The Lincoln Project continues to enrich leaders as its co-founder wants $100 million more

After failing to prevent Donald Trump from winning the presidency for the second time in 2024, campaign finance records show that the Lincoln Project — a political committee founded by anti-Trump former Republicans — continued to route hundreds of thousands of dollars from its donors into firms owned by its leaders. 

Now, as the Lincoln Project grapples with its reputation for self-dealing, Steve Schmidt, one of the organization’s co-founders, is pushing the so-called Save America Movement — a campaign seeking to raise $100 million to defeat key Republican members of Congress in the midterm elections.

SAM, notably, would not answer questions on whether it would contract with firms owned by Schmidt or other members of its leadership team when reached by the Washington Examiner. 

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