Idaho Sen. Larry Craig launched a determined drive to save his seat on Wednesday, vowing to stay in office if allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in a men's room sex sting. The decision to deploy his legal team marked a reversal of his pledge to resign on Sept. 30, and raised the possibility of a protracted legal and political struggle, much of it playing out in public, with gay sex at its core. Lawyers not involved in the case have said Craig faces a difficult challenge.
September 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
To the dismay of fellow Republicans, Sen. Larry Craig launched a determined drive to save his seat on Wednesday, vowing to stay in office if allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in a men’s room sex sting.
Craig’s campaign suffered an instant setback, however, when the ethics committee refused to set aside a complaint lodged against him. “Pending Sen. Craig’s resignation, the committee will continue to review this matter,” the committee’s senior senators wrote.
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