Lincoln Project founders knew about the sexual predations committed by John Weaver for quite a while
The New York Times (via Legal Insurrection) reported that members of the anti-Trump movement called Lincoln Project knew about the sexual misconduct John Weaver was committing a long time before his sex scandal made headlines:
Another major problem was festering: the behavior of Mr. Weaver, who for years had been harassing young men with sexually provocative messages.It's just stupefying why any of these people would take jobs with such a horrible movement to begin with. What it reveals is that there's a lot of very sexually abusive people running outfits like these, and their establishment obsessions must clearly be ruining their minds. The Lincoln Project should decidedly be closed down after all the trouble they caused, and this is the main reason why.
Allegations about Mr. Weaver’s conduct began appearing in published reports in The American Conservative and Forensic News this winter. In late January, The New York Times reported on allegations going back several years. The Times has spoken to more than 25 people who received harassing messages, including one person who was 14 when Mr. Weaver first contacted him.
Fresh reporting by The Times found that Mr. Weaver’s inappropriate behavior was brought to the organization’s attention multiple times last year, beginning in January 2020, according to four people with direct knowledge of the complaints, though none of the warnings involved a minor. The Lincoln Project’s spokeswoman, Ryan Wiggins, said it would not comment on issues related to Mr. Weaver while an outside legal review of Mr. Weaver’s actions was ongoing. The group has hired the law firm Paul Hastings to conduct the review.
Last June, an employee for a company hired by the Lincoln Project warned in an email that Mr. Weaver’s conduct was “potentially fatal” to the organization’s image. The email, sent to a board member and circulated to other leaders, described multiple instances of harassment. It said Mr. Weaver’s behavior was already damaging relationships with vendors and offered to put leaders in contact with some of the men involved.
Over the last month, The Times reviewed documents and conducted interviews with the founders and with scores of current and former contractors, executives, interns and men who were harassed by Mr. Weaver. Some spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, and others because they feared retaliation from Lincoln Project leaders.
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