{"id":138369,"date":"2021-02-16T17:10:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138369"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:27:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T22:27:52","slug":"lincoln-project-isolated-as-donors-and-allies-flee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-isolated-as-donors-and-allies-flee\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Project Isolated as Donors and Allies Flee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Flincoln-project-isolated-as-donors-and-allies-flee%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=138369&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\/118247007_196482365183115_6976430285379391502_o-e1613509561621.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Even Never Trump stalwart Jennifer Rubin has abandoned the Lincoln Project, calling for the dissolution of the scandal-plagued group in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRubinBlogger\/status\/1361737065721913347?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> posted Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> columnist joins a growing number of donors, vendors, and supporters who have cut ties with the Lincoln Project following reports of financial and sexual misconduct by the group&#8217;s leadership.<\/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-isolated-as-donors-and-allies-flee\/\"><strong>Lincoln Project Isolated as Donors and Allies Flee<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/report-lincoln-project-execs-knew-of-weaver-allegations-in-march-before-big-donors-ponied-up\/\"><strong>Report: Lincoln Project Execs Knew of Weaver Allegations in March, Before Big Donors Ponied Up<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/paul-hastings-lincoln-project\/\"><strong>Senior Partners at Firm Hired to \u2018Review&#8217; Lincoln Project Scandal Have Donated Thousands to Group<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Senate Majority PAC, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00725820&amp;contributor_name=C00484642&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2020\">gave<\/a> $550,000 to the Lincoln Project in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/02\/12\/lincoln-project-scandal-468984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> Friday that it will not work with the group going forward. On Tuesday, Gideon Sa&#8217;ar, an Israeli candidate for prime minister, said he would sever ties with the group.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project has faced criticism from friends and opponents alike following a wave of reports detailing how cofounder John Weaver used his position to prey on young men. The group has also come under fire for <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2021\/02\/lincoln-project-accused-of-protecting-predator-john-weaver.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funneling<\/a> tens of millions of donor dollars to firms linked to its cofounders.<\/p>\n<p>The group may run into further donor trouble. CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/12\/lincoln-project-supporters-consider-cutting-off-donations-after-allegations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that some of the group&#8217;s wealthy financiers may soon cut off their donations. Anedot, the company that the Lincoln Project hired to collect small-dollar donations, has also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/12\/lincoln-project-supporters-consider-cutting-off-donations-after-allegations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separated<\/a> itself from the group, which has since&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/15\/lincoln-projects-fundraising-page-down-as-scandals-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed<\/a> its fundraising page.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with multiple scandals, the Lincoln Project tapped the Paul Hastings law firm to conduct a review of its &#8220;operations and culture.&#8221; It quickly came to light that multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/paul-hastings-lincoln-project\/\">partners<\/a> at Paul Hastings donated to the Lincoln Project during the 2020 election cycle. Greg Nitzkowski, the firm&#8217;s managing partner, donated $3,000. Elena Baca, chairwoman of the firm&#8217;s employment law department, contributed nearly $2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project pulled in a whopping&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00725820\/?cycle=2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$87 million<\/a> during the 2020 cycle. Majority Forward, the Chuck Schumer-aligned dark money nonprofit, gave the group $1.35 million. Democratic donors Gordon Getty and Stephen Mandel each wrote the Lincoln Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00725820&amp;contributor_name=getty%2C+gordon&amp;contributor_name=mandel%2C+stephen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1 million<\/a> checks.<\/p>\n<p>The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a dark money nonprofit incubator, passed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00725820&amp;contributor_name=sixteen+thirty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$300,000<\/a> to the group. Dozens of individuals also provided between $50,000 and $100,000 contributions. As a super PAC, the Lincoln Project can collect an unlimited amount of money from donors.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> sent inquiries to 20 of the Lincoln Project&#8217;s top donors asking if they would ask for refunds and\/or continue bankrolling the group. None has responded to the inquiries after 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Weaver&#8217;s predatory behavior was first reported by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/the-lincoln-projects-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Conservative<\/a><\/em>. Subsequent reports have shown that Lincoln Project leadership was aware of Weaver&#8217;s actions before the story came to light.<\/p>\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>Even Never Trump stalwart Jennifer Rubin has abandoned the Lincoln Project, calling for the dissolution of the scandal-plagued group in a tweet posted Tuesday afternoon. 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