Anthony Weiner Needs to Come Clean about Twitter Picture, Hack

COMMENTARY | Anthony Weiner says that the lewd picture of a bulging crotch that was sent via Twitter to a woman was not sent by him. He maintains it was sent by someone who hacked into his Twitter account. The picture that originated from Weiner's Twitter account is one of the biggest stories on Capital Hill today because there are so many unanswered questions. While Weiner says he didn't send the picture, he can't say for sure that the lewd picture is of him or not, according to the NY Daily News.

Does this mean that the congressman from New York finds the picture familiar looking? This is another question he won't answer. Weiner has not filed a complaint with authorities, which is what most in his political position would do if their Twitter account was hacked. Weiner says he cannot see wasting taxpayer money on an investigation because his Twitter account was hacked. This is a switch for the congressman, who is usually very liberal about spending money in the past.

If Weiner were to file a complaint, this would set the ball rolling on an investigation to find the culprit who allegedly sent this picture. If there was no culprit and it ended up that it was him all along who actually did this, he would be breaking the law and could be charged with filing a false report. This may be the reason he isn't calling for the arrest of whoever did this Twitter hacking.

Weiner spent 11 hours answering questions for the media yesterday, he said this morning, and he is done doing this so he can get on with his work. The question and answer period went around in circles, with Weiner adamantly denying sending the picture, but not confirming if the picture was one he posed for. Weiner, who worked his way up the political ladder to the position as a congressman from New York, didn't get this far by forgetting details. Most people would remember posing for a picture such as the lewd one in question.

According to The Hill, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is pressuring Weiner to "come clean" about this controversy. Not only does Weiner have a responsibility to his wife, but he also has one to his constituents, Cantor says.

Cantor goes on to say, "the American people are right in saying that they don't have tolerance for this repeated kind of activity going on surrounding their elected leaders." With Weiner digging a hole for himself by denying this Twitter post, along with saying he is taking care of finding the hacker himself, this is just making him look guilty.

With Weiner saying that he cannot deny that the picture in question was his, this is just like saying that sometime in the past, he more than likely has posed for such a picture. As the questions from the media go on, Weiner becomes more combative with the press. He is cornered, he knows this and it is time to come clean, like Cantor says.

Reference: N.Y. Daily News, The Hill