WHAT IF: Looking at the bigger picture, what if Project Veritas has been threatened by Pfizer and PV thought it serious enough to concoct this (maybe fake) story to oust James, sink the company, then render no company available to get sued by Pfizer? James walks away safe, PV goes away safe, the reporters go away safe, board members walk away safe, James starts a new company and rehires former PV employees at the new company and proceeds as usual with a new company safe from law suits.

We've seen this before.