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'''Jobsgate''' refers to the scandal in the [[Obama Administration]] where someone in the [[White House]] allegedly offered Congressman [[Joe Sestak]] a federal job in exchange for his withdrawal from the primary against incumbent U.S. [[Senator]] [[Arlen Specter]].<ref>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/archives/2010/03/16/specter-opens-door-on-white-ho Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies], ''The American Spectator'', March 16, 2010.</ref><ref>Tim Shoemaker. [http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=33660 Jobsgate: Obama's Watergate?], ''Campaign For Liberty'', March 18, 2010.</ref> Under [[America|American]] [[law]], it is a federal crime to offer someone a federal position in exchange for favors.<ref name=stonewall>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/blog/2010/03/17/gibbs-jobsgate-stonewall-day-2 Gibbs' Jobsgate Stonewall: Day 23], ''The American Spectator'', March 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://vlex.com/vid/acceptance-solicitation-obtain-appointive-19190192 Watergate to Jobsgate], ''VOX'', March 17, 2010.</ref> If the allegations were proven true, it could be violation of the U.S. Criminal Code, Title 18.<ref name=coverup>Kimberly Schwandt. [http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/19/white-house-press-corp-vs-gibbs-on-sestak/ White House Press Corp vs. Gibbs on Sestak], ''[[Fox News]]'', March 19, 2010.</ref> In the aftermath of the allegation, Sestak remains a challenger to Specter, the five-term [[Democrat]] (formerly a moderate Republican) in the [[Pennsylvania]] State's May 18 primary [[elections]].<ref name=scandal-anatomy>James Rosen. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/19/anatomy-scandal-curious-case-joe-sestaks-job-offer/ Anatomy of a Scandal: The Curious Case of Joe Sestak's Job Offer], FOXNews.com, Retrieved March 20, 2010.</ref>  

'''Jobsgate''' refers to the scandal in the [[Obama Administration]] where someone in the [[White House]] allegedly offered Congressman [[Joe Sestak]] a federal job in exchange for his withdrawal from the primary against incumbent U.S. [[Senator]] [[Arlen Specter]].<ref>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/archives/2010/03/16/specter-opens-door-on-white-ho Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies], ''The American Spectator'', March 16, 2010.</ref><ref>Tim Shoemaker. [http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=33660 Jobsgate: Obama's Watergate?], ''Campaign For Liberty'', March 18, 2010.</ref> Under [[America|American]] [[law]], it is a federal crime to offer someone a federal position in exchange for favors.<ref name=stonewall>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/blog/2010/03/17/gibbs-jobsgate-stonewall-day-2 Gibbs' Jobsgate Stonewall: Day 23], ''The American Spectator'', March 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://vlex.com/vid/acceptance-solicitation-obtain-appointive-19190192 Watergate to Jobsgate], ''VOX'', March 17, 2010.</ref> If the allegations were proven true, it could be violation of the U.S. Criminal Code, Title 18.<ref>Title 18, Chapter 29, § 600. [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/718/usc_sec_18_00000600----000-.html Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity], law.cornell.edu, U.S. Code.</ref><ref name=coverup>Kimberly Schwandt. [http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/19/white-house-press-corp-vs-gibbs-on-sestak/ White House Press Corp vs. Gibbs on Sestak], ''[[Fox News]]'', March 19, 2010.</ref> Joe Sestak's allegation that the White House offered him a job to drop out of the [[Pennsylvania]] [[2010_Midterm_Elections#Democratic_incumbents|Senate primary]] race against Arlen Specter is a crime that could lead to the [[impeachment]] of President Obama.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/25/congressman-white-house-job-offer-sestak-impeachable-offense/ Congressman: White House Job Offer to Sestak May Be an 'Impeachable' Offense], FOXNews.com, May 25, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,593482,00.html Rove on Sestak-White House 'Job Offer': Somebody Broke the Law], ''[[Fox News]]'', May 25, 2010.</ref> The press secretary, [[Robert Gibbs]], has since shut down questions about Joe Sestak's claim that the Obama administration offered him a job in exchange for dropping out of the Senate Democratic primary race against Pennsylvania Sen. [[Arlen Specter]]. Sestak, who did not take the alleged offer, won that race but has not been willing to elaborate on his allegation in media interviews.<ref name=scandal-anatomy>James Rosen. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/19/anatomy-scandal-curious-case-joe-sestaks-job-offer/ Anatomy of a Scandal: The Curious Case of Joe Sestak's Job Offer], FOXNews.com, Retrieved March 20, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/26/gibbs-cracks-whip-administration-faces-new-criticism/ Gibbs Cracks Whip as Administration Faces New Criticism], FOXNews.com, May 26, 2010.</ref>

==Joe Sestak's Job Offer==

==Joe Sestak's Job Offer==