The Lincoln Project Megadonor Reacts to Scandals: ‘We Need to Call a Spade a Spade and Account for That’

PERINO A Fox News ░░░░░░░░ in The Lincoln Project ░░░░░░░░ as we hear from ░░░░░░░░ of its megadonors about ░░░░░░░░ growing scandals This as ░░░░░░░░ anti Trump conservative group ░░░░░░░░ former staffers from their ░░░░░░░░ agreements Gillian Turner she ░░░░░░░░ live in Washington Pretty ░░░░░░░░ red there this morning ░░░░░░░░ Gillian TURNER Hi Dana ░░░░░░░░ you So we did ░░░░░░░░ exclusive access to one ░░░░░░░░ The Lincoln Project s ░░░░░░░░ He tells us he ░░░░░░░░ accountability from the organization ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ are also learning more ░░░░░░░░ morning about The Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ s legal strategy now ░░░░░░░░ as they are gearing ░░░░░░░░ to fight back against ░░░░░░░░ of allegations against John ░░░░░░░░ and new revelations about ░░░░░░░░ finances So take a ░░░░░░░░ to Sid Jansma he ░░░░░░░░ donated 100 000 to ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln Project Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ JR If there is ░░░░░░░░ failure at The Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ we need to call ░░░░░░░░ spade a spade and ░░░░░░░░ for that We need ░░░░░░░░ put our money where ░░░░░░░░ mouth is Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Jansma is a Michigan ░░░░░░░░ exec he also says ░░░░░░░░ s now time for ░░░░░░░░ other check writers to ░░░░░░░░ up Listen Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ JR It will be ░░░░░░░░ to donors and other ░░░░░░░░ to say also today ░░░░░░░░ you must do it ░░░░░░░░ And if you don ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ accountable also Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ He says he also ░░░░░░░░ the group originally as ░░░░░░░░ check on politicians Now ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts JANSMA JR ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ Party for years I ░░░░░░░░ not like what I ░░░░░░░░ as our inability to ░░░░░░░░ our politicians accountable Clip ░░░░░░░░ TURNER It turns out ░░░░░░░░ is not the only ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood celebrities also gave ░░░░░░░░ to the embattled Super ░░░░░░░░ Donors include Jason Bateman ░░░░░░░░ Aniston Felicity Huffman Ken ░░░░░░░░ and Jeffrey Katzenberg So ░░░░░░░░ now as we move ░░░░░░░░ the embattled Super PAC ░░░░░░░░ lawyering up they have ░░░░░░░░ the firm Paul Hastings ░░░░░░░░ conduct a comprehensive review ░░░░░░░░ our operations and culture ░░░░░░░░ group is promising that ░░░░░░░░ on the findings of ░░░░░░░░ review we ll take ░░░░░░░░ necessary action to correct ░░░░░░░░ issues or deficiencies that ░░░░░░░░ identified Now Fox News ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ that multiple lawyers at ░░░░░░░░ firm Hastings have according ░░░░░░░░ FEC filings themselves contributed ░░░░░░░░ to The Lincoln Project ░░░░░░░░ total of nearly 6 ░░░░░░░░ Dana as you can ░░░░░░░░ imagine this PAC may ░░░░░░░░ raise further ethics issues ░░░░░░░░ The Lincoln Project PERINO ░░░░░░░░ just might indeed Gillian ░░░░░░░░ you.”