Photo from Las Vegas Sun: Doug Hampton speaks publicly for the first time Wednesday about his wife’s affair with Sen. John Ensign on “Face to Face with Jon Ralston.”
“Doug Hampton spoke publicly for the first time today about the affair his wife [Cynthia Hampton] had with Sen. John Ensign, saying the Nevada Republican continued his pursuit even after intermediaries tried to get him to stop,” writes J. Patrick Coolican in today’s Las Vegas Sun.
Hampton’s comments came during an exclusive two-part interview with Sun columnist Jon Ralston, to air tonight at 5:30 p.m. and tomorrow on “Face to Face with Jon Ralston.”
“Hampton said Ensign paid the woman more than $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator”
Coolican wrote, “If true, Ensign faces a possible felony violation of campaign finance law if he paid the severance but failed to report it as an in-kind contribution to the campaign committees where she worked, according to ethics complaints filed against him.”
Knowingly and willfully failing to report a contribution of more than $25,000 is a criminal violation subject to five years in prison, according to complaints filed last month by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
In a confrontation between the Ensign and Hampton families Ensign agreed to end the matter. He handwrote a letter to Cynthia Hampton:
Hampton said that on that same February weekend, Ensign told him, “I’m in love with your wife.”
Ensign continued on with Mrs. Hampton.
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Bejeezus…it’s become so I don’t dare boot up without packing in a large supply of barf bags close at hand…..
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I think Ensign is in a much worse position than Governor what’s his name in South Carolina. I predict Ensign will not run for re-election if he doesn’t resign first. Even if he runs he’ll lose, provided the Dems find a good competent person to run. Maybe Jack Carter might try again. We’ll have to wait and see. Keep those barf bags handy.
It about child protective services Allegation of Child-Abuse and Neglect not true.
I don’t understand the relevance of your comment to the blog post, Terry.