Yesterday Anthony Weiner turned himself in to the FBI and issued a guilty plea to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Should that be the end of the media’s Weiner coverage?

My plea to just stop talking about Anthony Weinerhttps://t.co/cFfZ4B9Ghu

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 20, 2017

So, is it time to drop it?

The legal proceedings are now closed. Weiner is totally irrelevant politically. His wife, who remains a major player in Hillary Clinton’s orbit, has filed for divorce, according to CNN’s Dan Merica. There’s literally no reason to write or talk about Anthony Weiner anymore.

So, let’s not. He’s an example of a bad apple that makes politicians — and, to be honest, people — look bad. There’ are plenty of other intriguing people, places and things happening in politics. Let’s cover them instead.

It would certainly be convenient for other Dems running for office if the name were stricken from discussion forever:

Wait, what? He *just pled guilty to a sex crime with a minor* and we're supposed to stop talking about it? What fascinating solicitude. https://t.co/u4gL1dBei3

— Jeff B/DDHQ (@EsotericCD) May 20, 2017

Journalism is the important work of telling people what not to talk about. https://t.co/fICWvkPcn0 pic.twitter.com/w9Qd5g0Ybu

— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) May 20, 2017

The same thing would have been written if Weiner had been a Republican, right? *Eye roll*

Indeed, You need the space to cover any random Republican state rep or senator who says something stupid. Priorities. https://t.co/L6UTNP4ubV

— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) May 20, 2017

Press who freaked out over a senator tapping his foot in a bathroom tall ask us to ignore a guy who sent pics of his penis to a minor. https://t.co/L6UTNP4ubV

— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) May 20, 2017

@CillizzaCNN No. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) May 20, 2017

@CillizzaCNN It's real news sex offender with top-secret information on his laptop he and his wife and HRC should me in prison

— rod (@crhstables) May 20, 2017

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