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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 | + | '''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 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> |
==Joe Sestak's Job Offer== | ==Joe Sestak's Job Offer== | ||
| − | + | Joe Sestak alleges the Obama administration offered the second-term congressman a "high-ranking" job if he would abandon his primary challenge against Senator Arlen Specter. Both the accuser and the accused refuse to talk about the charges amid the growing Washington scandal.<ref name=scandal-anatomy/> | |
| − | 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/>}} | ||
Revision as of 00:29, March 21, 2010
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.[1][2] Under American law, it is a federal crime to offer someone a federal position in exchange for favors.[3][4] If the allegations were proven true, it could be violation of the U.S. Criminal Code, Title 18.[5] In the aftermath of the allegation, Sestak remains a challenger to Specter, the five-term Republican in the Pennsylvania State's May 18 primary elections.[6]
Joe Sestak's Job Offer
Joe Sestak alleges the Obama administration offered the second-term congressman a "high-ranking" job if he would abandon his primary challenge against Senator Arlen Specter. Both the accuser and the accused refuse to talk about the charges amid the growing Washington scandal.[6]
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.
| “ | 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.[3] | ” |
Cover up
Sestak admitted he had been offered a job by the Obama administration if he were to withdrawal from the primary against incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. Sestak turned the alleged job down, but has declined to reveal who in the White House made the apparent offer. Reporters first started pressing White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on February 23 and had six exchanges with him by mid-March. On March 16, Gibbs finally provided the White House Press Corp with somewhat of an answer.
| “ | I'm told that whatever conversations have been had are not problematic. I think Congressman Sestak has discussed that this is -- whatever happened is in the past, and he's focused on his primary election.[5] | ” |
References
<references>
- ↑ Jeffrey Lord. Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies, The American Spectator, March 16, 2010.
- ↑ Tim Shoemaker. Jobsgate: Obama's Watergate?, Campaign For Liberty, March 18, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jeffrey Lord. Gibbs' Jobsgate Stonewall: Day 23, The American Spectator, March 18, 2010.
- ↑ Watergate to Jobsgate, VOX, March 17, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kimberly Schwandt. White House Press Corp vs. Gibbs on Sestak, Fox News, March 19, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 James Rosen. Anatomy of a Scandal: The Curious Case of Joe Sestak's Job Offer, FOXNews.com, Retrieved March 20, 2010.