{"id":126175,"date":"2021-02-12T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126175"},"modified":"2021-02-12T20:12:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T01:12:35","slug":"circling-the-drain-lincoln-project-founder-steve-schmidt-resigns-on-lincolns-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/circling-the-drain-lincoln-project-founder-steve-schmidt-resigns-on-lincolns-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Circling The Drain: Lincoln Project Founder Steve Schmidt Resigns on Lincoln\u2019s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcircling-the-drain-lincoln-project-founder-steve-schmidt-resigns-on-lincolns-birthday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LP-founders-HD.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Lincoln Project seems unlikely to continue after Steve Schmidt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/lincoln-project-co-founder-resigns-ad554687-f2d1-4b7c-ac0c-5aa555fb312f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> from the group on Friday, becoming the sixth of eight founding members to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/sinking-ship-just-3-of-8-founding-members-remain-at-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leave the group<\/a> since August.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt&#8217;s resignation does not bode well for the future of the Super PAC, which has been rocked by scandal since cofounder John Weaver was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/john-weaver-sex-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ousted<\/a>&nbsp;last month amid allegations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior toward numerous young men.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Politics<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-implodes\/\"><strong>Circling The Drain: Lincoln Project Founder Steve Schmidt Resigns on Lincoln&#8217;s Birthday<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\"><strong>Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton&#8217; Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden&#8217;s COVID Spox<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-toxic-masculinity\/\"><strong>Lincoln Project&#8217;s Only Female Cofounder Says Culture of Toxic Masculinity Drove Her to Resign<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since then, reporting has uncovered evidence that seriously <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-weaver-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undermines<\/a> the Lincoln Project&#8217;s repeated assertions that senior members had <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/rick-wilson-threatens-critics-in-exclusive-straw-man-defense-of-embattled-lincoln-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no knowledge<\/a> of Weaver&#8217;s predatory conduct. The group&#8217;s biggest donors have grown increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/12\/lincoln-project-supporters-consider-cutting-off-donations-after-allegations.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&amp;par=sharebar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hesitant<\/a> to continue funding the scandal plagued Super PAC.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project&#8217;s response to the Weaver scandal has left much to be desired. On Thursday, the Lincoln Project&#8217;s official Twitter account <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-posts-ex-employees-private-messages-deletes-after-being-told-its-against-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted photos<\/a> of a private conversation between an ex-employee and a journalist investigating the group, a likely violation of federal law. (But not, apparently, of Twitter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/lincoln-projects-tweets-of-private-dms-not-a-violation-twitter-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terms of service<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt&#8217;s resignation means that just two founding members of the Lincoln Project\u2014Rick Wilson and Reed Galen\u2014remain at the organization.&nbsp;It was also unfortunately timed. February 12 is Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s birthday. He would have been 211 years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My truth <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LrJ106Ly2L\">https:\/\/t.co\/LrJ106Ly2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveSchmidtSES\/status\/1360392136982622208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lincoln Project seems unlikely to continue after Steve Schmidt resigned from the group on Friday, becoming the sixth of eight founding members to leave the group since August. 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