Is Spitzer ‘Client #9?’
Is Spitzer ‘Client #9?’
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer today apologized for his reported involvement in a prostitution ring.
The brewing scandal was first reported in the New York Times, which said Spitzer told senior administration officials in his office of his involvement. The newspaper now reports that the governor was caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet a pricey prostitute at a Washington hotel last month.
“I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family” and the public, Spitzer said during a brief press conference around 3:15 p.m. ET. “I promise better.” He went on to say he is “disappointed” he has not lived up to the standards he set for himself, adding that politics is “not about individuals” but about “policy” and the “public good.”