Ensign likely in cross hairs of feds, ex-prosecutors say

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lasvegassun.com - 10/8/2009

Ensign likely in cross hairs of feds, ex-prosecutors say

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A year ago, a small, little-known cadre of lawyers at the Justice Department headquarters in Washington was in federal court prosecuting the rarest of prizes for a group devoted to ferreting out public corruption. The man standing trial was a sitting United States senator, and he eventually not ...

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/5/2009

Ensign: I'll Cooperate With Ethics Probe Into Help For Mistress's Husband

— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Disgraced Nevada senator John Ensign won't fight the ethics investigation into his dealings with a former staffer,... in the aftermath of an affair between Ensign and the staffer's wife. "Sen. Ensign will cooperate with any official inquiry," a ... (more) Ensign: I'll Cooperate With Ethics Probe Into Help For ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/6/2009

Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled Republican Sen. John Ensign told CNN Tuesday he did not break Senate ethics... rules by helping to secure a lobbying job for the husband of the woman he had an affair with. "I think it's pretty clear. I said in ... (more) Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules

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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/6/2009

Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics Rules

— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — CNN's Dana Bash and producer Ted Barrett waited outside embattled Sen. John Ensign's (R-NV) office in Washington... today and asked him about a New York Times report that he flouted a lobbying ban by trying to get a job for Doug Hampton -- his mistress's ... (more) Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics ...

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Las Vegas Gleaner: Former prosecutors somewhat impressed by Ensign's crude venality

Desert Beacon: Ensign's Paper Moon?

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Former prosecutors somewhat impressed by Ensign's crude venality
Las Vegas Gleaner — ... The Sun's new guy lays out a breezy and cheery explanation of one of the ways that Sen. John "Hub" Ensign is so totally screwed. "There’s a good chance there is already an assistant U.S. attorney assigned to this case," says one former prosecutor in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section. "I wouldn’t be surprised if they felt in this case there was enough predication for a full investigation. Theoretically, they could be there already," says another. Good times. And good story. ...

Ensign's Paper Moon?
Desert Beacon — Interesting, when the GOP is faced with all but unmitigated hypocritical behavior on the part of one of its leaders one of two defenses is commonly raised. The first is the Great Semantics Game, the second is the Equivalency Analogy. In Senator John Ensign's (R-NV) case both appear to be in evidence. [LVSun] When President Bill Clinton had an affair with an intern it was an impeachable offense. Not, supposedly, because he had an affair, but because he "lied about it." Granted his was a sordid little trist, but while Clinton's became L'Affaire Celebre, finding ...

C Street: DC’s Newest Reality Show
Firedoglake — ... As fallout from Ensign’s affair continues with a preliminary Senate Ethics Committee investigation and talk of a possible criminal inquiry by the Justice Department, Ensign decided to move out, not wanting to draw further attention to his longtime home. ...