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Federal Investigators Want To Know If Aaron Schock Is Gay

Schock's attorneys complain prosecutors made "repeated inquiries to witnesses into who he has slept with and whether he is gay."

While he was in Congress, inquiring minds wondered if Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) was gay: He favored flamboyant outfits, worked on his fitness relentlessly, and was spotted at the West Hollywood Halloween parade and outside a gay bathhouse in Tampa. (To say nothing of the Downton Abbey-inspired makeover he gave his congressional offices.)

But now, more than two years after Schock resigned amid allegations he misused political and government funds, federal prosecutors still wanna know what the deal is.

On Tuesday, lawyers for Schock, 36, accused investigators of prosecutorial misconduct by prying into his sexual orientation.

"The prosecutor and agents have dug into every aspect of Mr. Schock’s life by any means necessary," his attorneys said in a complaint. "No topic has been off limits. The federal government has even delved, repeatedly, into the most intimate details of his life, including repeated inquiries to witnesses into who he has slept with and whether he is gay.”

The government has investigated nearly every facet of Mr. Schock’s professional, political, and personal life. This even includes his sex life. It is no secret that there has long been speculative gossip in the media about Mr. Schock’s sexual orientation.

For no apparent reason, the government has felt itself compelled to investigate this, too. Indeed, from the very inception of this investigation, the government has discussed with witnesses whether Mr. Schock is gay, whether he really ‘dated’ his ex-girlfriend (a highly accomplished diplomat and attorney), and whether he spent the night or shared hotel rooms with her.

The government’s inquiries into Mr. Schock’s sexuality and romantic relationships were not just distasteful and offensive. They were prejudicial.

Schock wants charges against him dropped or, at the very least, any "tainted" evidence be ruled inadmissible.

Exhibit A, your honor.

A federal grand jury indicted Schock on more than 24 charges, including fraud, filing false income tax returns, and using campaign funds for cars, decorating, and other luxuries.

While Schock's attorneys maintain his sexuality is completely irrelevant to the cast, the former congressman was also accused of hiring Jonathon Link as his “personal photographer” and bringing him on a work trip to India—a no-no according to House rules.

His trial is scheduled for January.

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