The scandal that Sen. Ensign cannot shake
If Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) believed the ethical cloud above him would dissipate, events have proven him wrong. Yesterday's New York Times reported:
Previously undisclosed e-mail messages turned over to the F.B.I. and Senate ethics investigators provide new evidence about Senator John Ensign’s efforts to steer lobbying work to the embittered husband of his former mistress and could deepen his legal and political troubles.
... [The e-mails] appear to undercut the senator’s assertion that he did not know the work might involve Congressional lobbying, which could violate a federal ban on such activities by staff members for a year after leaving government.
This news has prompted media in Sen. Ensign's home state to renew their examination of the scandal. Yesterday, the CBS-TV affiliate in Las Vegas provided this report (click on video at top right). In this TV story, CREW's Melanie Sloan calls the email messages "further evidence" that Sen. Ensign was engaged in activity that is "completely against the law."
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