John Ensign Affair: Read The Letter He Sent To His Lover

The husband of John Ensign's mistress spoke publicly for the first time today, claiming that the Nevada Senator continued to pursue his wife, Cynthia Hampton, even after powerful political colleagues tried to stop him.

Doug Hampton said that Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn and others urged Ensign "to end the affair and help the Hamptons pay off their home and move to Colorado. But Ensign was so infatuated that he continued, Hampton said, reports the Las Vegas Sun.

He also claimed that Ensign paid Hampton's wife more than $25,000 in severance, which could be a possible felony violation of campaign finance law.

Hampton added that Coburn confronted Ensign and urged him to provide millions of dollars in assistance to the Hamptons to pay off their mortgage, in addition to getting Ensign to write a remorseful letter to Cynthia Hampton.

In the letter, Ensign expresses his shame: "I was completely self-centered and only thinking of myself. I used you for my own pleasure not letting thoughts of you, Dough, Brandon or Brittany come into my mind."

But that attitude changed quickly, says Hampton, who claims that Ensign later repudiated the letter and told him "I'm in love with your wife."

Read the letter:

Comments

[Durango]

So Coburn encouraged Ensign to commit a felony?

That ought to be the end of both of them. Using campaign money to pay off a mistress. Or even better, a witness (her husband).

But seeing as the Party of Family Values doesn't seem to include shame as one of those values, I suspect we will be seeing far too much of these fools into the future.

[schicklett3]

These republicans and their tearful crying jags over being caught committing adultery are causing the kleenex stock to rise - buy kleenex stock now. LOL

[dawlishgal]

Kleenex and barf bags.

[progressivegreg]

That would be Kimberly-Clark! I believe they also make toilet paper, that should be in high demand as well! LOL

[Shashi0224]

Funny how the trolls avoid these stories...­....!!

[PWM]

Where are the family values from God's Own Party?

[Shashi0224]

They are just slogans to them, not the way they really live. They like preaching and acting superior - while it's based on nothing.
Just like "Mission Accomplished", "No Child Left Behind", and the "Clean Air Act", they exist on slogans without basis.

[MrBwood]

Yeah , where are the Barry this and Barry that I diots? God works in mysterious ways.

[Shashi0224]

Isn't it funny how they think they're so smart and cute using "Barry"? Their talking points are just so stupid and predictable. Whenever I see the words Barry, teleprompter, socialist, etc I just laugh to myself.

[LooktotheLeft]

that's a good point

[RobChattaTN]

so easy to seek forgiveness
so difficult to forgive others for lesser 'sins'

[kjstjohn]

You are so right--hence the advice not to judge others.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Screw people who screw each other.

Double-screw the ones who then invoke god.

Fercrissakes!

[tomasedison]

TOM COBURN urged a payoff over a year ago. How republican is that ? A payoff to keep your mouth shut.

[1butterfly61]

I agree JaniINCA

They probably were some of the main ones wagging their fingers when Clinton got called out. There are probably many more trying to get there mess in order too, before they get CAUGHT.

[jedonspring]

yick.

[americanalien]

Republicans make me sick to my stomach.

[janeInCA]

Ensign and Sanford should provide a public apology to Clinton and resign from their office.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Amen!

[Shashi0224]

That would be the only decent thing to do at this point. Their hypocrisy is disgusting.

[serialcoma]

Republicans are incapable of doing the decent thing.

[jbrantow]

So ensign the promise keeper almost promised to pay off his adultering partner's home. GOP family values Pathetic

[JohnnyKay]

Really, this is beginning to look like a banner day for an Enquirer story, rather than Huffington Post.

Ensign might consider resigning immediately, rather than titillate us further than we ever wanted to be. Couple that with the immaturity resonating in this letter, and NeLong enough forvada's apparently had another kindergartner at the helm.

Let's let his ardor cool the rest of the summer....­. long enough for the rest of us to stop retching.

[superhifan]

We as Americans could probably care less about this if the GOP did not boast about being holier than thou. What is amazing is that Ensign, Craig, Vitter, Sanford are still in office. All or some of them called for Bill Clinton's head, yet, they ask the American people to forgive their transgressions.

[Shashi0224]

The republican party is nothing but a bunch of lying, greedy, hypocrites.

[lybabash]

they are a bunch of 14 year old girls.

[dawlishgal]

I wish that were all they are. They are also a bunch of skilled propagandists who sucker the terminally gullible into voting against the best interests of themselves and their hapless families. If you doubt this, google the Gingrich list.

[Witchitalineman]

Another loser.

[MNTom]

I remenmber his crucifying Clinton for the same thing. What a hypocrate. "Family Values" at its best.