© Getty Images Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver accused of sending provocative messages to young men
by Kyle Morris
February 1, 2021
John Weaver, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, has been accused of sending explicit messages to nearly a dozen young men, offering them career advice and jobs in exchange for sexual favors.
Weaver, who formerly worked with the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), was accused by 21 men of sending unwarranted messages, one who stated that he began receiving messages when he was 14 years old, according to the New York Times.
According to the Times, Weaver told one young man that he would “spoil you when we see each other” and “help you other times. Give advice, counsel, help with bills. You help me … sensually.”
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican group, insists it was unaware of the allegations until it started circulating in the news.
“There was no awareness or insinuations of any type of inappropriate behavior when we became aware of the chatter at the time,” co-founder Steve Schmidt told the Times.
The group also released a statement on the matter, calling Weaver “a predator, a liar, and an abuser”:
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