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Sen. Vitter aide resigns after report of knife attack arrest
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 23, 2010 12:43pm |
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| Author | Jordan Fabian |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | An aide to Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) resigned Wednesday after reports emerged that he had pled guilty to after an arrest for attacking an ex-girlfriend with a knife.
ABC News reported Wednesday morning that the longtime aide, Brent Furer, pleaded guilty in 2008 to misdemeanor "charges stemming from a knife-wielding altercation with an ex-girlfriend."
According to ABC, Furer has spent the last five years in Vitter's office working, among other things, on women's issues. He also worked on Vitter's last campaign.
The news could hurt Vitter in his reelection campaign against challenger Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) by raising new questions about his attitude toward women. In 2007, Vitter's name was found on the client list for a D.C. escort service. The senator later apologized for the incident.
“The recent announcement that Sen. David Vitter’s embattled aide Brent Furor has resigned is an obvious attempt by the senator to save himself with women voters as he heads into his re-election campaign this fall," Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said in a statement. |
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