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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Thursday he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he's done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation.
Ensign said in a statement that he will send Vice President Joe Biden a letter Friday making the resignation official.
"While I stand behind my firm belief that I have not violated any law, rule, or standard of conduct of the Senate, and I have fought to prove this publicly, I will not continue to subject my family, my constituents, or the Senate to any further rounds of investigation, depositions, drawn out proceedings, or especially public hearings," he said. "For my family and me, this continued personal cost is simply too great."
The Republican, who is under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee, announced in March he would not pursue re-election.
The 52-year-old acknowledged in June 2009 that he had an extramarital affair with Cynthia Hampton, a former member of his campaign staff, and that he had helped her husband, Doug Hampton, a member of his congressional staff, obtain lobbying work with two Nevada companies.
Ensign's admission that he cheated on his wife seemingly foreshadowed his political downfall. Amid the scandal, his parents provided the Hamptons with $96,000 described as a gift, and Ensign helped find Doug Hampton a lobbying job.[/quote]
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Looks like he's changing his name to John Resign
So a politician had an affair? Is this really news?
I always thought it was a little stupid that the private affairs of politicians had to be public, especially if they had nothing whatsoever to do with that politician's policies.
[editline]23rd April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29369729]Looks like he's changing his name to John Resign[/QUOTE]
Brilliant.
[QUOTE=archangel125;29369743]I always thought it was a little stupid that the private affairs of politicians had to be public, especially if they had nothing whatsoever to do with that politician's policies.[/QUOTE]
Even if it has nothing to do with their policies, the public has a right to know what he's been doing. Plus, if he'll cheat on his wife, god knows what he'll do to his own people.
[QUOTE=ShivanCommander;29369753]Even if it has nothing to do with their policies, the public has a right to know what he's been doing. Plus, if he'll cheat on his wife, god knows what he'll do to his own people.[/QUOTE]
Well, it's true that his honesty does come into question - to a small degree.
[QUOTE=ShivanCommander;29369753]Plus, if he'll cheat on his wife, god knows what he'll do to his own people.[/QUOTE]
Boy, you must really hate human sexuality.
[QUOTE=Sanius;29369768]Boy, you must really hate human sexuality.[/QUOTE]
hahaha
are you dumb, you can control your instincts and stay with someone you committed your love too, especially if you vote on what happens to 300 million people.
[QUOTE=Mr.Dounut;29369792]hahaha
are you dumb, you can control your instincts and stay with someone you committed your love too, especially if you vote on what happens to 300 million people.[/QUOTE]
100% this
Is it me, or do Republican Politicians REALLY hate their wives.
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