{"id":50664,"date":"2021-01-31T18:28:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=50664"},"modified":"2021-01-31T18:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:29:47","slug":"lincoln-project-he-is-a-predator-a-liar-and-an-abuser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=50664","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Project: &#8220;He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lincoln Project Denounces Co-Founder After Allegations Of Pedophilia, Sexually Provocative Messages To 21 Young Men<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project &#8211; a group of anti-Trumpers founded by an accused pedophile, a guy with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/rick-wilson-confederate-cooler-and-wifes-racist-tweets-go-viral-after-gop-strategist-self\">confederate flag cooler<\/a>, and possibly the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/george-conway-helps-launch-never-trump-super-pac-get-rid-cancer-presidency\">worst husband in the world<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; denounced the alleged pedophile on Sunday following a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/31\/us\/politics\/john-weaver-lincoln-project-harassment.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>\u00a0report detailing allegations by 21 young men.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/weaver%20pedoface.jpg?itok=NtCfqug1\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/weaver%20pedoface.jpg?itok=NtCfqug1\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/weaver%20pedoface.jpg?itok=NtCfqug1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e05536e6-8347-4470-bb20-c500e31f7533\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;John Weaver led a secret life that was built on a foundation of deception at every level,&#8221; wrote the Lincoln Project in a Sunday statement.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser. We extend our deepest sympathies to those who were targeted by his deplorable and predatory behavior<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355917791673655300&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355917791673655300\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In early January, Weaver apologized after\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>\u00a0reported that he&#8217;d sent multiple &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; messages to young men. He also came out as gay, which may or may not have come as a surprise to his wife and children, and that he&#8217;d be leaving the Lincoln Project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I am taking full responsibility for the inappropriate messages and conversations, I want to state clearly that the other smears being leveled at me \u2026 are categorically false and outrageous,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>NYT<\/em>, &#8220;<strong>His solicitations included sending messages to a 14-year-old, asking questions about his body while he was still in high school and then more pointed ones after he turned 18.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em><strong>Mr. Weaver sent overt sexual solicitations to at least 10 of the men and, in the most explicit messages, offered professional and personal assistance in exchange for sex<\/strong>. He told one man he would \u201cspoil you when we see each other,\u201d according to a message reviewed by The New York Times. \u201cHelp you other times. Give advice, counsel, help with bills. You help me \u2026 sensually.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>Cole Trickle Miele was 14 when he followed Mr. Weaver on Twitter in 2015 and quickly received a direct message from him. At first, he did not think anything was amiss.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>\u201c<strong>I remember being a 14-year-old kid interested in politics and being semi-starstruck by John Weaver engaging in a conversation with me<\/strong>,\u201d said Mr. Trickle Miele, now 19. At the time, he supported the Republican Party and was a fan of Mr. Kasich, the Ohio governor whom Mr. Weaver was helping prepare to join the presidential race.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>But as the messages kept coming, he became uncomfortable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>In June 2018, Mr. Weaver asked, \u201c<strong>Are you in HS still?<\/strong>\u201d \u2014 referring to high school \u2014 and Mr. Trickle Miele said that he was, and that he would be 18 the next spring. \u201c<strong>You look older,<\/strong>\u201d Mr. Weaver replied. \u201cY<strong>ou\u2019ve gotten taller.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>In March 2020, when Mr. Trickle Miele was 18, Mr. Weaver wrote, \u201c<strong>I want to come to Vegas and take you to dinner and drinks and spoil you!!<\/strong>,\u201d and in a follow-up message used a term that in sexual banter refers to one\u2019s body: \u201c<strong>Hey my boy! resend me your stats! or I can guess! if that is easier or more fun!<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/31\/us\/politics\/john-weaver-lincoln-project-harassment.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Jan. 9, conservative writer Ryan Girdusky &#8211; a critic of the Lincoln Project, claimed that\u00a0<strong>multiple young men had sent him screenshots of Weaver&#8217;s predatory texts<\/strong>, which he detailed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/the-lincoln-projects-predator\/\"><em>The American Conservative<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1348034587562176512&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1348034587562176512\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350249052114456576&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350249052114456576\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Weaver hasn&#8217;t been accused of unlawful conduct by any of the men, and his flurry of text messages\u00a0<strong>only led to one sexual encounter, which was consensual<\/strong>, according to the\u00a0<em>Times<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; however\u00a0<strong>the men described feeling like they&#8217;d been preyed upon<\/strong>\u00a0by the Project Lincoln co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so disheartened and sad that I may have brought discomfort to anyone in what I thought at the time were mutually consensual discussions,&#8221; Weaver told the\u00a0<em>Times<\/em>, adding &#8220;In living a deeply closeted life, I allowed my pain to cause pain for others. For that I am truly sorry to these men and everyone and for letting so many people down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>some, such as journalist Jack Posobiec, have been questioning who knew what, and when, and whether the media colluded to keep Weaver&#8217;s attempted sexual coercion &#8216;in the closet&#8217; until after the 2020 election<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355937137573691402&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355937137573691402\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355946642613166083&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355946642613166083\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355975100156289026&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355975100156289026\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Others have begun digging into the Lincoln Project&#8217;s donors<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355976405088038914&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355976405088038914\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Can you imagine of Trump still had his Twitter account to opine on his enemies?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1355950749646249985&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Flincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1355950749646249985\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/lincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/lincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-after-allegations-pedophilia-sexually-provocative<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln Project Denounces Co-Founder After Allegations Of Pedophilia, 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