John Weaver is a former aide to Republican Presidential Candidate, John McCain. Weaver served as McCain's aid during the Senator's first run as president in 2000. He has recently made headlines for allegedly reporting to the New York Times that during McCain first bid for President he had warned Vicki Iseman, the women involved in the supposed affair, to stay away from the Senator, and detailed favors Iseman received as a lobbyist by McCain.

Excerpt from The Washington Post dated February 21, 2008:

• "The New York Times asked for a formal interview and I said no and asked for written questions. The Times knew of my meeting with Ms. Iseman, from sources they didn't identify to me, and asked me about that meeting. I did not inform Senator McCain that I asked for a meeting with Ms. Iseman....
• "Her comments, which had gotten back to some of us, that she had strong ties to the Commerce Committee and his staff were wrong and harmful and I so informed her and asked her to stop with these comments and to not be involved in the campaign. Nothing more and nothing less.... "
• Full statement available from The Washington Post

1. Served as aid to McCain during 2000 presidential run
2. Weaver: "I have always wanted John to be president"
3. McCain still considers Weaver a friend

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• US News and World Report: McCain Denies Allegations of a Relationship with Iseman (February 21, 2008)
  • "Weaver told the Times he arranged a meeting with Iseman in 1999 to tell her to keep her distance from the senator after aides became concerned that the relationship had become romantic."
• Radar Online: The 'New York Times' And The John McCain Sex Scandal Story (February 21, 2008)
• Bloomberg.com: McCain Denies Romantic Relationship With Lobbyist (February 21, 2008)
• Slate Magazine: In defense of the New York Times' takedown of John McCain (February 21, 2008)
• The Los Angeles Times: McCain denies romantic or improper relationship with lobbyist (February 21, 2008)

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• WashingtonPost: John Weaver Speaks - The Fix (February 21, 2008)
  • "The New York Times asked for a formal interview and I said no and asked for written questions. The Times knew of my meeting with Ms. Iseman, from sources they didn't identify to me, and asked me about that meeting. I did not inform Senator McCain that I asked for a meeting with Ms. Iseman."
• The Atlantic: John Weaver, On The Record (February 21, 2008)
  • "Note that on MSNBC this a.m, McCain adviser Steve Schmidt said that "[n]obody on the McCain campaign believes that John Weaver was the source on this."
• The Swamp: John McCain's 'man to see' (February 21, 2008)
• The Huffington Post: Attention Turns To John Weaver (February 21, 2008)
• Muckraker: McCain Comments Distort FCC Matter (February 21, 2008)
• Wired.com: Story on McCain's Relationship with Telecom Lobbyist Sets Bloggers Abuzz (February 21, 2008)
• CNN.com: Smear or story? Readers react to McCain report (February 21, 2008)

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