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Anthony Weiner to Plead Guilty to Resolve ‘Sexting’ Inquiry
New York Times ^ | May 19, 2017 | BENJAMIN WEISER and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

Posted on 05/19/2017 6:11:27 AM PDT by billorites

Anthony D. Weiner, the former Democratic congressman whose “sexting” scandals ended his political career and embroiled him in a tumultuous F.B.I. investigation of Hillary Clinton before the election, is to appear in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Friday to enter a guilty plea.

The information has not been made public but was related by two people who have been briefed on the matter and asked not to be identified.

Mr. Weiner will plead guilty to a single charge of transferring obscene material to a minor, pursuant to a plea agreement with the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan, one of the people said. Mr. Weiner surrendered to the F.B.I. early Friday morning.

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The plea covers conduct by Mr. Weiner from January through March of last year, the person said. A likely result of the plea is that Mr. Weiner would end up as a registered sex offender, although a final determination has yet to be made, the person added.

The charge carries a potential sentence of between zero and 10 years in prison, meaning Mr. Weiner could avoid prison. The ultimate sentence would be determined by a judge.

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To: billorites

Surrendered himself to the F B I early this morning.


21 posted on 05/19/2017 6:33:14 AM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (Proud Horrible Deplorable that wants HRC prosecuted)
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To: hoosiermama
"Plea bargain in exchange for what?"

That's the BIG question. Deep State cover up, or did he sing like a canary??????

Would Sessions need to sign off on this, or not?

22 posted on 05/19/2017 6:42:42 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Every nation has the government it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: billorites

He was just a beard that provided political cover for Huma...

...don’t make it harder than it is.


23 posted on 05/19/2017 6:46:11 AM PDT by exPBRrat (.)
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To: Sooth2222

“That’s the BIG question. Deep State cover up, or did he sing like a canary??????”

This is huge but will be ignored.


24 posted on 05/19/2017 6:48:54 AM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (Proud Horrible Deplorable that wants HRC prosecuted)
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To: LouisianaJoanof Arc

Where is his laptop?

That is the only thing that really matters in this case.


25 posted on 05/19/2017 6:58:56 AM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (Proud Horrible Deplorable that wants HRC prosecuted)
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To: billorites

26 posted on 05/19/2017 7:04:53 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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Notice the date on that very insightful Tweet: April 2013

If only Trump’s tweet had been taken more seriously.... ofc what was needed was not for the parents to block Weiner, but their daughters.... don’t know how that was ever going to happen when some teens just love to find trouble.


27 posted on 05/19/2017 7:06:57 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Sooth2222

For such a generous plea deal he should have been required to sing like a canary about Shrillary and Huma’s misdeeds. Instead, he’s probably been given the “prominent Democrat” Get-out-of-Jail-Free card.


28 posted on 05/19/2017 7:08:51 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: DrDude
Don't know if he was the prosecuting attorney, but the acting US Attorney in Manhattan is Joon H. Kim who would have to sign off on the deal. Early career tidbit on Kim before he joined the US Attorney's office::

Joon H. Kim

. His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, particularly securities litigation, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal defense.

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=50241522&privcapId=1610822

29 posted on 05/19/2017 7:19:29 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: billorites

What about the state secrets on the laptop?
When is clinton going to jail?


30 posted on 05/19/2017 9:01:13 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: DAC21

Two tiered injustice system. Sick.


31 posted on 05/19/2017 10:41:28 AM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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