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The controversy revolves around an oft-repeated statement by Rep. Sestak, D-Pa., that he had been offered a job by the Obama administration in exchange for dropping out of the senatorial primary against Obama supporter Sen. Arlen Specter.<\/p>\n

Sestak said he refused the offer. He continued in the Senate primary and defeated Specter for the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n

But Karl Rove, longtime White House adviser to President George W. Bush, said the charge is explosive because of federal law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a pretty extraordinary charge:\u00a0 \u2018They tried to bribe me out of the race by offering me a job,'\u201d he said on Greta Van Susteran\u2019s \u201cOn the Record\u201d program on the Fox News Channel. \u201cLook, that\u2019s a violation of the federal code: 18 USC 600 says that a federal official cannot promise employment, a job in the federal government, in return for a political act.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody violated the law. If Sestak is telling the truth, somebody violated the law,\u201d Rove said. \u201cSection 18 USC 211 says you cannot accept anything of value in return for hiring somebody. Well, arguably, providing a clear path to the nomination for a fellow Democrat is something of value.<\/p>\n

He continued, citing a third law passage: \u201c18 USC 595, which prohibits a federal official from interfering with the nomination or election for office. \u2026 \u2018If you\u2019ll get out, we\u2019ll appoint you to a federal office\u2019 \u2013 that\u2019s a violation of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

via Sestak White House scandal called \u2018impeachable offense\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is this just a tempest in a teapot brewed up by Fox News?\u00a0 Or is it a tempest in a Teapot Dome-scale scandal?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"