Ensign pays staff legal bills in ethics probe

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign has made payments in the past month to attorneys for members of his staff who have been pulled into an investigation of his ethics conduct.

Documents filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission show checks were cut to three law firms not previously associated with investigations into allegations Ensign broke ethics laws in an attempt to cover up an extramarital affair.


Ensign, R-Nev., was flying to Las Vegas on Thursday night and aides said he could not be reached for comment.

In a statement issued through a spokeswoman, Ensign confirmed the payments were to lawyers representing aides who had retained counsel after being approached by authorities.

"Senator Ensign's campaign is paying for the legal bills accrued by staff as a result of cooperating with the ongoing ethics investigation," spokeswoman Jennifer Cooper said.

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[Angry Dragon]

1. Sounds like another conflict of interest

This man never stops

[napi21]

3. No conflict at all! His staff would never have had legal expenses

if Ensign hadn't gotten himself into trouble If it were ME, I'd damn well demand he pay MY lawyers! I'm sure his staff isn't starving, but I'm also pretty sure they don't have thousands to throw away!

I know it's std. practice in business to do just that and I assume it's the same in gov't.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Poor widdle Ensign...almost reached the Main GOP Bench to reach for the OVAL

Now he joins Allen, Jindal, DeLay, Mitt, etc in the Farm Team....not even close to sniffing the Oval

[NC_Nurse]

4. It's unfuckingbelievable that this asshole is still a Senator. WTF? How sleazy does

a Repub have to be to get run out of office? He freakin' PAID OFF the mistresses husband and continues to continue his corruption with NO blowback. It's infuriating.

[movonne]

5. He is a rethug and they don't get the same treatment that dems do...the

media is owned by corporations and the rethugs are part of the corporations..