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Kevin McCarthy's Exit Came After Personal Threat Over Affair Allegations
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 08, 2015 09:21pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Michael Calderone |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Friday, October 9, 2015 12:15:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In the hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he was sent an email from a conservative activist threatening to expose an alleged affair with a colleague. The subject line: “Kevin, why not resign like Bob Livingston?”
The email, sent just after 8 a.m. on Thursday, came from Steve Baer, a Chicago-based GOP donor known for mass-emailing conservative figures and Republican lawmakers. It was addressed to McCarthy and numerous others, including the personal account of Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), who conservative media sites have suggested is tied romantically to McCarthy. |
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