Senator Ensign had an affair with someone employed by him. There’s money involved, and also there’s some complaining by the husband of Ensign’s paramour. Here’s a section of a letter Douglas Hampton wrote to Fox News, practically begging them to investigate. From the Las Vegas Sun:

There is a tremendous amount (sic) of details and critical facts associated with this story and their relationship that will not be addressed in this letter but are very important and need to be further explored if you choose to meet with me. The purpose of this letter is to establish the framework for discussion and provide enough information to warrant a meeting with you and Fox News. This is the only letter of its kind and no other news stations have been contacted with this information. I have great respect and affection for Fox News and many of your collages (sic). I’m sending this to you because you have a legal back ground (sic) and this story has several legal elements.

The unethical behavior and immoral choice of Senator Ensign has been confronted by me and others on a number of occasions over this past year. In fact one of the confrontations took place in February 2008 at his home in Washington DC (sic) with a group of his peers. One of the attendee’s (sic) was Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma as well as several other men who are close to the Senator. Senator Ensign’s conduct and relentless pursuit of my wife led to our dismissal in April of 2008. I would like to say he stopped his heinous conduct and pursuit upon our leaving, but that was not the case and his actions did not subside until August of 2008.

The actions of Senator Ensign have ruined our lives and careers and left my family in shambles. We have lost significant income, suffered indescribable pain and emotional suffering. We find ourselves today with an overwhelming loss of relationships, career opportunities and hope for recovery. Our pursuit of justice continues to place me and my family in harm’s way as we fear for our well being (sic).

Articles discussing the case can be found at Politico and at the Las Vegas Sun, among other places. For the record, Fox News is denying it ever received Douglas Hampton’s letter. Hey, nobody imagines they would do investigations into a case of adultry on the part of a Republican. Denial works well for them, I’d say.

I’m thinking we have some lying liars involved here, and that John Ensign is one of them. Will this story explode?