“You can either plead guilty and we can keep it under wraps and it all goes away, you can make your flight... or you can fight it and I’ll have to file a report, it will be in the media, you will have to come to court, you will not make your flight, etc... I’m so embarrassed for you, I’m ashamed of you... now what do you want to do?”
Hell, I'm calling my attorney, that's what I'm going to do! I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm a senator too? Pffft.
P.S. His home page says, "Standing on principles" and how he applies those principles to "fight for Idaho".