Former Project Veritas Board Member Matthew Tyrmand Admits Being An FBI Informant, According to Nick Shirley

In this video, Nick Shirley presents hidden-camera footage of Matthew Tyrmand, former board member of Project Veritas, allegedly making damaging admissions about his role as an informant and his relationship with Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe.

According to Nick Shirley, the footage captures Tyrmand allegedly admitting to being a confidential informant to the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the FBI, and other federal agencies. In the video, Shirley claims Tyrmand states he has “fed the Southern District tons” of information and has “a thousand sources in the DOJ and CIA.” Nick Shirley alleges that Tyrmand describes using these law enforcement contacts to attempt to have O’Keefe arrested and imprisoned.

Nick Shirley documents Tyrmand’s alleged admissions regarding his work with legacy media outlets. According to the video, Tyrmand allegedly states he is “working with The New York Times right now” and mentions coordinating with other media organizations, despite claiming he finds them ideologically objectionable. Nick Shirley claims Tyrmand allegedly mentions targeting specific conservative figures, including Donald Trump Jr., whom Tyrmand allegedly accuses of insider trading and crypto schemes.

The video presents allegations that Tyrmand made repeated threats toward O’Keefe. Nick Shirley alleges that Tyrmand, when asked if he felt bad about his actions toward a former friend, stated “I would kill him.” According to Shirley’s video, Tyrmand also allegedly made a disturbing claim about the shooting of conservative personality Charlie Kirk, saying he wished the victim had been O’Keefe instead.

Nick Shirley alleges that Tyrmand shot O’Keefe’s book with a rifle bullet through the heart as “target practice” on a Michigan ranch. Shirley presents the damaged book as evidence and claims Tyrmand bragged about this action to undercover journalists.

Regarding Tyrmand’s financial activities, Nick Shirley documents Tyrmand’s work as an investment banker and broker. According to the video, Tyrmand allegedly discusses plans to “make a hundred million dollars to weaponize money” and admits his method involves banking practices he describes as theft. Nick Shirley claims Tyrmand solicited investments in pharmaceutical companies, including one called Patriot, while allegedly bound by non-disclosure agreements that he violated by discussing the company.

Nick Shirley notes that both Tyrmand and fellow Project Veritas board member George Skakel allegedly signed conflict-of-interest policies requiring disclosure of investments, which Shirley suggests they may have violated. Nick Shirley mentions that Patriot was previously named in a federal court deposition related to O’Keefe’s lawsuit against Project Veritas, and that the company focuses on therapeutics for periodontal disease.

The video shows a confrontation between O’Keefe and Tyrmand at a Miami Beach restaurant, where, according to Shirley, Tyrmand initially denied making threats and being an informant before allegedly admitting to both. Nick Shirley documents Tyrmand’s evasiveness when pressed for specifics about which individuals he provided information to law enforcement agencies about.

Nick Shirley contextualizes this footage within the history of O’Keefe’s 2021 termination from Project Veritas. According to Shirley, the board meeting where O’Keefe was indefinitely suspended involved various allegations, including claims that O’Keefe misappropriated funds for private security—security that board members themselves allegedly requested. Nick Shirley claims the board, including Tyrmand, then used remaining organizational funds to sue O’Keefe in civil court.

In Nick Shirley’s Own Words

“So, we have Matt here on his own tape admitting to be an FBI informant. He’s the first time breaking news. This is pretty nuts, wouldn’t you agree?”

“I have a thousand sources in the DOJ and CIA I talk to all the time. And military intel, and every agency. I mean this is what I do all day.”

“I would kill him. Because he is one of the most evil people I’ve ever known.”

This case raises questions about the intersection of activist journalism, federal law enforcement relationships, and potential conflicts of interest within nonprofit organizations, particularly regarding how board members’ external activities may relate to organizational decisions.