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Coburn Denies Role in Negotiating Ensign Affair Payoff
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Nov 30, 2009 03:37pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Media | TV News - FOX News |
| News Date | Sunday, November 22, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Tom Coburn on Sunday denied that he had a role in helping Sen. John Ensign negotiate a payoff of a former aide and close friend, whose wife had an affair with the Nevada Republican senator.
Sen. Tom Coburn on Sunday denied that he had a role in helping Sen. John Ensign negotiate a payoff of a former aide and friend, whose wife had an affair with the Nevada Republican senator.
Coburn twice said no when asked if Doug Hampton was telling the truth when he said in an interview airing on ABC's "Nightline" Monday that Coburn suggested Hampton take $1 million and the buyout on his house in exchange for suppressing news of the affair between Ensign and Cynthia Hampton, who was also a treasurer for Ensign's campaign.
Doug Hampton added that when approached about a deal, Ensign said, "No can do. Not going to happen."
Coburn acknowledged that he did serve as an intermediary for Ensign and the Hamptons, saying he was trying "to bring two families to a closure of a very painful episode."
"There's no question that Doug called me and said, 'Will you talk to John about solving a problem?' And so I called John Ensign and said, 'Do you want me to talk to him?' He said,'"Yes,'" Coburn told ABC's "This Week." |
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