Did you know that Ensign moved out of "C Street" House?

[SoCalDem]

Be sure to read the comments :rofl:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/08/ensign-moves-out-home-c-street/



Sen. John Ensign would not discuss his move with the Sun.

By Lisa Mascaro (contact)

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 | 2 a.m.

Washington — Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house, the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and their role in trying to end the Nevada Republican’s affair with a campaign staff member. The red brick town house emerged this summer as the subject of political intrigue — not only as a pivotal location in Ensign’s affair with Cynthia Hampton, but also that of South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, who sought guidance there as he wrestled with his own affair. 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.

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Ensign declined last week to discuss his housing situation, after The New York Times reported that the senator was planning to move. “I don’t discuss my living arrangements,” Ensign told the Sun. But the Sun confirmed through another source that he left the house a few weeks ago. The break is significant. Ensign had lived at the C Street home since shortly after coming to Congress in 1995. (He left Congress for two years after an initial failed run for the Senate in 1998.) As many six lawmakers — senators and congressmen — reside at the multistory town house just a few blocks from the Capitol. Group residences are common in Washington, where rents are high and elected officials typically support a residence in the capital and one in their home state.

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But new allegations reported in The New York Times in October reignited the story. The Times reported that Ensign may have knowingly allowed Doug Hampton, in his new job consulting for Nevada companies, to lobby the senator’s office in possible violation of the one-year lobby ban for top staff members. Ethics experts have said they expect the Justice Department will launch a criminal investigation of the matter, though the agency has declined to say whether an investigation is under way. The Senate Ethics Committee has confirmed it is conducting a preliminary investigation. Coburn’s role was also more fully revealed in the Times story, which reported that Doug Hampton turned to him this year to seek help in obtaining financial restitution and relocation assistance from Ensign.

Doug Hampton sought $8.5 million from Ensign, a sum Coburn considered ridiculous. Hampton returned with a $2 million request, and Coburn brought it to Ensign, who flatly refused, the Times said. Coburn acknowledged to the Times having met with Doug Hampton on business in possible violation of the one-year lobby ban, a meeting he had not realized was a potential problem until asked about it. Sensing the ongoing scrutiny of his C Street home could continue, Ensign apparently decided to move on.

[DainBramaged]

1. And the band played on......

Not WORD from the MSM or pundits, not a word......

[CanonRay]

2. What, they wouldn't let him bring hookers in?

[SoCalDem]

3. Maybe the rent went up.. he was paying $600 a month

but now that they lost their tax exempt status, the rent probably went up to normal

[Nikki Stone1]

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