Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse

[brooklynite]

Source: AP News

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new allegations from his ex-wife revealed in court records on Monday.

The sworn affidavit from Sheena Greitens is part of an ongoing child custody dispute in Missouri. A public affairs professor at the University of Texas, she sought divorce from Eric Greitens after a sex scandal which led to his resignation as governor in June 2018. She’s now asking the court to move the custody case to Austin in part to spare her children from renewed public attention as Eric Greitens tries to mount a political comeback.

An attorney for Sheena Greitens did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. In an emailed statement, Greiten’s campaign manager, Dylan Johnson, called the allegations “completely false” and “politically-motivated.”

“His ex-wife is engaged in a last-ditch attempt to vindictively destroy her ex-husband,” Johnson said. “Eric has always been a great Dad, who loves his boys and has always put them first, and that is why he is filing for full custody of his children.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-eric-greitens-missouri-texas-5cb2c458155b4f611b0e9a3377d9d970

[Achilleaze]

1. Republican "values" in no way correspond with Christianity

So why do Republicans keep falsely claiming that they are Christians?

[Escurumbele]

4. Because Christians, who are faith people, believe without checking if what they are being

told is true, or not.

Didn't they believe GW Bush was a man of faith? or trump for that matter? And when he was involved in the crap of these Evangelists praying together and holding each other he told Michael Cohen "do these people really believe in that garbage?". trump is the most anti-religion person to ever hold office, if he worships something besides himself, it has to be the so called "devil".

[barbaraann]

2. I think that's a plus for a lot of Republicans. n/t

[LenaBaby61]

7. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Probatim]

3. Breaking News! Greitens surges in polls after news of spousal abuse!

[Escurumbele]

5. LOL

I am sure you meant it as a joke, right? right??? Please tell me its not true...

[Rebl2]

6. Unfortunately

I think he has been on top of the list of candidates recently among republicans. What’s that say about these so called religious republicans in MO?

[Probatim]

9. It was sarcasm, but highly believable sarcasm.

[paleotn]

8. For many GQP voters in MO....

that's actually a plus.

[madville]

10. This is bad timing, we need him to win the primary

Him getting nominated was the only chance at getting a Democrat elected there. If this knocks him down in the primary then a different Republican likely easily wins the general.

[Brainfodder]

11. Sounding like grift craft to get him elected?

Checks a lot of those highly thought of qualifications boxes for their base of missionary position stalwarts who never vary or watch porn or have abortions.....

[SouthernDem4ever]

12. typical GOP candidate in today's world

that party doesn't care how awful the person they vote for acts.

[lastlib]

13. WHAT??!? a NICE reupublikan guy like Greitens abusing women and children??!?

HAS to be political--HAS to be.

Well, you know--family values! and freedumb! Like the Buybull says, "spare the child and spoil the rod" or something....Even Jaysus said "suffer the little children...."

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[Martin68]

14. It really looks like there is a pattern here...

[twodogsbarking]

15. They only limited his access to firearms. They didn't eliminate his access to firearms.