Sentences with phrase «in a sexting scandal»

Next up, an image of Hillary Clinton speaking in front of Anthony Weiner, the former New York congressman who was embroiled in a sexting scandal.

The only other politician who's announced that he's running for mayor is Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has been embroiled in a sexting scandal for the past couple of weeks.

Huma Abedin said Monday she will separate from her husband Anthony Weiner, after the former congressman was reported to be involved in another sexting scandal.

The Democratic contest failed to generate the same level of public interest as the 2013 primary that featured numerous high - profile contenders, including former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who was caught up in a sexting scandal.

(CNN)- Normally, the disclosure of lewd photos and messages exchanged in a sexting scandal would derail a campaign.

Ginger Lee, a stripper who was intimately involved in the sexting scandal that led to Weiner's downfall, is among his detractors as he now seeks the top job in City Hall.

The controversial MP remains suspended from the Labour Party after he was caught up in a sexting scandal involving a teenage girl.

The horndog Democrat — who, after being forced to resign his House seat in a sexting scandal, derailed a 2013 comeback campaign for mayor by sending lewd texts under the pseudonym «Carlos Danger» — could be charged with production of kiddie porn for allegedly soliciting explicit photos of the teen, sources said.

The documentary focuses on how the mayoral candidate fell from grace for the second time in a sexting scandal.

Not exact matches

In 2013, BuzzFeed outed me as the woman who exchanged explicit texts with Anthony Weiner, linking me to the sexting scandal and changing my life forever.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

Just yesterday, Abedin — vice chairwoman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign — announced that she is separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress in 2011 and lost a bid to be mayor of New York City in 2013, both times because of sexting scandals.

PolitiFact has not looked into whether the state has also had an inordinate number of sex scandals, but two high profile cases come to mind: In 2008, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after revelations that he had hired a sex worker, and former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is in prison for sexting a minoIn 2008, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after revelations that he had hired a sex worker, and former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is in prison for sexting a minoin prison for sexting a minor.

WASHINGTON — Anthony Weiner's former colleagues in Congress are slamming his decision to run for mayor so soon after his sexting scandal.

No longer in politics, Weiner has been involved in several more high - profile sexting scandals.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg seemed relieved that the saga of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was coming to ane expected end today after reports that the Brooklyn congressman will resign in the wake of a sexting scandal.

It was also clear Thursday that after two years in political purgatory for the sexting scandal that cost him his congressional seat, the old, feisty Weiner was back.

In 2016, Ryder investigated a sexting scandal, which turned out to be a hoax, involving Mangano and a county contractor.

Weiner, who was forced to resign his congressional seat in 2011 amid a sexting scandal, shook up a Democratic field that had long been led by the City Council speaker, Christine Quinn.

The Queens Democrat has millions in campaign funds he raised before a sexting scandal forced him to resign from office nearly two years ago.

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who left office in 2011 amid a sexting scandal, is now at the front of a pack of mayoral candidates after admitting to «making mistakes and letting many people down.»

Weiner is attempting a political comeback after leaving Congress in disgrace in 2011 amid a lewd sexting scandal involving women on Twitter.

A Quinnipiac survey last month showed de Blasio gaining ground in the primary, as Weiner's numbers fell amid his renewed sexting scandal.

A Quinnipiac University survey last month showed de Blasio gaining ground in the Democratic primary, as Anthony Weiner's numbers fell amid his renewed sexting scandal.

Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal — exposed the kinky fetishes of a Democratic state legislator in the Midwest who responded as «Bitch Boy» when she advertised for a submissive she could «financially dominate.»

«I'm hopeful there will be forgiveness, I am asking for it,» Mr. Spitzer told the Times in a telephone interview, echoing another unexpected candidate, Anthony Weiner, who has upended the mayors race with his unlikely jump into the fray two years after he was forced to resign from Congress after a sexting scandal.

Weiner, who had been in office since 1999, resigned in June amid a sexting scandal in which he admitted to having online relationships with a number of women and sent them lewd photos.

