Americablog reports, with apparent authority, that the chief of staff for Cong. Thomas Reynolds (R. NY) tried to broker a deal with ABC whereby the network would cover-up the most lurid part of the Foleygate scandal--the transcript of a lengthy instant-message chat between the now-former congressman and what the blog describes as "a child."
(Legalistic note: as the age of consent in virtually all parts of the country is 16, there is a good deal of doubt whether any of the pages and former pages involved in the scandal are "children." But I digress.)
The COS in question, Kirk Fordham, was a Foley staffer at one time.
Oh, and his present boss, Reynolds? He's the chair of the National Republican Campaign Committee, the agency that passes out the cash to elect Republicans to the House. Yes, another Republican leader's role in the scandal is coming to light.
Reynolds was already in a tough fight for reelection. This isn't going to make it any easier.
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