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The office of Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry reportedly threatened a professor with a Facebook photo that showed a vandalized campaign sign saying "Jeff Fartenberry," according to a report.
Political science professor Ari Kohen said he found it very funny to see the image of a wide-eyed Fortenberry campaign sign with the "O" of the candidate's name replaced by an "A". ", Reported the Lincoln Journal Star.
"I know it's not a big comedy," he told local newspapers. "It was Sunday, I was bored and I burst out laughing. I clicked on "I like" because I found it amusing. "
But then, Kohen, who teaches at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received a call from the Chief of Staff of Republican Congressman William "Reyn" Archer III. When the Kohen recalled Archer at the end of last week, the Chief of Staff allegedly accused him of supporting political vandalism.
"He told me that he could publish this publicly, that I liked vandalism and that it would be really bad for me," Kohen said.
"We did not know at all what he wanted from me, he wanted me not to withdraw it or retract it."
Archer also e-mailed the president of the university's political science department to say that Kohen was supporting political vandalism, according to the newspaper.
On Monday, Kohen filed a lawsuit against Archer with the House Ethics Committee and recorded the recording of his conversation with Archer.
"So that people in this position are ready and willing to abuse their authority in this way, to intimidate and push them from hand to hand, and threaten to revoke the punishment for something that can hurt the feelings of someone else." one, "he said," we are all poorer if that is what is happening in this country. "
Archer denies threatening Kohen, saying the two had had an "amicable" conversation.
"He saw it as humorous; we saw this as a slippery slope to love vandalism, "he told the newspaper.
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