Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner are splitting up
(Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in Manhattan on May 2.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin announced on Monday that she was separating from her husband, former US Rep. Anthony Weiner.
Abedin released a statement announcing the split a day after the New York Post reported that Weiner sent suggestive images and messages to a woman for more than a year starting in early 2015 — including one image with his son, then 4 years old, in the picture.
"After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband," Abedin said in the statement. "Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy."
Abedin has long been the right-hand woman for Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee.
The latest scandal is one in a string of revelations about Weiner's sexting habits. His first sexting scandal drove him from office in 2011, while revelations that he continued sexting women helped destroy his bid for mayor of New York City in 2013.
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has had no qualms tying the former congressman's misdeeds to the Clinton campaign. Last month, the real-estate magnate called Weiner a "sleazeball and a pervert," and he argued that, because of her husband, Abedin shouldn't be an integral member of Clinton's campaign staff.
Maxwell Tani contributed to this report.
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