Grand jury investigating Missouri governors affair, lawyer says

[RandySF]

The man whose then-wife had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been subpoenaed to testify before a St. Louis grand jury, the man's attorney said Monday.

"It's been stepped up a notch," attorney Al Watkins said. "It means a grand jury is seated and is hearing evidence about the investigation against Gov. Greitens."

He declined to say when his client will testify.

Greitens, a Republican, admitted on Jan. 10 to a monthslong affair with his St. Louis hairdresser in 2015, before he was governor. The woman's ex-husband secretly recorded a conversation with her in which she claimed that Greitens took a compromising photo as potential blackmail if she spoke about the relationship.

Greitens has repeatedly denied threatening to blackmail the woman. He has not answered directly when asked if he took a photo.

A spokeswoman for the St. Louis circuit attorney's office declined to confirm or deny if a grand jury is investigating.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/grand-jury-investigating-missouri-governor-s-affair-lawyer-says-n844961

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

1. This guy is in it deep

"In any event, any inquiry would result in the same conclusion, which is that this is a private issue of no legal or public interest from three years ago," Bennett said.

Right. The crime he committed was strictly between him and his victim. That ought to work as a defense.

[Major Nikon]

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