Ensign facing more pressure from ethics group over affair

There's more pressure on Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., to answer allegations he orchestrated an illegal lobbying scheme in an effort to cover up an extramarital affair with a former employee.

On Tuesday Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington updated their complaints against Ensign with both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.

The updates follow an extensive article last week in the New York Times that detailed allegations by former aide Doug Hampton.
Hampton is the husband of Cindy Hampton, the former Ensign employee with whom the Senator acknowledged the affair.

Doug Hampton says after the affair came to light in the couples' social circle, Ensign helped arrange lobbying contacts so Doug Hampton would have gainful employment following his departure from the senator's staff.

CREW's letters detail the allegations with the goal of assisting with any potential investigations.

Also on Tuesday, a CNN news team sought unsuccessfully to get Ensign to comment in detail on the allegations. Ensign insisted he didn't break any laws or violate ethics rules.

"All of these things will, you know, come out," Ensign told CNN. "All of these things will come out at their due time. But there's no question, we complied with all of the ethics."

See CNN's video, below.