An ad released by the anti-Trump group of republicans and former republicans, The Lincoln Project, highlights Trump’s claims of being a “law and order” president undermined by his campaign being riddled with convicted felons.
Trump’s campaign manager is a felon.
His deputy campaign manager is a felon.
His national security advisor is a felon.
His foreign policy advisor is a felon.
His personal lawyer is a felon.
His long time advisor is a felon.It’s not a campaign, it’s a criminal enterprise. pic.twitter.com/3U2VZNcaiL
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 12, 2020
The ad debuts as a controversy boils about Trump commuting the sentence of long-time adviser and friend Roger Stone, who had been convicted of seven felonies. Stone was scheduled to begin his prison sentence on Tuesday.
Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Mike Flynn, George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen and Stone all worked on Trump campaign, for his inaugural committee and/or in his administration.
Contrary to Trump’s claim that “no one knew Abraham Lincoln was a republican,” The Lincoln Project was named by its founders after the 16th president in an effort to reinstill the spirit and ethics of Lincoln into the republican Party.