Lincoln Project Sinks Deeper Into Turmoil as Ex-Staffers Demand to Speak Freely

[demmiblue]

The Lincoln Project was plunged into even deeper turmoil Thursday, with the anti-Trump group tapping an outsider to investigate its handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a co-founder, and former employees demanding to be released from non-disclosure agreements.

The organization fanned the flames by tweeting out what appeared to be private messages between a co-founder who left in a rancorous split and a journalist who was hoping to interview her. The Lincoln Project later deleted the tweet—which was cited by the ex-staffers as an example of retaliation.

The controversy boiled over hours after reports that leaders of the Lincoln Project knew about sexual harassment allegations against co-founder John Weaver last summer, before they became public in January. (Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson is a Daily Beast columnist and co-hosts the podcast The New Abnormal.)

More than 20 men have accused Weaver of sending unsolicited sexual messages, with some saying he tried to barter his connections for sex; one was underage when Weaver began communicating. Weaver, who is married with two children, admitted his behavior was “inappropriate” but said he thought all the interactions were consensual.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/lincoln-project-sinks-deeper-into-turmoil-over-john-weaver-sex-allegations

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[Squinch]

1. Some will strongly disagree with me, but they did excellent work. I am very saddened by this.

[hlthe2b]

2. I remain open on this issue, but in fairness, this is LP response calling for outside investigator

for the wider issue, first announced yesterday by Steve Schmidt:

[Wawannabe]

3. This IS a Republican organization people

Not surprising, not surprising at all!

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Most SUCKUPS!

This shit shouldn’t even be posted on DU!

It is their SHITSHOW and people can go elsewhere to watch the car wreck. Lots of sites will have info. We have enough SHITSHOW stuff to talk about.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

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[demmiblue]

5. NEWS: Twitter spox tells me that the Lincoln Project tweet thread containing DM's from @NHJennifer

NEWS

Twitter spox tells me that the Lincoln Project tweet thread containing DM's from @NHJennifer's account (which she says were obtained without consent) do NOT violate Twitter rules

I'm also told by Twitter that the tweets are NOT a violation of their hacked materials policy

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[BannonsLiver]

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[Autumn]

6. Republicans being Republicans. nt