Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema testified under oath for the first time about her affair with Matthew Ammel, a member of her security detail who was married at the time. The deposition excerpts, which detail Sinema and Ammel’s sexual relationship, were filed in federal court ahead of a hearing that could decide whether his ex-wife’s lawsuit survives. Sinema was deposed July 31 in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Heather Ammel’s alienation-of-affection suit under the state’s “homewrecker law.” Ammel is seeking at least $75,000, arguing the former Arizona senator “willfully and intentionally” contributed to the collapse of her 14-year marriage. 📍 CONTEXT: North Carolina is one of a handful of states that still allows alienation-of-affection lawsuits, known as “homewrecker” suits. The law lets a spouse sue a third party, not their partner, but the person they had an affair with, for contributing to the breakdown of a marriage. 💵 Verdicts in North Carolina have reached into the millions....