Wednesday, July 22, 2020

PROJECT VERITAS 07/22/2020

 
Dear Friend,
If only you could have seen the look on their faces…

Earlier this year we served American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President, Randi Weingarten, with a subpoena to answer questions in a videotaped deposition regarding why AFT is attacking Project Veritas.
Today, we released a new video about this subpoena and Weingarten's objection that was struck down by the court.
The ongoing legal battle between the organizations has been fueled by the teacher’s union and affirmed by multiple public statements from key leadership including Weingarten in a March 2019 press release stating:
“We went to court to pierce Project Veritas’ veil and to halt, once and for all, its dirty tricks.”
We subpoenaed Randi because, among other reasons, in the discovery process we learned of links between others who were attacking us in court –None of which have succeeded to date.
When the Magistrate Judge ruled against AFT and ordered Weingarten to sit for a video deposition by Project Veritas, the court stated:
“Given these public statements, the Court rejects Weingarten’s allegation that defendants could be motivated to depose her only for the purposes of annoyance, oppression or harassment.
…As the President of AFT National, Weingarten is an elected leader.
…this litigation is of strong public interest and has already been the subject of significant media attention.  Thus, the presumption of openness applies.
…On this record, the Court denies her (Weingarten) request to preclude the defendants from videotaping her deposition.”
Let's not forget the reason why the AFT-Michigan chapter filed a complaint and temporary restraining order against Project Veritas in the first place...
Our investigation featured a conversation with an AFT-Michigan official detailing how the union protected a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct with an eight-year-old arose.
It's obvious some are not happy that we exposed this story, but our response to those individuals remains clear:

IF YOU TRY TO SUE, YOU WILL LOSE.
Even with the most formidable opponents, the Project Veritas record stands at 7-0.
We will NEVER give in to threats or intimidation. The TRUTH will always come first.
Be Brave,
James O'Keefe
 

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