We received a "cease and desist" warning, and agreed to, when former Rep. Anthony Wiener told the truth.
His denials were indicated for deception.
Eventually, with the media pounding him with tough questions, he broke.
Now he's back:
From NY Daily News:
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner returns to Twitter after sexting scandal bruised his political career
The @anthonyweiner account may be another sign that the disgraced politician will run for mayor of New York.
Anthony Weiner’s account, which popped up Monday afternoon, drew nearly 2,800 followers by 3:30 p.m.
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner is back on the social network that helped end his career in public service.
Weiner, who infamously sent lewd pictures of himself over Twitter in 2011, officially rejoined the social network Monday, the Daily News has confirmed. It’s possibly another indication that he will jump into the 2013 mayoral race.
@anthonyweiner, Weiner’s verified Twitter account, popped up online Monday afternoon. By 3:30 p.m., the account had attracted nearly 2,800 followers. The handle had also tweeted out two messages, both links to a policy booklet by the potential candidate titled “Keys to the City: 64 Ideas to Keep New York the Capital of the Middle Class.”
Weiner, 48, had never officially abandoned his old Twitter account, @repweiner, but had rarely tweeted from it in the years after the sexting scandal that was thought to have ended his career in public service.
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The ex-congressman would enter the race with a formidable $4.5 million war chest if he were to run.
In a May 2011 goof, Weiner publicly tweeted a lewd picture of his crotch that was intended for a woman he was flirting with online. The shot went to all his 67,000-plus followers. After a series of vehement denials, the married lawmaker finally admitted that he had, in fact, exchanged racy online messages with several women and resigned from Congress.
His re-emergence on social media, however, appears to be the latest sign that the former official, who has largely stayed out of the public eye since the scandal, is gearing up for a run for the mayor’s office.
Last week, Weiner relaunched his official website, www.anthonyweiner.com, which had also been dormant since his resignation. Earlier this month, the potential candidate granted a lengthy interview to the New York Times Magazine in which he acknowledged that he was thinking about jumping into the race.
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner acknowledged to the New York Times Magazine recently that he is considering a run for mayor. In a recent poll, he came in second among Democratic candidates, behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Weiner is expected to make a decision soon.
If Weiner does run, he will enter the race as a formidable candidate. He has $4.5 million left over in his campaign war chest and would qualify for an additional $1.5 million in public matching funds.
In addition, recent polls have shown that the scandal-scarred politician would still come in second in the Democratic primary, behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
In a poll taken last week, Quinn got 26% of the vote and Weiner 15%.
But a victory would be far from certain for Weiner. Another poll showed that he still had a negative favorability rating of 33%.
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