Anthony Weiner's Twitter account deleted amid latest sexting scandal

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Posted on AllSides August 29, 2016

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The Hillary Clinton campaign was confronted with an unpleasant distraction on Monday morning as the New York Post published a front-page story about newly revealed, explicit Twitter messages sent by former congressman Anthony Weiner to a woman he met online. Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, Clinton’s closest aide.

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