Clinton Adviser In Drunk Driving Bust

Ex-White House aide Sidney Blumenthal nabbed in New Hampshire

JANUARY 12--Sidney Blumenthal, a senior Hillary Clinton campaign adviser and former White House aide to Bill Clinton, was arrested this week for drunk driving in New Hampshire, one day before the state's presidential primary. Blumenthal, 59, was popped by Nashua cops after his rented Buick was pulled over for speeding. When Blumenthal, pictured in the below Nashua Police Department mug shot, showed signs of intoxication, a cop gave him a field sobriety test, which the Clinton operative failed. Blumenthal, who declined to take a Breathalyzer test, was booked into the Nashua lockup on an aggravated DWI charge. The misdemeanor rap is considered "aggravated" because Blumenthal was speeding when his vehicle was stopped at 12:30 AM Monday. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Nashua District Court on January 31. (1 page)

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