Ensign's parents gave nearly $100k to mistress and family

This is starting to sound like blackmail territory. The man is a sitting US Senator. Who is increasingly looking compromised.

Sen. John Ensign ’s parents gave $96,000 to a former campaign staffer with whom he had an extramarital relationship and her family, his attorney said Thursday, denying that the payments violated campaign finance laws or Senate ethics rules.

“The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with tax rules governing gifts,” lawyer Paul Coggins said.


Coggins said Ensign’s parents “decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of long-time family friends during a difficult time” after learning about the affair.

Yeah, because you usually pay your son's mistress' parents $100k, just cuz.

How long until the FBI enters the picture?