Lincoln Project to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver

Lincoln Project has disclosed move to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver.

The legal move was disclosed in a statement on released on Monday February 15, 2021.

“The Lincoln Project has retained the law firm of Paul Hastings to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver as part of a comprehensive review of our operations and culture. The review process is currently underway,” the statement reads.

It adds, “We are committed to creating a positive, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment at The Lincoln Project and inappropriate behavior by anyone associated with the organization will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

“We have already taken decisive action to address internal concerns.”

It states further that the organization is releasing staff and former staff from the confidentiality provisions in their employment agreements to discuss their workplace environment.

It explains that based on the findings of this review necessary action to correct any issues or deficiencies that are identified will be taken.

“Concurrently, we are also working with outside counsel and professional consultants to strengthen our corporate governance, finance and operational structure, human resources, and leadership to position
The Lincoln Project to further maximize our impact and lean into our important mission advancing democracy.

“The Lincoln Project was founded to combat political forces who seek to undermine our democracy.

“We revolutionized how political action committees operate and spent $81 million last cycle to create and place more than 300 advertisements, host national town halls, conduct voter outreach, and launch a podcast and streaming video network that engaged millions of voters,” the statement says.

“Eighty percent of our funds went to voter content production. Our historic results speak for themselves.

“Moving forward, we have important work ahead of us and we have created a nationwide movement of Americans who support our objectives.

“In order to continue fulfilling our promise to our millions of supporters and contributors, we must address any and all internal organizational issues immediately and put in place a governance and diverse leadership structure that reflects our core values and ensures we will continue to attract the best talent available.

“The Lincoln Project will continue producing and distributing our popular content and commentary while these reviews are being conducted and we are operating at full capacity,” it concludes.