Sinema has ‘not been credible’ in ‘homewrecker’ case, judge says

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema testified that she did not flirt with her former bodyguard before their coast-to-coast sexual affair began at an Airbnb in Napa, California.

A federal judge doesn't believe her.

District Judge David Bragdon said Sinema's testimony was not credible and denied her request to dismiss the “homewrecker” lawsuit she is facing in North Carolina, according to a Sept. 4 court filing.

“Sinema’s testimony on several key matters has not been credible,” Bragdon wrote. “The Court also finds it implausible that Mr. Ammel, a married man and mere security guard to Ms. Sinema, would have kissed his boss, a United States Senator, with no prior flirting or invitation.”

Sinema served one term as a U.S. senator from Arizona. She was elected as a Democrat in 2018 and later left the party to become an independent. During her final year as a lawmaker, Sinema began having an affair with her then-bodyguard Matthew Ammel.

Now, Sinema is being sued by Heather Ammel, the ex-wife of her former bodyguard and current boyfriend. Heather Ammel accused Sinema, who is not married, of breaking up her marriage.

The case relies on North Carolina’s rare “homewrecker” law which allows spouses to take the person…

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