[4Liberty]

Or it could be due what Poso calls getting “Brownstoned.”

Rather than blackmailing following an actual incident, a politician may get drugged or medicated at some social event. Then pictures taken of them in some sort of “compromising” activity.... The contrived evidence is then used as leverage.

I think the label “Brownstone” came from some British situation that occurred, not sure.

[MinorityRepublican]

Or it could be due what Poso calls getting “Brownstoned.” Rather than blackmailing following an actual incident, a politician may get drugged or medicated at some social event. Then pictures taken of them in some sort of “compromising” activity.... The contrived evidence is then used as leverage.

They do that to the politicians in the leadership. If it's your first term, they'll just buy you off. Which appears to be the case here.

[OakOak]

Could be.

Or the Peter Strok planting of evidence and then having Dem contractors sign off on the veracity of the hard drive files.