A personal word from David B. Wheeler
I want to step out of the legal language for a moment.
Being called a stalker has been painful. I am a reporter. I am a dad. I am a son. I am a political activist who cares deeply about the First Amendment. I am not a stalker, and seeing that word next to my name in a court file and in national headlines has been hard on me and on the people I love.
I have never involved her minor children. I have said publicly that they are off limits, and I have kept that promise. My reporting is about the official conduct of a Member of Congress and how public money is spent. That is the job. I was doing my job.
Stalking is a serious charge. Real victims of stalking deserve to have it treated seriously. Here it has been leveled in an unserious way, in response to an Ethics complaint and a request for comment.
I spoke with my 91 year old mother today and talked her off the ledge. She’s tough and smart but was worried that the Petitioner would pull a fast one. I have …
