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The American Spectator reported on the Jobsgate [[scandal]], and how Sestak may be committing "misprision of a [[felony]]" simply by not reporting a federal [[crime]] to the proper authorities.
The American Spectator reported on the Jobsgate [[scandal]], and how Sestak may be committing "misprision of a [[felony]]" simply by not reporting a federal [[crime]] to the proper authorities.
{{cquote|Jobsgate, as we call it here, refers to the emphatic charge of Congressman Joe Sestak, the Pennsylvania Democrat challenging Senator Arlen Specter for renomination, that someone (unnamed) in the Obama White House offered him a job if he would withdraw his candidacy. [...] Senator Arlen Specter, on Friday, said that making this offer, as Sestak claims was done, is a federal crime. And that Sestak may be committing "misprision of a felony" simply by not reporting a federal crime to the proper authorities.<ref name=stonewall/>}}
{{cquote|Jobsgate, as we call it here, refers to the emphatic charge of Congressman Joe Sestak, the Pennsylvania Democrat challenging Senator Arlen Specter for renomination, that someone (unnamed) in the Obama White House offered him a job if he would withdraw his candidacy. [...] Senator Arlen Specter, on Friday, said that making this offer, as Sestak claims was done, is a federal crime. And that Sestak may be committing "misprision of a felony" simply by not reporting a federal crime to the proper authorities.<ref name=stonewall/>}}
==Andrew Romanoff's Job Offer==
The Denver Post alleged that Obama White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina offered a high ranking job with foreign aid agency USAID to ex-Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in exchange for dropping plans to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. <ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13429758 D.C. job alleged as attempt to deter Romanoff, Denver Post, September 27, 2009]</ref> Romanoff turned down the overture and the White House endorsed Bennet. The White House would say that no job was ever offered to Romanoff and Romanoff declined to discuss any such communication with the White House.
==Cover up==
==Cover up==