Former Senator Sinema of Arizona sued in Federal court, accused of sexual relationship with married father

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-affair-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.R66K.x0HM4Dh6upb8&smid=url-share

Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the Democrat turned independent who served one term before leaving office last year, was accused in federal court this week of conducting an affair with a member of her Senate security team, a married father of three.

In a complaint filed in North Carolina, the ex-wife of Matthew Ammel, who worked on Ms. Sinema’s staff for two years, accused the former senator of seducing him and breaking up their marriage.

Heather Ammel claimed in her suit that Ms. Sinema sent Mr. Ammel sexually suggestive photographs on Signal, the encrypted messaging app; chose him to accompany her on trips to Napa Valley and to the Sphere, an events venue, in Las Vegas; paid for him to enter psychedelic treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues; encouraged him to bring drugs on work trips so she could guide him through a psychedelic trip; showered him with gifts and concert tickets; and eventually entered into a sexual relationship with him that caused him to leave his family.

Ms. Ammel is seeking more than $25,000 from Ms. Sinema, claiming she intentionally and maliciously broke up her marriage through “willful and wanton conduct.”

Ms. Ammel’s suit was originally filed in September in state court in North Carolina, where a person can sue for “alienation of affection” and demand damages. This week, Ms. Sinema’s attorney asked that the suit be moved to federal court.

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1. OK..............

the title have me laughing............

"accused of sexual relationship with married security team".

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2. Might actually be more accurate. This woman is "something..." I'll just say that.

BTW, I don't care who she becomes involved with (albeit that scandal here is rightfully going to "bite her." )
I don't care what her sexual preferences are either. But, just for curiosity's sake, am I remembering wrong that she made a big deal about being a Lesbian in Congress? Obviously she can do as she pleases and maybe she did not restrict her preferences at all, but I do seem to recall her exploiting her sexuality and views years ago when it seemed to afford a beneficial "issue" for her. Then again, what did she NOT exploit for her own benefit?