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The Daily Beast

Lincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt Steps Down Amid Scandal

Allison Quinn
February 12, 2021



Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt stepped down from the anti-Trump group on Friday—releasing an explosive statement in which he disclosed he was sexually abused as a teen, raged against a fellow co-founder who stands accused of harassment, and apologized to yet another co-founder for tweeting out her private correspondence with a reporter.

It’s the latest development in a cascade of scandal to rock the organization created by Republican operatives to help stop then-President Trump from being re-elected. (Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson is a Daily Beast columnist and podcast host.)

Schmidt’s resignation comes after a number of figures have already cut ties with the group; after several reports that Lincoln Project leaders knew of allegations against co-founder John Weaver months before they became public in January; and after Schmidt was name-checked in an open letter from ex-employees who said they want to speak out but fear retaliation.

Schmidt opened his statement by revealing that he suffered sexual abuse as a 13-year-old child while attending Boy Scout camp and then offering that experience as the reason he is leaving.

“John Weaver has put me back in that faraway cabin,” he wrote.

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

As he has done previously, Schmidt again insisted he only learned in January of the allegations against Weaver—a married father of two who has been accused of sending sexually aggressive messages to younger men and one minor, offering to trade sex for professional favors.

“I wish John Weaver was not a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, but as hard as I wish for that to be true, I can’t change that he was,” Schmidt wrote.

“I am incandescently angry about it,” he said of the claims about Weaver. “I am angry because I know the damage that he caused me, and I know the journey that lies ahead for every young man that trusted, feared, and was abused by John Weaver.”

Schmidt also portrayed his stepping-aside as a magnanimous gesture to diversify the organization.

“Presently, the Lincoln Project board is made up of four middle-aged white men. That composition doesn’t reflect our nation, nor our movement. I am resigning my seat on the Lincoln Project board to make room for the appointment of a female board member as the first step to reform and professionalize the Lincoln Project,” he said.

At the same time, Schmidt admitted he had been the one to publicly disseminate a private-message conversation between the project’s female co-founder Jennifer Horn, and a reporter from the news site The 19th, which was working on a story about the Weaver scandal.

That story, published on Friday, said the Weaver allegations were an open secret in group’s Park City office even among junior staff by the November election and were known to senior leadership even earlier. Staff also told the outlet that the founders created a toxic workplace rife with sexist and homophobic language.

Horn stepped down last week over what she described as Weaver’s “grotesque and inappropriate behavior” and “longstanding deceptions.” After her comments, Horn was publicly accused by the group of angling for a $250,000 signing bonus among other perks.

The Lincoln Project’s Twitter account posted a tweet that contained screenshots of a purported Twitter conversation between Horn and 19th reporter Amanda Becker. The tweet—which was later deleted—accused Becker of “preparing to publish a smear job” with Horn as a source.

Schmidt took responsibility for the tweet on Friday: “That direct message should never have been made public. It is my job as the senior leader to accept responsibility for the tremendous misjudgment to release it.”

disgusting group...more at:

https://news.yahoo.com/lincoln-project-co-founder-steve-234730407.html

Yup..that post belongs in the Biden White House scandal forum. You trrumpians are still all butt hurt the Lincoln Project exposed the the new GOP as Q

All evidence to the contrary,, He has a 65% approval rating.

That's much higher than Trumps overall approval rating ever.

That's funny and sad at the same time.

He's more popular than Trump? Wow....

In fairness, 65% approval in a place where everyone loves everyone else is pretty abysmal.

(This is a joke).

Funny

I look at approval ratings like grades.

Politicians look at it like “ we have solid support!!”

I look at it like “bro you’re barely passing. Anything under 60 and you’re failing the course”

But I guess I just have high standards. I dunno...

Bernie and AOC, most liked/loved politicians in the country. Yes, even more than Trump.

It depends on which country you’re in. In ours for instance, 65% would be great because on that test, you’re at most going to get a 70%. Even if you get all the questions right.

Yeah that’s impeachable.

OH MY FREAKIN GOOD GOD ... BIDEN MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN A GODAMN LIE .... CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THE LIBTARDS WOULD HAVE SAID IF TRUMP WAS CAUGHT LYING ???? HOLY CRAP IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH !!!

Biden was an idiot for laying down that edict in the first place.

On that I can agree.

The issue I have with something like this - while what Biden said was dumb because it's a standard that he and his administration can't possibly keep .... it pails into comparison with literally any one of Trump's lies. Yes I can be critical of Biden for saying something dumb and I will - but I am also going to point our the enormous hypocrisy of the Trump of Cult posters who want to chastise Biden for something so minor while supporting Trump and all of his steaming horse manure.

Just a general comment (not jumping on your post, it's just a good spot to bring this up), but simply being better than Trump (especially in an area such as general conduct) really isn't going to do it. Biden was elected, in part, because he is and acts like an adult... but that shouldn't be taken to mean anything other than a bare-minimum to sit in the seat. I think (again, especially in the more extreme cases like personal conduct, communication) trying to argue that he's 'better than Trump' hurts his standing more than anything.

