Who cares? When I got a divorce, my lawyer said I could say anything in a deposition. Jack Ryan could have said, "Hey lets go and check it our for kicks." This is now turned into "pressuring" his wife. They were in a custody suit and this is the only damaging thing they could think of. This stinks and should remain private. I would vote for him because I think this really dirty.
My ex threw out all kinds of accusations at me like "she drinks like a fish" because I drink wine occassionally.
There were no witnesses so this should not affect him. Those who are ready to shelve him, should sweep around their own door. If you have never been in a nasty divorce, then you can not imagine how bad it can get.
I haven't been through a nasty divorce but my brother has. His ex was a professional deceiver anyway--during the divorce she lied her a$$ off.
I said nothing. My ex filed first, and gave me sole custody of the kids. If I had spilled my guts, he would have lost visitation and his security clearance.
Of course there were all the lies he told to the woman who is now married to him. Being a mandatory reporter as a schoolteacher, she called CPS on me. They cleared me and suggested that I retain legal counsel, which I can't afford. Soon after, someone who used to work with my ex at Northrop Grumman emailed me about the fact that my ex implied that he and I were having an affair which broke up his happy home. I fought for 6 long years to get away from him.
I know all about lies, and all about closet deviants.
Its a nasty, nasty business and I never want to go through it again (about to get hitched a second time).