To politicians, it’s all about power. They have no honor, they have no ethics.
A disgruntled former aide who last year accused then-congressional candidate Carl DeMaio of sexual harassment has confessed to lying about a threatening email — as part of a scheme to sabotage the Republican candidate’s campaign.
Todd Bosnich, 29, pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice for lying to investigators about the email. He had originally told investigators the email might have come from DeMaio; in fact, Bosnich sent the message to himself from a “bogus” Yahoo account.
Amid the allegations, DeMaio, an openly gay Republican, eventually lost his bid to unseat California Democratic Rep. Scott Peters by a narrow margin of 3.2 percent.
The Democrats and their media operatives seized on the fake sexual harassment story as an October Surprise and narrowly defeated de Maio in 2014.
I’m thinking if Peters is found legally culpable, this invalidates the election, and CA then needs to hold a special election to re-fill the office.
(Well, they should anyway, but without a conviction it’s on iffy legal ground.)
I like to think that, too.
As much as I like to think that an election is the final word on who gets into office, there really should be some provisions in the law for serious fraud like this–or Reid’s lies against Romney, even though the weasel himself is covered by Congressional immunity.
There should be additional penalties for false charges against any political candidate. There should also be additional penalties for false charges of sexual misconduct, period. Especially charges of rape and sex with a minor. Once levelled, the person is almost NEVER cleared. There will always be a cloud over them.
Just look at Bill Cosby and Kevin Clash. None of the charges can be proven, but the accusation alone has horribly damaged both.
The person who is responsible for this fabrication plead guilty and faces up to 20 years in prison.
You, VtK, NDT, and TheLivewire routinely call gay people pedophiles all the time. Are you going to plead guilty for slander and face prison time?
I don’t think so.
#4 4.The person who is responsible for this fabrication is in Washington DC.
@James Edward, when you say “You” who are you talking about? I certainly hope you don’t mean me, because if you do, you don’t bother to read my posts very well, as I have never, I repeat, NEVER, called gay people pedophiles.
Ah look, our self admitted paedophile is back.
I should point out, by his standards, James Edwards believe all gay men lie and will obstruct justice.
Congressman (D)Bob Menendez got busted with 14yo hookers in the Dominican Republic and it was no big deal.
It’s obvious that the paedophile stuff gets under his skin. If only he understood why it’s actually a reflection of his own behavior. That seems to be beyond his comprehension.
I th I I. Let telling is his slander of anyone who asks him to simply state that sex with a child is wrong. He won’t, mind you.
I think James Edward actually had a punctuation error, since he has not responded. What I think he meant to say was this:
“You–VtK, NDT, and TheLivewire–routinely call gay people pedophiles all the time.”
The would clear up whom he meant by “You”.
Which of course is slander on the self admitted paedophile’s part, Craig. But hey.
@The_Livewire Hey, when have liberals ever shied away from slander for political advantage, such as in…um…well…this article we’re responding to, for instance.