Maybe the photo was sent by a prankish lover who found Weiner’s computer or tablet logged into Twitter so he might be in the clear on this one — but Weiner may fear cops snooping around might turn up other stuff which would be more embarrassing. So he, rather lamely, tries to send a signal that oh, he’s ready to sue sometime.
That photo was embarrassing enough.
I sure wasn’t “impressed”.
If he calls the FBI and lies to them he can go to jail. He won’t call them because he could not maintain his story. The FBI would find out he sent the picture.
“but Weiner may fear cops snooping around might turn up other stuff which would be more embarrassing.”
I think you are right.
If he would recklessly send a picture like this one, he probably has a whole bunch of stuff that he would not want anyone to see.
If you went back and searched all postings to Craigslist personals in the Washington and New York areas, I would bet that this photo would be found.
If it ever gets to the point of an investigation, I will also bet that he says that his Computer and Blackberry have been “stolen”