Ernst Says Her Husband Physically Attacked Her

“Years before her divorce, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was assaulted by her husband after she confronted him about his alleged affair with their daughter’s babysitter,” the Des Moines Register reports.

“Ernst said that during her 26-year marriage with Gail Ernst, she was the victim of verbal and mental abuse and a physical assault after which a victim’s advocate wanted to take her to a hospital, she wrote in public records connected to their divorce.”