Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair

[brooklynite]

Source: KMOV TV

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- Governor Eric Greitens on Wednesday night confirmed to News 4 he had an extramarital affair, an admission a months-long News 4 investigation prompted.

In a recording obtained by News 4, a woman says she had a sexual encounter with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he tried to blackmail her to keep the encounter quiet.

The details were provided to News 4 by the woman’s ex-husband, claiming the sexual relationship happened between his now ex-wife and Greitens in March 2015. News 4 is not naming the woman and she has not made an on-the-record comment about the story.

According to the ex-husband, the recording was made just days after Greitens’ and the woman’s first sexual encounter. And also that Greitens took a photograph during the encounter to use as “blackmail” according to the ex-husband.

Read more: http://www.kmov.com/story/37240190/governor-greitens-admits-to-extramarital-affair

[benld74]

1. Life in Misery

Greitens is a jerk
Another big mouthed
Do nothing GOP leader

[lastlib]

2. More repuglikan "family values'........

When are people going to wake up to these hypocrite idjits??!?

[Perseus]

35. Not sure if I missed it but

I did not see anywhere in the article where they mention he is a republican, I had to google it up...how convenient.

[lastlib]

37. Fox Nooze will undobtedly "mistakenly" report him as a Dem......

[justhanginon]

3. This looks like it will be a doozie of a story. Never did like this guy.

Another trump ass kisser and seems to try to mimic trump's agenda in Missouri. I hope this brings him down big time.

[Cracklin Charlie]

18. I live in Missouri.

This damn guy has barely uttered a peep since he was elected over a year ago. He has been strangely quiet, after being such a big mouth during the election. Guys in his position are rarely quiet.

I gotta know who this woman is. There can’t be that many women in this state that would be subject to being a blackmail threat this way. Does she hold a high level position? Is she very wealthy? What was he after? Just her silence, or something more?

What the actual hell?

[UpInArms]

23. She was his hair stylist ...

The entire article is illuminating

[underpants]

32. To say the least

Blindfolds and basements are not a good mix.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Oh good. Now he can go back to worrying about other people's family values.

The hypocrisy train keeps chugging away.

[bullwinkle428]

5. He tied her up, blindfolded her, stripped her naked, and then photographed her as

blackmail threat. I certainly hope this kills his political career!

[DFW]

6. Like South Carolina's Sanford killed his career with his affair?

Republicans just rely on the God Squad, and all is forgiven.

[StevieM]

7. If he assaulted her then that goes way beyond what happened with Sanford. (eom)

[DFW]

10. Quite. His hypocrisy is even worse.

Of course, being a Missouri Republican, maybe it was a "legitimate rape," a term that another Missouri Republican coined six years ago.

[aeromanKC]

15. Legitimate Rape is akin to Missouri GOP values.

Just sayin....

[UpInArms]

24. I see what you did there

[Midnight Writer]

21. Methinks you misread GOP mindset. Sexual assault is OK. It's birth control that is evil.

[ProfessorGAC]

44. You Missed Another Part of The Mindset

Abortion is ok unless it's to terminate a pregnancy with a mistress, because the baby by a 2nd mother would be politically expedient.

Then abortion has its place.

How many times have we heard about R's doing that, as well as what you mentioned?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. A little something from the gov's website:

[not fooled]

9. OMG

I just read the transcript. What a twisted jerk. And of course "family values" and "christian."

No surprise that guys like that are in a political party that has a history of killing and harming the American public, via puke policies such as destroying regulations controlling pollution, the attempts to wreck the ACA, and the recent tax heist.

Sociopaths.

[DFW]

11. Missouri Republicans know all about "legitimate rape"

After all, the term originated with one of them.

[pstokely]

12. Missouri's mini tRump

[Judi Lynn]

13. Yet another GOP a-hole. Their treasures just keep coming.

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This is probably killing the Missouri GOP. They probably hoped they had a real two-fisted humdinger with this guy!

[Cracklin Charlie]

14. Who was the Governor fixin to blackmail?

Who is this lady?

[7962]

34. He looks like the type who would want photos or videos as trophies.

Unless there is proof that he threatened her with blackmail.

[Glimmer of Hope]

16. I bet he has done this more than once.

[Ligyron]

29. Yup

No doubt.

[Julian Englis]

17. Threatening to blackmail his mistress with nude photos? Lock him up! n/t

[lastlib]

38. Buh-buh-buh...but Hillary!! Benghazi! Oboma!

Over there! Squirrel! Shiny thingy!

[SWBTATTReg]

19. Pathetic...in the act of infidelity as well as blackmail

and it's really a shame because of his little kids...

a piece of garbage...

[Gore1FL]

20. But that's OK! He can shoot gunz!

Woo Hoo and such.