I agree mostly - but that's why I wrote I am happy to criticize Biden, but not to the point of ignoring the hypocrisy of posters who defended Trump. To me they should be two different topics/discussions, but they will probably seem blurred in these forums.

Herpes, syphilis and rabies rank higher on the likeability scale than 45*.

There really isn't a fair place to put this and, well He is the "current president" so here goes.

Presidents make holidays, (think about it), and after years of failure to discuss because or ridicule, Bigfoot / Sasquatch has finaly begun to get some proper scientific study. (think about it)

I think, we almost Need a day for observing the phenomon of some mysteriously sighted unknown creature in the forest that's not really there!
Because there are literally thousands of sightings in the US. (think about it)

So President Biden, WHAT BETTER DAY, Than February!
29th!!
Current president I call on, (Is Biden awake yet?) When he wakes up I call on current president to take the time to, (It'll just take a second) to declare February 29th, National Sasquatch day! (think about it)

And guess what folks, It's tomorrow! (or not, that's why Feb 29th has to be Sasquatch day!) (It's real only once every 4 years)

Holy crap. That bot has a blown chip.... Sit down son.

After giving his post some thought I've decided that if he would advance his idea by just one day, to February 30th, I would support the idea.

GC. General thought. No where else to put this.

1. The establishment controls the media.

2. Anyone else notice the media seeks to constantly create some specific, special group of people, who no matter how wonderful we are we can only be included in these special groups, sometimes at best.

Yet they will still continue to seek to create some ever more specific special class of individuals, and then they will celebrate that class or tell you to salute them, some way or another,
and all it really does is serve to denounce anyone outside of these special classes.

So, I think people need to begin, (if they haven't for the last 35 years), to ask themselves, just what is it, about a media, an establishment, that seeks to continually denigrate anybody who lives inside these great 50 states in the USA.

Attacking the media is what all good communists do. Putin salutes you.

General Comment.

The Scientific CDC guidelines on behavior of individuals:
Concerning that.

In Jesus' time, the scribes and Pharisees were said to have a bunch of detailed laws about how many steps a person could take on the Sabbath day, (and whatnot, other such laws)

and not be in violation,

Well, today, 90% of people still haven't had the full covid vaccine,

But, the CDC wants to say, people who have been vacc- can only gather together with people who have also been fully vacc-
(so 90% of Amer. don't fall in that category,)

and they continue, it's only if people are still only from "one" single other household, and it's very pharisee like, I think.

We've come full circle.
( I choose NOT to get involved in sciences' cult of false religion)

It's a shame they can't just do their job and help us out, without trying to demand religious cult following!

It's called common sense. That's not a concept I expect you to either understand nor embrace.

Just asking,, have we found any PROVEN scandals yet?

Politics isn't like a court of law. You don't have to prove anything. All you have to do is stir things up and make accusations.

Nothing was proven against the former President, yet he was impeached twice.

And daman, I am not putting you down or anything like that with my comment. I am simply making a comment.

Several Republican Senators said he was guilty during round 1 but didn't want to vote him out of office. So to say nothing was proven isn't quite accurate.

I feel pretty strongly about round 2, but I think your argument makes more sense here (at least, given the apparent burden of proof which is so unbelievably high for impeachment).

Many Republican senators thought something was proven. They just said they weren't going to vote to impeach him anyway.

Remember the Republican cries of "Let the election and voters determine his fate" Yeah, that did not age well.

LOL,, Yeah the former president wasn't found guilty in the senate, but the absolute proof was there for all to see. Its just that republican senators lost their spine and voted to not convict him.

So, back to my question, has there been any proof of any scandal?

Only that Biden still appears a puppet, and who can say who is really in charge.

Actually on Trump, it's most interesting that of the 3 on here that want to claim him guilty, none of them have yet even named the crime.

Rush was right, it was an impeachment without a crime.

( I opened this topic to come on here and talk about, ) >

The establishment looks like they are planning the workings of elections and scandals and are puling the stings, so I wonder, how many years into the future do they have all the elections and general goings on, pre planned.

There is the Major Biden Scandal. And there is evidence.

Biden's German Shepherd has aggressive incident and is sent back to Delaware

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/politics/president-joe-biden-white-house-dogs/index.html

German Shepherd are the best, I've owned several, and if he bit somebody they probably deserved it or were just horrible human beings and the dog knew. I would like to know who got bit... Cruz, Hawley, McConnell, Manchin, or Biden's chief of staff... They are all bite worthy IMHO.

Assaulting a Secret Service agent is not advised.

If you think about it, the dogs went from a place with relatively few people showing up in a day to a different environment with all sorts of people who you are unfamiliar with.

I read one of the articles, and they have 2 dogs. One is an older dog... super mellow and in need of a younger companion to encourage it to keep active.

The younger one was the offending pup in this instance. It was mentioned that it seems to be a little on the anxious side, and this was no doubt exacerbated by the upheaval in its living situation. I'm glad that they're able work it so that they can keep the dog.

And that was the explanation I heard. I have no idea of the validity of that but that seems to be the standard line being given.

President Biden's Dog Trainer White House Too Stressful For Pups ... But I'll Get Major Up To Speed

https://www.tmz.com/2021/03/09/president...ng-major-champ/