James O'Keefe
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Yes, to be clear, Ethel Kennedy, the Kennedys and the Skakels are two famous families. Kennedys, Democrats, Skakels, Republicans. Ethel Kennedy... is the mother of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This same Ethel Kennedy is the aunt of that man right there, George Skakel. So they are, in fact, related.
Yes, to be clear, Ethel Kennedy, the Kennedys and the Skakels are two famous families. Kennedys, Democrats, Skakels, Republicans. Ethel Kennedy... is the mother of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This same Ethel Kennedy is the aunt of that man right there, George Skakel. So they are, in fact, related.
That's not exactly clear to me, but his father's grandfather founded a company. I forgot the name of the company. Big company. Probably find it online here. Was it carbide or Union Lake carbide, some type of coal processing?
That's not exactly clear to me, but his father's grandfather founded a company. I forgot the name of the company. Big company. Probably find it online here. Was it carbide or Union Lake carbide, some type of coal processing?
He literally just made it up under oath. He was flippant. It's a remarkable piece of footage. He's under oath. This is a federal deposition. Your audience might be asking, how can O'Keefe play courtroom videos? Depositions aren't under seal, meaning they're public proceedings. It's videotaped. He's under oath.
He literally just made it up under oath. He was flippant. It's a remarkable piece of footage. He's under oath. This is a federal deposition. Your audience might be asking, how can O'Keefe play courtroom videos? Depositions aren't under seal, meaning they're public proceedings. It's videotaped. He's under oath.
in a federal courtroom proceeding, and the attorney asks, you allege that James O'Keefe owes you money or stole money. How much did James steal? Right here.
in a federal courtroom proceeding, and the attorney asks, you allege that James O'Keefe owes you money or stole money. How much did James steal? Right here.
$785,000.25.
$785,000.25.
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Well, there was another clip in the deposition. You could pull it up here in a minute, but he says that these companies could, this is his quote, could be sold to Pfizer.
Well, there was another clip in the deposition. You could pull it up here in a minute, but he says that these companies could, this is his quote, could be sold to Pfizer.
And these companies, now when you're in a nonprofit organization that investigates these things, we have to sign a conflict of interest policy. Right. And this is very important. In my business, infinitely more important than any other business. If you have financial investments in these companies, you have to disclose them. Sure.
And these companies, now when you're in a nonprofit organization that investigates these things, we have to sign a conflict of interest policy. Right. And this is very important. In my business, infinitely more important than any other business. If you have financial investments in these companies, you have to disclose them. Sure.
I did not know this, but every one of my board members were co-investing in these companies without my knowledge. They were soliciting money from each other to put into these companies. And I didn't know it until I got to this lawsuit. And this is an ongoing lawsuit.
I did not know this, but every one of my board members were co-investing in these companies without my knowledge. They were soliciting money from each other to put into these companies. And I didn't know it until I got to this lawsuit. And this is an ongoing lawsuit.
Go for it. Only thing that has changed. is that we broke the biggest story in our organization's history. It was a story that was so big that it was a combination of the board thinking they finally could do this without James O'Keefe, but also maybe some conflicts of interest per their own words.
Go for it. Only thing that has changed. is that we broke the biggest story in our organization's history. It was a story that was so big that it was a combination of the board thinking they finally could do this without James O'Keefe, but also maybe some conflicts of interest per their own words.