Prime ministerial hopeful Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday says he will review his ties with Lincoln Project campaign advisors who are being accused of covering up crimes of the project’s co-founder and pocketing millions raised by their political action committee.
Last month, Sa’ar hired Steve Schmidt, Stuart Stevens, Rick Wilson and Reed Galen of the Lincoln Project, which was formed in late 2019 by Republicans and former Republicans who aimed to prevent US President Donald Trump’s reelection and to defeat all pro-Trump Republicans in close races running for reelection in the Senate.
Schmidt quit his role at the Lincoln Project after it was revealed that co-founder John Weaver has been accused of crimes.
The Associated Press and other outlets reported that of some $90 million raised by the PAC, more than $50m. ended up going to firms controlled by the Lincoln Project’s founders.
