James O'Keefe
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Man, that's quite a question. I would say that that was definitely the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life because I was fired from my own creation. And what I said on stage 30 minutes ago was the fight is not what you think it is. It's not external. It's often a fight within ourselves. So the fight is good versus evil.
Man, that's quite a question. I would say that that was definitely the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life because I was fired from my own creation. And what I said on stage 30 minutes ago was the fight is not what you think it is. It's not external. It's often a fight within ourselves. So the fight is good versus evil.
And to be fearless, to take on powerful institutions, you have to make sure the people around you are unbreakable. And, you know, I made some poor decisions about who I surrounded myself with, I think. But it was very painful, Charlie, but it taught me the importance of surrounding myself with the right people.
And to be fearless, to take on powerful institutions, you have to make sure the people around you are unbreakable. And, you know, I made some poor decisions about who I surrounded myself with, I think. But it was very painful, Charlie, but it taught me the importance of surrounding myself with the right people.
I would say that a friend of mine says life is like an elevator ride. Most people get off too early. They get off the elevator on the wrong floor. Just stay on the elevator and keep doing it. But I was fired from Project Veritas, and we're currently in litigation. It's horrible.
I would say that a friend of mine says life is like an elevator ride. Most people get off too early. They get off the elevator on the wrong floor. Just stay on the elevator and keep doing it. But I was fired from Project Veritas, and we're currently in litigation. It's horrible.
But I think when you're going to take on BlackRock, Pfizer, the FBI, the New York Times, and you're winning, you better make sure the people around you are very strong. And they're not going to betray you. And nothing that you can offer those people, nothing that, so I can't be bought, right? If someone tries to bribe me, I'll just film it. But it's not about me.
But I think when you're going to take on BlackRock, Pfizer, the FBI, the New York Times, and you're winning, you better make sure the people around you are very strong. And they're not going to betray you. And nothing that you can offer those people, nothing that, so I can't be bought, right? If someone tries to bribe me, I'll just film it. But it's not about me.
I have to make sure that the men around me are also the same way. And that's hard. And you think you have friends? Well, when you're raided by the FBI and they're pointing guns at you, you will figure out who your friends are. And I think, Charlie, we're entering a new era, and I said this on your show yesterday, where I think people inside the government can come forward right now.
I have to make sure that the men around me are also the same way. And that's hard. And you think you have friends? Well, when you're raided by the FBI and they're pointing guns at you, you will figure out who your friends are. And I think, Charlie, we're entering a new era, and I said this on your show yesterday, where I think people inside the government can come forward right now.
There's a limited window of time, I think, with that political capital. But I call on President Trump and his heads of his agencies to have these people's backs.
There's a limited window of time, I think, with that political capital. But I call on President Trump and his heads of his agencies to have these people's backs.
We did. Yes, and I hope that you help make that happen. It's on my list. I feel as though I'm one of the more qualified people to tell these people's stories. They trust me by virtue. Here's the other thing. All that hell I went through, and Laura Logan said this to me, like when I was 25, I was arrested by the FBI falsely because he was placed on house arrest for three years.
We did. Yes, and I hope that you help make that happen. It's on my list. I feel as though I'm one of the more qualified people to tell these people's stories. They trust me by virtue. Here's the other thing. All that hell I went through, and Laura Logan said this to me, like when I was 25, I was arrested by the FBI falsely because he was placed on house arrest for three years.
I was raided by the FBI, sued 40 times. I thought, and many of you in our lives, we all know what pain is. We all understand suffering. We think, oh, woe is me. But what I did not know, was that all that stuff I went through, even the termination from Veritas because I refused to bear false witness. They asked me to put out a statement about something that wasn't true.
I was raided by the FBI, sued 40 times. I thought, and many of you in our lives, we all know what pain is. We all understand suffering. We think, oh, woe is me. But what I did not know, was that all that stuff I went through, even the termination from Veritas because I refused to bear false witness. They asked me to put out a statement about something that wasn't true.
That has led people to trust me more. And they come to me because they trust me by virtue of the pain that I have been through. So if you're going through something like that, I think that that can help inspire you. But there's a lot of people right now inside the federal government who are witness to to corruption, Charlie, during the Biden administration.
That has led people to trust me more. And they come to me because they trust me by virtue of the pain that I have been through. So if you're going through something like that, I think that that can help inspire you. But there's a lot of people right now inside the federal government who are witness to to corruption, Charlie, during the Biden administration.
But they just need to know that someone's going to have their backs and that they will be protected.
But they just need to know that someone's going to have their backs and that they will be protected.