In 2016, Anthony Weiner found himself at the center of yet another scandal: his computer was seized after explicit texts sent to a minor were made public and emails tied to Hillary Clinton were discovered, leading to the FBI’s opening of an investigation into the former presidential candidate days before the election.

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Now a convicted sex offender and failed New York City mayoral candidate, Weiner has jumped back into professional life, far from politics.

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The former congressman now serves as Chief Executive Officer of IceStone, a manufacturer in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that makes countertops out of broken glass. He’s picked up the pieces and figured out how to make something new.

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xe2x80x9cIxe2x80x99m an embodiment of the idea people redefine themselves and that no one should be disposed of,” Weiner says from the factory floor. xe2x80x9cWe take things that can be recycled and used again.”

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Anthony Weiner Talks Political Past and Future

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Anthony Weiner Talks Political Past and Future

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The idea of second chances isn’t lost on Weiner. His return to the working world follows more than a year in prison for sending explicit material to a 15-year-old girl.

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xe2x80x9cWe donxe2x80x99t want to be judged by our worst moments. But whether we get up from those worst moments,” he says.

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Years earlier, Weiner resigned from the House of Representatives after the sexting scandal was exposed, then finished fifth in the Mayorxe2x80x99s race when he got caught again sending lewd pictures.xc2xa0

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xe2x80x9cThere are lot of bad habits that I no longer have in my life,” Weiner says. “I take it one day at a time and Ixe2x80x99m grateful.xe2x80x9d

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Hexe2x80x99s also aware some in New York xe2x80x94 and beyond xe2x80x94 believe he is at least a part of the reason Donald Trump was able to ascend to the the presidency. Eleven days before Election Day 2016, FBI director James Comey notified Congress the bureau was investigating Weinerxe2x80x99s laptop and possible links to Hillary Clintonxe2x80x99s email server (Clinton’s top aide at the time xe2x80x94 Huma Abedin xe2x80x94 was Weinerxe2x80x99s wife at the time).

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Clinton herself called the Comey letter a key factor in her defeat.xc2xa0

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xe2x80x9cWhen you lose the election people come up with a lot of reasons Trump was elected – I do have people who come up and say that,xe2x80x9d Weiner says.

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In 2017, Abedin filed for divorce from Weiner, but they seem to have reconciled.xc2xa0

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“My wife and son are well. My wife is active, shexe2x80x99s helping Hillary Clinton who has a podcast – Jordan is back at school we are very blessed.xe2x80x9d

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The longtime politician also acknowledges that his political hat has been hung up for good.

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xe2x80x9cMy days in elected life are over,” he says. xe2x80x9cI still think about these policy issues but youxe2x80x99re not gonna see Anthony Weiner in the ballot anytime soon.”

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