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WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn is providing information to the Justice Department for its investigation into whether Nevada Sen. John Ensign broke the law in an attempt to keep an affair with a staff member secret, Coburn’s office said Saturday.
Coburn discussed his role as counselor to the Republican Ensign in 2008 when Ensign was having an affair with Cynthia Hampton, a former campaign staffer. At the time, Coburn, R-Okla., had advised Ensign to end the affair and was seeking to mediate a dispute with Hampton’s husband, Doug.
Federal authorities are trying to determine whether Ensign skirted federal rules to help Doug Hampton find lobbying work.
Denver Post wire services
