{"id":142431,"date":"2021-02-17T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=142431"},"modified":"2021-02-17T17:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:12:51","slug":"o-j-simpsons-alma-mater-to-host-panel-discussion-with-founder-of-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/o-j-simpsons-alma-mater-to-host-panel-discussion-with-founder-of-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project\/","title":{"rendered":"O.J. Simpson\u2019s Alma Mater to Host Panel Discussion with Founder of Scandal-Plagued Lincoln Project"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fo-j-simpsons-alma-mater-to-host-panel-discussion-with-founder-of-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project%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=142431&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\/OJ-mike-madrid.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Mike Madrid, a cofounder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/report-lincoln-project-execs-knew-of-weaver-allegations-in-march-before-big-donors-ponied-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scandal-plagued<\/a> Lincoln Project, is scheduled to appear at a panel discussion Thursday hosted by the University of Southern California, the alma mater of Heisman Trophy winner O.J. Simpson, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike his fellow Lincoln Project cofounders, who have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/12\/us\/politics\/lincoln-project-steve-schmidt-resigns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taken<\/a> time off or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/lincoln-project-co-founder-rick-wilson-daily-beast-podcast-appearances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressed<\/a> &#8220;pause&#8221; on public appearances while a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/paul-hastings-lincoln-project\/\">law firm<\/a> conducts a &#8220;comprehensive review&#8221; of the organization, Madrid has continued to appear on podcasts and in other media forums.<\/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-mike-madrid\/\"><strong>O.J. Simpson&#8217;s Alma Mater to Host Panel Discussion with Founder of Scandal-Plagued Lincoln Project<\/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-founder-paid-off-mortgage-days-after-nyt-reported-on-weaver-scandal\/\"><strong>Lincoln Project Founder Paid Off Mortgage Days After NYT Reported on Weaver Scandal<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/dem-megadonors-son-launches-senate-campaign\/\"><strong>Dem Megadonor&#8217;s Son Launches Senate Campaign<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s virtual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife-center-for-political-future.usc.edu\/event\/35858285601598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a>, hosted by the university&#8217;s Dornsife Center for the Political Future, will consist of a panel discussion with Madrid and others about the changing patterns of minority voters. It will be moderated by Republican strategist Mike Murphy, the center&#8217;s co-director alongside Democratic strategist Bob Shrum.<\/p>\n<p>The high-priced university, which found itself at the center of a college admissions bribery scandal in 2019, did not return a request for comment on Madrid&#8217;s appearance at the event amid the ongoing sexual harassment scandal at the organization he founded.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid quietly resigned from the Lincoln Project in December, several weeks before news outlets started publishing reports on allegations of predatory sexual behavior against his fellow cofounder, John Weaver. News of Madrid&#8217;s resignation, and that of another cofounder, Ron Steslow, was not reported until after the allegations began to surface in January.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid has yet to comment publicly on the scandal and reportedly signed a non-disclosure agreement after receiving a generous financial settlement from the Lincoln Project. It is not known whether Madrid is among the group of (anonymous) former Lincoln Project associates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaggieAstor\/status\/1361494770758127620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding<\/a> to be released from their confidentiality agreements in order to speak freely about the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the <em>Washington Blade<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-weaver-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Madrid and other senior members of the Lincoln Project were made aware of the allegations against Weaver as early as August 2020. Subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/report-lincoln-project-execs-knew-of-weaver-allegations-in-march-before-big-donors-ponied-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> have indicated the group&#8217;s leaders knew of Weaver&#8217;s predatory behavior as early as March of last year.<\/p>\n<p>The burgeoning scandal has prompted numerous resignations at the Lincoln Project in recent days, while damning reports on the group&#8217;s handling of the Weaver allegations have prompted several former employees to suggest the super PAC should <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/report-lincoln-project-execs-knew-of-weaver-allegations-in-march-before-big-donors-ponied-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cease to exist<\/a>.<\/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>Mike Madrid, a cofounder of the scandal-plagued Lincoln Project, is scheduled to appear at a panel discussion Thursday hosted by the University of Southern California, the alma mater of Heisman &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181439,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/OJ-mike-madrid.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"O.J. 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