Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s wife is trying to get him to pull a Bill Clinton . . . by giving a tell-all interview, that is.
Sources close to Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, tell The Post she has been pushing her husband to do a single interview — as Bubba did amid the Monica Lewinsky scandal — that would be the final word on the sexting mess that ended Weiner’s career in Congress last year.
She believes it would clear the air once and for all and allow him to move forward, the sources said.
“She wants to figure out how to get all this behind them so they can get back on track, but he’s still in denial,” said a source close to Abedin.
The Post reported yesterday that Weiner is considering a run for mayor or public advocate.
Another source said the couple is trying to decide which reporter would be offered the sit-down — and they’d prefer one who typically lobs softball questions.
It’s not clear whether Weiner’s wife would participate in the interview, but the couple “thinks everything’s going to be OK,’’ said the source in contact with Abedin.
Abedin began working for Hillary Clinton in 1996, two years before the Lewinsky scandal broke.
Abedin believes Bill Clinton’s “60 Minutes’’ interview in 2004 and his memoir, “My Life,” helped rehabilitate his reputation after the world learned of his affair with Lewinsky.
Weiner, meanwhile, was reluctant to answer any questions about his future.
He called the report about Huma urging an interview “pure fiction,” and declined to comment on going back into politics.
Still, sources say Abedin wants him to be more aggressive in preparing for his future.
Weiner has been struggling to find work outside of politics, two other sources told The Post.
“Nobody wants to hire Anthony; he can’t find a job,” said a political consultant who employs one of the ex-congressman’s former staffers who still speaks to him.
Another Democrat consultant said: “Huma’s panicked he can’t find a job. She’s quite angry because no one she thought would help him has helped him.”
The sources said he has been looking unsuccessfully into jobs in finance, real estate and political consulting.
That, they said, is why he’s pondering a comeback in politics — the only career he’s ever known.
Additional reporting by Sally Goldenberg