Missouri Governor Greitens Accused Of Blindfolding Mistress, Photographing Her Naked, And Blackmailing Her. What Happened To Our Politicians?

Late on Wednesday evening, news broke that will likely end the career of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens: the ex-husband of Greitens’ ex-mistress came forward with evidence that not only did Greitens engage in an extra-marital affair with that woman, but that he blindfolded her, taped her to rings hanging from a doorway, and took a picture of her naked. The ex-husband alleges that Greitens then blackmailed his wife to keep the story quiet.

Greitens, for his part, acknowledges the affair but denies the blackmail part of the story: