CNN Erin Burnett OutFront April 11, 2013 06:51:00
It wasn't just the tweet he sent to a 17-year-old girl but also his explanation of it. >> someone was pranking me, punking me. >> a lie weiner repeated. >> this is a twitter hoax, a prank that was done. calls for his resignation kept coming, soon, wean letter no choice. >> so today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: in the two years since then, weiner disappeared from the political spotlight. until now. the "times" says weiner spent more than $100,000 on polling and research to gauge voters'