John Ensign

Ensign Called Parents' Payment To Lover 'Severance' Until Lawyer Told Him Not To

Ryan J. Reilly | May 12, 2011, 4:35PM

If you asked former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) about that $96,000 his parents gave to his mistress and her husband, he would say it wasn't a form of severance, it was simply a generous gift. But that wasn't what he called it originally.

The Senate Ethics Committee's report on Ensign's ethics violations reveals that Ensign himself called the $96,000 payout a "severance" in a draft version of his 2009 statement on his affair until his lawyer told him that wasn't such a good idea.

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Topics: Chris Gober, Cindy Hampton, Doug Hampton, FEC, John Ensign, Rebecca Fisher, Senate Ethics Committee, Tony Mazzola

John Ensign

Ensign's PAC Has Not Raised A Single Dollar This Year

Zachary Roth | April 21, 2010, 1:13PM

We already told you that Sen. John Ensign's campaign has raised only $50 -- all from one contributor -- this year. But his political action committee is doing even worse.

The Nevada Republican's Battle Born PAC has taken in a grand total of $0 so far this year, according to FEC records examined by TPMmuckraker. By comparison, the PAC for Ensign's fellow conservative GOP senator, Jon Kyl of Arizona, has raised $38,000 in 2010, records show. Both men would face re-election in 2012.

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Topics: Campaign Contributions, Cindy Hampton, John Ensign, Justice Department, Sex