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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlabama GOP Senate Candidate Is Extremely Outraged at Affair Allegations Caught On Tape
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alabama-gop-senate-candidate-is-extremely-outraged-at-affair-allegations-before-being-presented-with-a-17-minute-tape/ar-BB1fr8aQ?li=BBnbfcLLet me say unequivocally that these baseless allegations are entirely false, Merrill said of the allegations. Beginning in 2019, this woman began texting and communicating with me through social media. While we exchanged texts and she even visited the office, it was clear she had other intentions that were bordering on obsession. I alerted my wife, Cindy, to this and we both agreed to cut off any and all communication with her.
While Merrill was summoning all of the righteous indignation he could muster, the legal assistant who Merrill said he most certainly wasnt having an affair with was handing AL.com a 17-minute recording of a phone call between the two that, ahem, indicated otherwise. On the recording was a discussion of various sexual acts they performed during dozens of romantic encounters. Merrill also appeared to try to end the affair, saying on the tape that he was seeking the Lords help to stay away from the woman. The woman, who said the relationship took place over three years, also accused Merrill of using racist language to describe Black people in the state.
When presented with the recording, Merrill acknowledged the relationship. Its clear that I had an inappropriate relationship with her, and it is not something that I am proud of or something that is something thatIm very disappointed in myself, Merrill told AL.com. Im also disappointed that I allowed my family to be embarrassed by this action. And its something that I certainly will always regret because of the pain that it has caused my family.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)They shouldn't hold office.
We need to clean up our office holders, and this is a good place to start.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,505 posts)Lots of great leaders have had affairs, including many of our own sacred cows. So have many terrible leaders. For some reason, we make too much of this sort of thing in this country. As long as its legal and consensual, I really dont care who fucks whom. How one governs and leads is far more important.
Seriously, would you take a puritanical person like Pence over Bill Clinton? Nixon over Kennedy? Billy Graham over MLK? I wouldnt.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Indykatie
(3,697 posts)Why even mount a political run if you know you have this kind of skeleton in your closet?
Cosmocat
(14,575 posts)nm
Buns_of_Fire
(17,201 posts)Seems to me he's just the type of person qpublcans flock to these days.
phylny
(8,390 posts)You did it first, pal.
Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)... him have to apologize to his wife and family.
https://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2019/07/alabama-us-senate-hopeful-john-merrill.html?m=1
yellowcanine
(35,702 posts)Not to mention my political ambitions! I love it how these creeps only think about their families once they have been caught on tape.