“After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband”, Abedin wrote. “During this hard time, I ask for respect for our privacy”, Abedin said in a statement released today. Even people who believed that nothing Anthony Weiner go do would shock them are disgusted by the latest photo, which dragged a child into such lurid business.
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Abedin has been under scrutiny during the probe into Clinton’s use of a private email system while she was secretary of state.
When Weiner made a second unsuccessful run for New York City mayor, explicit photos surfaced in July 2013 that he had recently sent under the pseudonym “Carlos Danger” to a young woman in Indiana.
In one of the photos, the former Democratic lawmaker appears in his underwear on a bed and next to him can be seen a little boy, supposedly his son.
He then replied with the photo of him in white boxer briefs. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has repeatedly questioned Abedin’s designation as a special government employee, pushing for more disclosure about the decision that allowed her to hold both jobs. As she told Vogue, she admired his dedication, and “the passion he had for helping people”.
Weiner was with her and Jordan this weekend in the Hamptons, but left Monday morning. Her son is with her, the source close to Abedin confirmed. Weiner has not commented further. But to think that it’s very likely that much of this information Anthony Weiner would know about.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style.
While the Blind Gossip item could certainly be just about anyone, given today’s news, we wonder if there’s more to come on the details of Huma Abedin’s breakup with Anthony Weiner.
In a matter not entirely dissimilar from the compulsion that led The A.V. Club to run with the above headline rather than something “classy”, Anthony Weiner just can’t help himself.
On the same day, NY1 cuts ties with Weiner, who was a contributor for the network and a frequent guest on “Inside City Hall”.
“I can’t say absolutely that I will never run for public office again, but I’m very happy in my present life”, Weiner said when asked about rumors he might run for NY mayor. Asked by The Times this month whether he was still engaging in the activities that had foiled his political career, Mr Weiner replied, “I’m not going to go down the path of talking about any of that”. Also on Monday, wife – and Hillary Clinton aide – Huma Abedin said she and Weiner are separating. The paper described her as a 40-something divorced woman from the West.
Abedin and Weiner have been “essentially” separated for months, a close friend to Abedin said after she officially announced their separation on Monday.
Abedin has worked for Clinton for the last two decades.
Abedin has been tangled in several ethical and legal controversies involving Clinton and the Clinton family charity. As the marriage comes to an end, let’s take a look back at its beginnings.
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His 2013 run for mayor of NY collapsed during a second sexting scandal. The leaked photographs were intended for a woman in IN under the pseudonym “Carlos Danger”.
