GOP Senator’s admission of extramarital affair was prompted by an ‘extortion threat’

TEHRAN - A public admission by Republican Senator John Ensign-that he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff-was prompted by a blackmail threat, Fox News claimed.

Biographical information on Sen. John Ensign of Nevada

NAME — John Ensign.

AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION — 51; March 25, 1958; Roseville, Calif.

Republican Sen. Ensign of Nevada admits extramarital affair with campaign staffer

LAS VEGAS — Just two weeks after taking the first steps toward a 2012 presidential bid, conservative Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada is admitting to an extramarital affair last year with a campaign aide.

Republican Sen. Ensign of Nevada admits affair with former campaign staffer

LAS VEGAS — Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading conservative mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a woman who was a member of his campaign staff. “Last year I had an affair. I violated the vows of my marriage,” Ensign said at a brief news conference. “It is the worst thing I have ever done in my life. If there was ever anything in my life that I could take back, this would be it.”

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