Dan Freedman is reporting at Capitol Confidential Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has endorsed the ongoing effort to revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby 13 years ago. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President George W. Bush bestowed the medal on Cosby in 2002. The calls to revoke the medal came amid growing allegations Cosby used drugs to subdue women for the purpose of having sex. Gillibrand told reporters this weekend, “Someone who has admitted to drugging women in order to have sex with them should not be given the [country's] highest honor.” Gillibrand endorsed a petition being circulated by a Chicago-based advocacy group for victims of sexual assault requesting White House officials examine the possibility of revoking Cosby’s medal. White House spokesman Joshua Earnest last week said he did not know if it is legally possible to take back the award. He promised to pose the question to the president's legal team. Read the full story at Capitol Confidential.