Sometimes it works out and those who have been accused of affairs continue to climb the ladders of power.
Sometimes that strategy doesn’t succeed, and they’ve been forced to resign anyway.
“He liked her sense of humor and her playfulness.”
JFK isn’t the only Kennedy brother rumored to have had a fling with the blonde bombshell.
It seems that Robert F. Kennedy, too, had an affair with Monroe.
According to pollster Lou Harris, Monroe pursued Bobby at his brother’s infamous birthday party.
“She literally pinned him against the wall, and she had him trapped,” Harris said.
“Understand that you and Bobby are the new item!
“Jean wrote (via theDaily Mail).
“We all think you should come with him when he comes back East!”
Hart’s campaign manager, William Dixon, denied the affair in a statement toThe Washington Post.
“It’s character assassination.
He’s offended and he’s outraged.
He’s a victim,” Dixon said, perhaps doth protesting too much.
Though Rice and Hart continued denying the affair, Hart’s campaign was over.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush later admitted she had suicidal thoughts after learning about the affair.
In the book, “The Matriarch,” Barbara told author Susan Page, “I felt terrible.
I would pull over and park so I wouldn’t go hit a tree …
I almost wonder why he didn’t leave me.”
The investigation quickly zeroed in on Rep. Gary Condit, Levy’s own congressman from California.
But here’s where things get murky.
Levy’s body was found a year later, and Condit was not charged with any crime.
And I am deeply sorry about that” (viaThe New York Times).
More than a decade later, Newsom was dogged again by rumors of infidelity.
“This is spiraling into the worst-kept secret in town,” one source told the newspaper.
That being said, it seems the secret was kept a while longer.
A source told the tabloid, “Al and Laurie went from friends to lovers.
It couldn’t be avoided” (via theWashington Examiner).
“Al finally told her their relationship was over because he couldn’t stand her jealous rages anymore.”
On his websiteFITSNews, he wrote, “I had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki.”
“Tell me again how @NikkiHaley is such a good ‘military spouse,'” Loomer wrote.
Five years later, in 2023, he became Speaker of the House after a record 15 votes.
When reporters asked if his shocking withdrawal was related to the open letter, McCarthy replied, “No.
Come on” (viaRoll Call).
“He was like, ‘Wow, you you are special.
That would be illegal, and in fact, it landed his lawyer Michael Cohen in prison.
Trump’s criminal trial in the case is set to start in March 2024.
She was elected that fall alongside progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar.
While the latter two are still firebrands today, Hill’s tenure in Congress didn’t last.
She denied an affair with Kelly but admitted to the one with the campaign staffer.
Apparently, the affairs happened right out in the open.
“It wasn’t a secret,” one source told the Daily Mail.
“Everyone who moved in her circles knew about both the affairs.”
TheNew York Postspoke to sources who told a similar story.
One said they witnessed Noem and Lewandowski kissing at a hotel bar.
“It was so absurdly blatant and public,” the source said.
I’m proud of the God-fearing family we’ve raised together.”
Around the same time, Lewandowski was accused of sexual harassment.
That wasn’t the case with Rep. Jeff Duncan, a congressman from South Carolina.
News of his alleged infidelity broke in September 2023, going public when his wife filed for divorce.
After details of the divorce documents went public, Duncan took toXto downplay the situation.
“I am proud to have one of the most conservative voting records in all of Congress.”