The insider said Weiner probably will not be in Congress next year, but it would be due to redistricting, not the sexting scandal.

Weiner, who stepped down on June 16 after being caught in a «sexting» scandal, represented New York's 9th district, an area that covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

He noted Anthony Weiner's unlikely entry into the mayor's race in May 2013 after he was forced to resign from Congress after a sexting scandal — and his loss in the race after another scandal.

King aired his dismay during an interview on WOR Radio's «Len Berman and Todd Schnitt in the Morning» program earlier today, as he recalled Weiner's recurring high - profile sexting scandals.

Asked if she had anything to say about conspiracy rumors that the teen involved in former Rep. Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal was part of a plot by the Russians or Republicans to derail her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton replied: «I really don't have any comment on any of that.»

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is scheduled to be sentenced today (at 10 a.m., 500 Pearl St., Manhattan) in his latest sexting scandal.

In the wide - ranging interview, Weiner talked about the effect his sexting scandal had on his wife's career and weighed in on his therapy sessionIn the wide - ranging interview, Weiner talked about the effect his sexting scandal had on his wife's career and weighed in on his therapy sessionin on his therapy sessions.

Weprin and Turner were thrust into the race after U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned in May amid a sexting scandal.

The feds also said that Weiner's professed rehabilitation echoed his response to the sexting scandals that forced him to resign from Congress in 2011 and torpedoed his political comeback bid during the 2013 mayoral race.

Two minutes deep into the five - candidate showdown, Weiner was already acknowledging and apologizing for his sexting scandal, but he urged voters to move beyond his «personal failings» and focus on the more substantive issues in the race.

Former Rep. Gary Ackerman, a Queens Democrat who served in Congress with Weiner, recalled being on the House floor when Weiner falsely claimed to be a hacking victim during his first sexting scandal.

Turner is involved in a special election against Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) for the congressional seat previously held by Anthony Weiner, who abruptly resigned in June over a sexting scandal.

Weiner led the race for several weeks in June until his support collapsed in the wake of his latest sexting scandal.

The Democratic candidate said he believed the election would hinge on job creation as well as the debt ceiling and touted his 20 years of experience in public finance, state banking regulation and the City Council's Finance Committee to argue he is the best candidate to replace Weiner, who resigned amid a sexting scandal.

Turner's win over state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) in the special election for the 9th District seat, which opened after former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned amid a sexting Twitter scandal, was seen as an upset for the largely Democratic district.

In the nearly 40 minute interview with the viral website Buzzfeed, Weiner opened up about everything from his sexting scandal to his campaign to his wife Huma Abedin — a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton.

The disgraced former City Councilman saw his prospects crumble in the wake of a sexting scandal that resulted in his official resignation from Congress last month.

The poll also found that a majority of New York City voters — 53 percent — believe Weiner deserves «a second chance» after the sexting scandal that forced him to resign from the House of Representatives in 2011, though 40 percent do not believe he has «the character to be mayor» and 8 percent are unsure.

Turner, the representative of the 9th Congressional District, was a relatively unknown businessman before winning a special election for the seat last year after U.S. Anthony Weiner resigned in the midst of a sexting scandal.

The accusations rocked the state and added another chapter to its history of political sex shockers, including the prostitution scandal that felled Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer in 2008 and the serial sexting that ultimately put former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner in prison last fall.

Joined by his family — wife Ronni Weprin and daughters Stephanie Weprin and Lori Friedman — Weprin picked up the official support of electeds from Queens and beyond in his campaign to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner two months ago amid a sexting scandal.

And it hit another bump in the road Thursday with Weiner admitting that when he stood next to his wife, Huma Abedin, earlier in the week and admitted to one raunchy new sexting scandal with a 22 - year - old woman, well, he wasn't exactly coming clean.

Weiner, who resigned amid a sexting scandal, is unlikely to make an endorsement but was included in the poll.