The F.B.I. did not return phone calls seeking comment on that allegation as well.
Officials dismissed the allegation as soon as they walked in his front door, but his condition, which is stress-related, worsened for several months.
The government no doubt prefers to keep the allegation as broad as possible so that a wide range of evidence can support a jury finding of a quid pro quo exchange between the two men.
The agency's inspector general is looking into that allegation, as well as a second charge by Republicans that conservative groups are discriminated against in Freedom of Information Act requests.
These include the many means by which inmates can report allegations, an aggressive and trained investigative capability, and the immediate investigation of every allegation, as well as criminal prosecution when it is warranted.
Downing Street refused to comment on the allegation, as well as staying silent on a raft of other claims made in the book, including accusations that he allowed cocaine into his London home, smoked cannabis with friends during his time at Oxford University and allegations that he misled the public over the non-dom status of Lord Ashcroft.
But Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says that there was "no allegation, as far as we can determine, that this material is connected to Spc Manning".
Corinthian has denied that allegation as well.
When it comes to an allegation as serious as sexual misconduct with a child, it's a whole different story.
Following that report, the House Ethics Committee launched a new investigation into Greene's allegation, as well as other "inappropriate statements to other members of his [Farenthold's] official staff".
The women, Gena Richardson and Becky Gray, are the seventh and eighth to accuse Moore of sexual misconduct or impropriety, which he has consistently denied and sought to frame the allegation as politically motivated and orchestrated by the Democratic Party.
