The notoriously Never Trump group The Lincoln Project issued a panicked statement disavowing one of its key co-founders John Weaver after shocking new allegations have emerged in which 21 young men have accused him of attempting to groom them for sex.
Most damning of all was that one of the alleged victims was only 14 at the time Weaver began making contact with him.
As Fox News reports:
The anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project issued a scathing statement on Sunday, distancing itself from co-founder John Weaver’s “deplorable and predatory behavior” after a New York Times report detailed a history of alleged predatory behavior.
The Lincoln Project disavowed its co-founder after a Times report featured interviews with 21 men who accused Weaver of sending “unsolicited and sexually provocative messages online to young men, often while suggesting he could help them get work in politics,” including an alleged victim who was only 14-years-old.
The power of the New York Times. When other media reported the John Weaver story, Lincoln Project blew it off, said only that Weaver's personal response 'speaks for itself.' Now, when NYT reports it, Lincoln Project is shocked, horrified, says Weaver is a horrible person. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/2JV8yMegmQ
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 31, 2021
The Lincoln Project was formed by veteran Republican operatives who openly despised President Trump and have since been embraced by the left. Critics and media watchdogs immediately began questioning who knew about Weaver’s behavior and how long they knew about it, but the group said his actions are worse than anything it could have imagined…
Weaver, a veteran GOP operative and former aide to prominent Republicans like former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and the late Sen. John McCain, allegedly asked a 14-year-old boy about “about his body while he was still in high school” and sent “more pointed” inquiries once he turned 18.
Many pro-Trump accounts had harsher words for the Lincoln Project and it’s leaders, especially in light of the immense amount of time it took them to finally disavow Weaver:
There is only one problem with this story about John Weaver. Members of the Lincoln Project absolutely knew about his predatory behaviorhttps://t.co/LN9kaxSyN7
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) January 31, 2021
This statement by the @ProjectLincoln is an absolute lie.
Members did know. Young men approached them about the accusations. Members knew I was writing the story and warned John Weaver pic.twitter.com/BZms5iLgpL
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) January 31, 2021
And as always, a member of the Trump family had the last laugh:
The Lincoln Project should probably change their name to the Pedophile Project to better reflect their true "values"@TheRickWilson @SteveSchmidtSES @reedgalen @gtconway3d @madrid_mike @stuartpstevens
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 31, 2021
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