[UpInArms]

22. am hoping this makes him resign in disgrace

he is a dreadful thang

[Judi Lynn]

25. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens: I cheated on my wife in 2015

By DAVID CAPLAN Jan 11, 2018, 1:53 AM ET

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday night admitted that he was unfaithful to his wife Sheena in 2015.

The 43-year-old Republican lawmaker's admission was inspired by local TV station KMOV's report Wednesday night, in which the ex-husband of the alleged mistress was interviewed and provided to the station secretly-taped recordings of his ex-wife detailing when and where she met Greitens. The identity of the ex-husband and woman were not revealed by the station. The station reports the woman declined comment.

The admission also came hours after Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, delivered his annual State of the State address in Jefferson City, Missouri.

"A few years ago, before Eric was elected Governor, there was a time when he was unfaithful in our marriage," the Greitens said in a joint statement. "This was a deeply personal mistake. Eric took responsibility, and we dealt with this together honestly and privately."

More:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/missouri-governor-eric-greitens-cheated-wife-2015/story?id=52275164

[TexasTowelie]

26. His claim of taking responsibility seems dubious.

Did Greitens take any responsibility breaking up the marriage of the other couple? Was there any financial settlement so that the affair was swept under the carpet? There are plenty of questions that need to be answered before I'll accept that Greitens has taken responsibility.

[regnaD kciN]

27. Well, at least it was with a WOMAN...

Now, can we all move on from this and get back to the vital task of protecting American moral values from the homosexualist agenda?

[CottonBear]

28. I read the entire article. The governors party affiliation is NEVER mentioned.

I’m just going to assume he’s a Republican. I live in another part of the country and have never heard of this man before now.

That is so fucking dishonest and misleading to fail to mention party affiliation.

[Ligyron]

31. Yes, if they don't name the person's political party, you can be damn sure it is:

Republican.

Always.

[xmas74]

43. He was a Democrat under Obama

But there was a bit of a scandal and he became a conservative Republican.

The governor's race was between a Democratic AG who was a Republican prosecutor years ago and a dude who never finished his Navy Seal training but claims it as experience who an as GOP but who was once a Dem. (His family is staunchly Dem to this day.)

[CottonBear]

45. Thanks for the enlightening information and contextual history.

This is why I love DU & DUers!

The man is a liar, a conniving & evil weasel and sexual predator. Geez. It’s appalling.

[SWBTATTReg]

46. Yes, DUers are great! Eric G. changes his spots in order to 'play' the game...

he's not really interested in politics per say, but other than to advance his own self-interests ahead of everyone else...you can read right through him...such an obvious 'player' and fraud...anything to get votes...

[xmas74]

49. I live in Missouri and volunteered for Koster.

The gubernatorial election was insane.

Missouri did produce two upcoming leaders of their respective parties out of 2016: Greitens for the HOP and Jason Kander for the Democrats.

I love Kander and I'm hoping he runs for governor in 2020. I think he'd beat Greitens, though I've always thought he was a one and done. Greitens has owned the domain Greitens for President for several years.

[DinahMoeHum]

30. A phony governor with an exaggerated Navy SEAL career. . .

. . .a "paperback fighter" - he's "written" 4 books.

So much for the "Show Me" state.

[onetexan]

33. the woman and her husband should have reported the blackmail to police

nonetheless the shmuck Greitens should resign and be prosecuted for blackmailing her.

[DeminPennswoods]

36. The TPM story

reports that news organizations have had both the woman's husband's story and the tape recording for awhile, but did not publish the account because the woman refused to be interviewed. They apparently now regret that decision.

Reporters apparently got on the trail by the husband's posting on social media that Greitens was a "homewrecker".

Out here in western PA, Tim Murphy was forced to resign from Congress for less (affair, being caught telling g/f to have an abortion when they thought she was pregnant) by the social conservatives. I don't see Greitens being able to survive affair + kinky sex + blackmail.

[The Genealogist]

39. This should immediately and his political career

I doubt it will. Missouri repukes will likely raise him in their estimations. As long as he is a straight white male doing this to a woman its fine with them I'm sure. He needs to leave office now.

[sinkingfeeling]

40. But Senator Franken put his hand on a GOP woman's waist!!

Right Claire?

[bucolic_frolic]

41. Blackmail would surely escalate things

Divorces are not always a tolerant, civil separation

I'd bet they'll be looking for that photograph, which is why this investigation may have legs!

[pintobean]

42. This recorded phone call between Greitens

and fellow Republican John Brunner in 2015 is a perfect example of the creep's temperament.

http://www.stltoday.com/phone-call-between-john-brunner-and-eric-greitens/audio_8bb6983e-a2da-5177-bcb3-b986e65ea9ef.html

[Kaleva]

48. As long as a majority of white women in Missouri support him, he's safe.

[ck4829]

50. Kick