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More on Cindy's Illegal Drug Use, Aided by McCain's Senate Office

by: Matt Stoller

Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 13:05

Nick Juliano at Raw Story has more on the allegations coming out against McCain.  There are journal entries from Gosinski and details about the McCain's 'marriage of convenience'.  I'm still struck by the diplomatic passport for Cindy that allowed her to keep her own bags away from customs, which would have found her drug stash when she was on non-surgical trips to El Salvador and Bangladesh.  This passport was procured by John McCain's Senate office, and McCain aides Mark Salter and Torie Clarke often worked on logistics for Cindy's charity.
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Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?

by: Matt Stoller

Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 02:06

You can Digg this post here.  I have more video from Gosinski)

A whistleblower is coming forth against John and Cindy McCain, and the picture he is painting is not a pretty one.  You've probably heard about Cindy McCain stealing prescription drugs from her charity in the 1990s.  Today, Tom Gosinski, her former employee and a close friend of the McCain's, came out on the record about the entire sordid episode.  And it appears that McCain used his Senate staff and resources to cover up Cindy's drug use, and potentially to prevent the Drug Enforcement Agency from investigating his wife's theft of illegal prescription drugs.  John McCain certainly used his political connections to begin a campaign of intimidation against Gosinski, because at the time - this was after the Keating 5 scandal - another major scandal would have derailed his career.  Gosinski stayed quiet out of fear until today; a recent fight with cancer has strengthened his resolve.  As he told me today, if he can beat cancer, he can go on the record regarding how the McCain's do business.

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