Two former Lincoln Project fellows have filed outrageous text messages they allegedly received from co-founder John Weaver.
Weaver allegedly seized Alex Johnson, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, and Charlie Stephens, who attends Louisiana State University last year, as he recruited them as interns for his super anti-PAC. Donald Trump
“I’d like to put you in touch with some of our people,” Weaver wrote to Johnson in April, the student told New York magazine.
Fifteen minutes later, Weaver allegedly added, “On [your] walk in, think of worshiping a big ck and make yours be revered and border until you ask! “
In phone calls, Weaver also tried to start phone sex, Johnson said.
“We were talking about the Lincoln Project, and maybe getting involved, and of course I think it’s fantastic. I say to myself, ‘Oh yeah, that would be great!’ Johnson said. “Then he asked me, ‘When was the last time you shot?'”
Once Johnson did the internship with Lincoln Project, Weaver continued with the creepy messages, “Are you top, bottom, back?” he asked.
“His messages never stopped. And I would play together, to be nice, ”Johnson said. “Because I knew it, I mean, it’s important. As if he had the ropes. And we operate in the same kind of political culture of being ‘Never Trumpeters’ ”.
Weaver also began attacking 19-year-old Stephens in June when he sent her a message on Twitter asking if he or any “couple” would be interested in doing a practice to help oust Trump from Trump. and against Republican incumbents in the Senate. “
When Stephens responded a week later saying he had formally applied, Weaver allegedly replied, “You’re af-ing stud!”
Stephens replied that that was “quite a compliment,” to which Weaver replied, “Take it! Damn, you may be;).”
On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that leaders of the Lincoln Project were informed in writing and phone calls of at least ten specific allegations of harassment against Weaver as early as June.
The revelation calls into question the organization’s statement last month that it was “shocked” when the allegations against Weaver were made public.
The Lincoln Project, best known for raising millions to fund the “Never Trump” movement, announced plans Thursday afternoon to launch an external probe into Weaver’s tenure.
“The Lincoln Project believes that members of our movement and the victims of John Weaver’s despicable and deceptive behavior are responsible for the facts and will have them,” the organization said in a statement. “John Weaver betrayed us all and you deserve the facts presented independently through a transparent process.”
Co-founder Steve Schmidt also doubled the group’s claim that it was never aware of Weaver-related internal allegations.
The group also urged anyone with a non-disclosure agreement to contact them “for freedom.”
Weaver, who is married and has two children, left office last month and apologized for his actions after his alleged misconduct came to light, saying he has been struggling to accept that he was gay.
“To the men I felt uncomfortable through my messages which I then saw as consensual mutual conversations: I’m sorry,” she wrote. “They were inadequate and it was because of my failures that this discomfort caused you.”