In their statement, board members said they did not fire O’Keefe and did not ask him to resign. I’ve never been married,” he said, suggesting that the expenses in question were really for a Project Veritas Christmas party. In its statement, the board said Project Veritas executives can only be fired with board approval. In his statement Monday, O’Keefe suggested that he may start a rival organization, and could potentially poach talent from Project Veritas. When reached by National Review on Monday, O’Keefe declined to provide any additional comment about his ouster from Project Veritas.