Clinton Aide Sidney Blumenthal to Plead Guilty to N.H. Drunken Driving Charge
NASHUA, N.H. — A senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to plead guilty to drunken driving after the arresting officer was ordered to Iraq making a trial on a more serious charge impossible, police said Monday.
Under the plea, Sidney Blumenthal, a journalist and former White House adviser to President Clinton, will lose his right to drive for 16 months.
Now an unpaid adviser to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, Blumenthal, 59, was arrested Jan. 7, the day before the New Hampshire primary, and charged with aggravated drunken driving. Police said Blumenthal was traveling 70 mph in a 30 mph zone.
The case had been set for trial last week, but Blumenthal has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of driving while intoxicated with enhanced penalties, Nashua police Capt. Peter Segal said.
In addition to the suspended license, he will pay a $750 fine plus a 20 percent penalty fee assessed by the court when he is sentenced April 18 in Nashua District Court, Segal said.
Blumenthal also will be required to undergo an alcohol intervention program, which he can do in Washington.
The plea deal was reached after the arresting officer was activated by the military and ordered to Iraq, Segal said, adding that without the officer’s testimony a trial would not have been possible.
The country is struggling in economics troubles we have a war to solve and one individual who is running for president is at the BEACH???
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!
And how does this pertain to Senator Clinton herself? This is the problem with the press. This is Sidney Blumenthal’s problem, not Hillary’s.
Hey Dani let’s be fair . If Hillary’s advisor is a drunk and got caught that makes Hillary a drunk driver too . Sounds silly doesn’t it . Hey for all we know she could have known this this person for 20yrs or so and maybe sat with her at a bar or 2 .
My comments sounds dumb . And it would be fair to ask what does Hillary have to do with someone else’s actions right ? Doesn’t that work both ways as in Sen. Obama link to Rev. Wright .
If i was as racist and dumb as some people on here , i could easily say she only hires drunks but i know that’s not true . She’s very intelligent , and for the most part a pretty nice person .
Just to let you know i’m a die hard Obama supporter and will vote for him . But i was just trying to make a point that a candidate can’t control what a grown person around them says or does . If we were to stick to the issues and not senseless rheotric we might have a chance to pick a candidate on where they stand on issues .
Go Obama 08 !!!!!!
If I had to work with Bill and Hillary, I’d drink too!