News broke Monday that Huma Abedin , Hillary Clinton 's top aide , would separate from her husband , former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner . Weiner made headlines , once again , for " sexting " a woman who is not his wife . Evidently having suffered enough humiliation , Abedin called it quits personnel.endposition.na . Within hours , Maggie Haberman , a superb The New York Times reporter and frequent target of Donald Trump 's media gripes , wondered if Weiner 's dalliances were fair game , given the scrutiny of Trump 's new campaign chief , Steve Bannon . On Twitter , Haberman said : " The problem for Clinton team – after Democrats repeatedly pointed to Bannon 's personal past , going to be hard to argue Weiner is off limits . "