“I accept full responsibility for my conduct; I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse.”

—  Anthony Weiner

Statement http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/anthony-weiner-courthouse-statement-underage-sext-scandal-article-1.3179334 given after pleading guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor (May 19, 2017)

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