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You wouldn’t think that driving an unregistered vehicle around the streets of Washington is an offense that gets one arrested.
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But that’s exactly what happened to Leon Fuerth on Friday. The George Washington University professor, who was vice president Al Gore’s national security adviser during all eight years of the Clinton administration (what’s with these national security aides to vice presidents running afoul of the law, anyway?) was driving
around the Logan Circle area when he was cited for a lapsed registration. We hear that Fuerth became visibly agitated and starting to make a scene, which led to his being handcuffed and taken to a nearby police station.
A spokeswoman for the D.C. Superior Court confirmed the arrest for an unregistered automobile.
She said no additional charges were filed. She said Fuerth has not been to court yet, buthis citation instructs him to appear at a later date.
The Metropolitan Police Department could not provide any further details by press time.
And mum’s apparently the word at GWU: Neither Fuerth nor the university responded to requests for comment.
In addition to working for Gore, Fuerth served on the staff of the late Rep. Les Aspin. He also spent 12 years as a foreign service officer with the State Department.
He is now a research professor of international affairs at the Elliott School at GWU and is the founder of the Project on Forward Engagement.
Perhaps he should be on his best behavior, being that his old boss is in town. Gore was at the White House Monday.
