Oops! Ensign investigation widens to include NRSC

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/87687-ensign-investigation-widens-to-include-nrsc


Ensign investigation widens to include NRSC
By Sean J. Miller - 03/18/10 02:54 PM ET


The federal grand jury investigating Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) is casting a wide net that will include the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Ballot Box has confirmed.

"The NRSC has responded appropriately to questions concerning matters related to the 2008 election cycle timeframe," Sean Cairncross, the NRSC's general counsel, said in a statement.

On Wednesday, the Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS-TV reported that several local businessmen who had dealings with Ensign and his staff dating from January 2008 were subpoenaed by the Justice Department.

The Nevada subpoenas sought "any and all records; including emails, phone calls and calendars," according to KLAS.

NRSC officials declined to comment specifically on what was asked for, but it's likely investigators requested similar records from the campaign committee.

Ensign headed the NRSC during the 2008 cycle. He's being investigated for helping former aide Doug Hampton secure lobbying work after conducting an affair with his wife.

[The Genealogist]

1. QUICK! Somebody go to a story on a missing white woman! n/t

[SoCalDem]

4. or a horse helicopter rescue.. or a high speed car-chase

or a stripper having an affair with an Oscar winner's husband:)

[gratuitous]

2. Will Ensign (who's in office) get as much play as Edwards (who isn't)?

Darn that librul media!

[Catshrink]

3. Maybe it's because

anything that happens before someone leaves office is called foreplay.

[SoCalDem]

5. nope.. because republicans know how to "handle" this sort of thing

they repeatedly refuse to comment, and the news folks get distracted by the "new shiny"..and move on..

[babylonsister]

6. Actually, I have heard a few peeps about this today; not many, a few.

But of course, compared to Edwards, he'll skate unless he's indicted. Maybe then the librul media will take notice.

[tanyev]

7. Good. This is a story that really needs a wider stance.

[babylonsister]

8. ...

:rofl:

I agree!