Peter King Refuses To Meet With Prostitute Involved In Secret Service Scandal

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is refusing to meet with a Colombian prostitute involved in the U.S. Secret Service scandal.

Rep. Peter King tells CNN that a meeting with the woman, identified by her lawyer as Dania Londono Suarez, would merely be "a publicity stunt."

The New York Republican's panel is conducting its own investigation of the incident in which several Secret Service agents consorted with prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama's arrival for a regional summit in Cartagena, Colombia last month.

Asked in an interview Monday about reports the woman wants to meet with him, King replies, "There's been enough cheap publicity." He says, "I'm not going to give her another forum."

Nine Secret Service agents have lost their jobs in the scandal.

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Comments

[Gadgetman]

10:57 AM on 05/15/2012

For once I agree with Peter King. The prostitute is just trying to milk the situation for her own purposes.

[Seymourhiney]

03:49 AM on 05/15/2012

Peter King is gay, he would be embarrassed .

[joenova]

01:33 AM on 05/15/2012

He can't, not after his viagra addled weekend with Rush in Costa Rica

[Quaoar]

10:29 PM on 05/14/2012

As a Republican, he'd probably rather meet with a male prostitute in an airport restroom.

[zeutern]

02:07 AM on 05/15/2012

yup, a bit of wide stancing perhaps.

[kritteracres]

10:14 PM on 05/14/2012

Maybe he was afriad she would recognize him as a patron??

[ebantenna]

08:20 PM on 05/14/2012

Well done Peter King

[razaminaz]

08:00 PM on 05/14/2012

Dude, good job, maybe there is some hope. She wants her fame and to make money. Don't let her.

[Tainowarrior]

07:27 PM on 05/14/2012

"Peter King Refuses To Meet With Prostitute Involved In Secret Service Scandal"

He probably owes them money.

[floydwhtny]

07:22 PM on 05/14/2012

He says, "I'm not going to give her another forum."

(Unless it’s a S ecretive & M eaningful forum with her towering over him with her spike heels and a whip.)

[MaxHeadroom]

07:19 PM on 05/14/2012

This man must not be a real Republican: Whoever heard of one not meeting with a prostitute?

Male or female?

Tsk, tsk, tsk......

[Rubberfish]

07:11 PM on 05/14/2012

It's not about publicity. He just doesn't want to pay!

[ME MIKE]

07:08 PM on 05/14/2012

Greedy
Oppressive
Plutocratic-Theocracy

Hypocrites in all Things

[twain307]

06:57 PM on 05/14/2012

"GOP Rep. Refuses Meeting With Prostitute".
Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.

[deeptubes]

06:53 PM on 05/14/2012

He's worried she would say "I know you! You're Duke Morebutt, one of my regulars!"

[wla2000]

06:52 PM on 05/14/2012

A republican REFUSING to meet with a prostitute? THAT IS NEWS!!!!!!