| − | | + | The Weinergate story originally broke on Friday, May 27, 2011, when New York Democrat Representative Anthony Weiner publicly sent a tweet containing a link to a lewd photograph of himself in gray underwear to a [[Twitter]] friend, a [[Seattle]] resident and college student, 21-year-old Gennette Nicole Cordova.<ref>Publius. [http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/28/weinergate-congressman-claims-facebook-hacked-as-lewd-photo-hits-twitter/ Weinergate: Congressman Claims ‘Facebook Hacked’ as Lewd Photo Hits Twitter], BigGovernment.com, May 28th 2011.</ref> Anthony Weiner denied sending the tweet and blamed it on a [[hacker]].<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/RepWeiner/status/74337670263877632</ref><ref>Bryan Preston. [http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/30/weinergate-what-we-know/ Weinergate: What we know (Update: Weiner hires a lawyer)], ''Pajamas Media'', May 30th, 2011.</ref> Former President [[Bill Clinton]] officiated at their wedding last July. |
| − | The Weinergate story originally broke on Friday, May 27, 2011, when [[New York]] [[Democrat]] Representative [[Anthony Weiner]] publicly sent a tweet containing a link to a lewd photograph of himself in gray underwear to a [[Twitter]] friend, a [[Seattle]] resident and college student, 21-year-old Gennette Nicole Cordova.<ref>Publius. [http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/28/weinergate-congressman-claims-facebook-hacked-as-lewd-photo-hits-twitter/ Weinergate: Congressman Claims ‘Facebook Hacked’ as Lewd Photo Hits Twitter], BigGovernment.com, May 28th 2011.</ref> Anthony Weiner denied sending the tweet and blamed it on a [[hacker]].<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/RepWeiner/status/74337670263877632</ref><ref>Bryan Preston. [http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/30/weinergate-what-we-know/ Weinergate: What we know (Update: Weiner hires a lawyer)], ''Pajamas Media'', May 30th, 2011.</ref> Former President [[Bill Clinton]] officiated at their wedding last July. | |
| | On June 6, 2011, Weiner admitted that he sent the lewd photo to the woman over Twitter, after claiming for days that he was hacked.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/06/rep-weiner-to-address-media-following-new-reports-revealing-images/ Rep. Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Twitter Photo, Acknowledges Other Explicit Conversations], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>''A look back at what Rep. Weiner told ABC's Jonathan Karl about the photo scandal.'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/flashback-weiners-web-lies-13776485 Flashback: Weiner's Web of Lies], [[ABC News]], June 06, 2011.</ref> | | On June 6, 2011, Weiner admitted that he sent the lewd photo to the woman over Twitter, after claiming for days that he was hacked.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/06/rep-weiner-to-address-media-following-new-reports-revealing-images/ Rep. Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Twitter Photo, Acknowledges Other Explicit Conversations], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>''A look back at what Rep. Weiner told ABC's Jonathan Karl about the photo scandal.'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/flashback-weiners-web-lies-13776485 Flashback: Weiner's Web of Lies], [[ABC News]], June 06, 2011.</ref> |