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At Politico, Ben Smith writes about Larry Sinclair, the wackaloon who claims he did drugs and had a sexual encounter with Barack Obama. Today Sinclair held a press conference at the National Press Club to remake his case against the Democratic nominee. For those not familiar with D.C., the Press Club is home to many political events, from debates between authors to politicians' speeches to interest groups and think tanks rolling out their new reports. But Larry Sinclair? Seriously? Smith writes:
Public records and court filings reveal that he has a 27-year criminal record, with a specialty in crimes involving deceit. The record includes forgery charges in two states, one of which drew Sinclair a 16-year jail sentence. The Pueblo County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office also has an outstanding warrant for Sinclair's arrest for forging an acquaintance's signature and stealing her tax refunds. ... In [Colorado] prison, according to state records filed in federal court, Sinclair was disciplined 97 times for infractions including assault, threats, drug possession, intimidation, and verbal abuse, most recently in1996.--Dana Goldstein
