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Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Dec 12, 2017 11:53pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Mike Allen |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 13, 2017 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he was the victim of a fake news hit on Tuesday, and has turned over to Capitol Police a document that purports to detail lurid sexual harassment accusations by a former staffer.
Why it matters: This was an apparent effort to dupe reporters and smear a senator — both symptoms of an amped-up news environment where harassment charges are proliferating and reporters have become targets for fraud.
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The former staffer told me in a phone interview that she did not author the document, that none of the charges ring true, and that her signature was forged. |
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