First on CNN: US attorney investigating Weiner sexting allegations

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN

By Shimon Prokupecz and Evan Perez, CNN
Updated 4:53 PM ET, Thu September 22, 2016

Washington (CNN)Prosecutors in the office of US Attorney Preet Bharara have issued a subpoena for Anthony Weiner's cell phone and other records, according to law enforcement officials.

The FBI and the New York Police Department have opened preliminary investigations of allegations that the former New York Democratic congressman exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a purportedly underage girl.

The allegations first surfaced in the Daily Mail.

Developing story - more to come

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/politics/first-on-cnn-us-attorney-investigating-weiner-sexting-allegations/

[canetoad]

1. I'm glad

Huma got out when she did.

[geek tragedy]

2. two possible angles here:

1) Internet sex predator;

2) possible blackmail angle

not mutually exclusive (see Hastert, Dennis).

[Botany]

3. If he broke the law then "they" should get him but to me Anthony Weiner is just like ....

.... the all the Kardashians, Sarah Palin and family, Taylor Swift, and the English Royal
Family as persons or people I can go the rest of my life and never hear about again and
I would be just fine w/that.

[jtuck004]

4. Won't investigate bank$ter/jihadists and the theft of the homes of 8 million families,

but they will run to investigate penis pictures sent around by an alleged pervert.

Tens of millions of people think their government has left them behind, and want to follow a real estate swindler. Seems like more than a coincidence.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

5. Sending messages to an underage girl about how he wanted to rape her

is kind of a big deal.

Lock his perverted, pedophile ass up.

[msanthrope]

6. You do realize that sex crimes involving a 15 year old female actually count, right? nt

[Odin2005]

7. He's a sexual predator, he should go to jail.

I don't get how Huma tolerated his BS for so long.