AP: Vitter Aide Who Assaulted Girlfriend Resigns

[babylonsister]

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AP: Vitter Aide Who Assaulted Girlfriend Resigns
Justin Elliott | June 23, 2010, 10:47AM


Brent Furer, the aide to Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) who allegedly cut his girlfriend with a knife during a 2008 altercation and has had other run-ins with the law, has resigned after ABC reported on his criminal record, the AP is reporting.

The AP says Vitter "accepted" Furer's resignation.

The move raises the question of why Vitter would accept Furer's resignation now after keeping him on payroll for the roughly 30 months since the incident occurred.

[TheWraith]

1. Because in Republican-land, it doesn't count unless you're caught. nt

[Angry Dragon]

2. I would say because more people know about it now

and there are going to be a lot of questions.

Republicans do not like questions