Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Quiet Holiday - Congressman Takes Heat Weinergate

The six-term Democratic congressman struggled to experience security when rumors swirled, moving forward to be able to insist the fact that illicit tweet your below-the-waist picture of the person in slipped dreary boxer-briefs had been the effort on the hacker. His repetition labeled the actual scene almost nothing greater than "a distraction."

She was adamant of which although she is some sort of "fan" associated with Weiner, she'd for no reason realized your pet in person.

Cordova did admit your lady one time despatched a new twitter mentioning "my partner @Rep-Weiner," but was adament the lady never seemed to be his / her "wife, sweetheart or perhaps mistress,"

In fact, your woman said, she would jokingly produced "similar assertions" concerning additional court figures, such as President Obama; Boston Celtic guard Ray Allen and also football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

She mentioned your purpose in the man exactly who pranked her was "defaming" Weiner."

And the girl added in she's certainly not had a great "inappropriate exchange" having Weiner.

Cordova begun adhering to Weiner on Twitter at that time his own twitter posts in the past placed him around Seattle, plus based on her statement, he or she started "following" your ex about the site, too.

Despite your peaceful vacation weekend, Capitol Hill was buzzing about precisely what rapidly grew to be referred to as Weinergate.

Some DC wonks had been distrustful of Weiner's hacking story and questioned that deficit of a criminal arrest report in relation to a transgression when considerable while Internet identity theft, a Washington insider said.

The doubt appeared to be furthermore provided by way of Weiner's selection for you to speedily rub out the actual created picture and almost every other shot linked to the particular account.

Weiner's rep, Dave Arnold, instructed The Post yesterday, "This is that will end up being a distraction, as well as we could not likely to allow it to sadly come to be one.

"Anthony's accounts were being obviously hacked. He doesn't know those called because of the hacker, plus i will be consulting with just what exactly steps to have next."

Weiner, whom represents portions of Brooklyn and Queens, has been wedded last summer time to Huma Abedin, a former aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

leonard.greene@nypost.com

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