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Matt Lauer: It was the Congressional page scandal in 1982 and to sum it up, a couple of pages in Congress stepped forward and said that they had either had sex with or had been propositioned for sex by several members of Congress. The reports hit the media and you issued a statement.
(Statement from June 30, 1982)
Larry Craig: I've got nothing to hide, nothing to be fearful of... But the very fact that allegations have been made and that they're being reported in the news have put a blight over me.
Matt Lauer: At the time it raised eyebrows because you were the only member of Congress, out of 535 people, who issued any kind of a statement. Why did you?
Larry Craig: A reporter walked into my office and immediately accused me. I reacted. I was a freshman. My credibility had been challenged. And I only knew to go on the defense at that moment.
Matt Lauer: But at the time, did you hear the whispers that why did Congressman Larry Craig decide to make these comments unless maybe he had something to hide? You heard that, right?
Larry Craig: Well, Matt, I not only heard it but then every political season afterwards, my opponents would start whispering it again. I've lived with that all of my political life.
COMMENT: DID HE MAKE A WRONG DECISION THEN IN 1982 LIKE HE DID IN THIS CURRENT INCIDENT - NOT TELLING HIS WIFE; NOT CONSULTING A LAWYER; PLEADING GUILTY? HIS STATING THAT HE MAY HAVE (OVER)REACTED IN 1982 BOTHERS ME - SOMETHING ABOUT THE JUDGEMENT OF A MAN THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SENATOR AND MAKING GOOD JUDGEMENTS.
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