Linda McMahon’s Senate campaign has confirmed that the U.S. Senate committee investigating U.S. Sen. John Ensign has subpoenaed documents of a paid adviser to the McMahon camp.
The campaign says that records of Republican political consultant Mike Slanker were subpoenaed.
The committee is investigating whether Ensign broke any laws in helping to find consulting work for clients of Douglas Hampton, a disgruntled former aide.
Ensign has admitted to an extramarital affair with Hampton’s wife, his former campaign treasurer.
Earlier this year, the Las Vegas Sun published e-mail exchanges from 2008 between Slanker and Doug Hampton as well as emails between Slanker's wife, Lindsey, and Cindy Hampton, that show some ripple effects of the affair, the Day of New London reports.
Ed Patru, McMahon campaign spokesman, said Slanker’s involvement with Ensign did not raise questions about his fitness as an adviser to McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment.
