for O’Connell’s murder had not been determined.

O’Connell was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles by Pope Francis in 2015. He served as chairman of the interdiocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force, which helped respond to an influx of immigration from Central America in recent years. He was chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

While serving as an associate pastor, O’Connell focused part of his ministry on helping communities with gang violence and poverty in southern Los Angeles.

“My heart grieves,” Luna said. “Although I personally did not know the bishop, I cannot tell you how many phone calls I’ve received over the last 48 hours from people who have worked with him in different capacities,” adding the bishop was a pillar in the Los Angeles community known for his peacemaking and passion for serving those in need.

Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez said that O’Connell was “a good friend to Los Angeles” during the press conference.

“Out of His love for God, he served the city for more than 40 years as an immigrant from Ireland,” Gomez said. “Among the many things I admired in his life and ministry, he was fluent in Spanish with an Irish accent.”

“Every day, he worked to show compassion to the poor, to the homeless, to the immigrant. And to all those living on society’s margins,” Gomez added. “He was a good priest, a good patient, and a man of peace, and we’re very sad to lose him.”