Doug Emhoff admits to affair after report alleges he got nanny pregnant

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff admitted Saturday that he had an extramarital affair during his first marriage after the Daily Mail published a report alleging he impregnated a nanny, CNN reported.

Emhoff he admitted to having an affair while married to his first wife, Kerstin, in a statement CNN, though he didn't specifically address who his lover was. The Daily Mail story supposed that Emhoff slept with a teacher at his then-young daughter's school who also worked for the family as a nanny, and that the relationship allegedly resulted in a pregnancy.

“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through difficult times because of my actions,” Emhoff said in his statement to CNN. “I took responsibility and in the years since, we've worked through things as a family and come out stronger on the other side.”

Emhoff's statement also did not specify whether the relationship resulted in a pregnancy.

The Daily Mail story alleged that Emhoff slept with a teacher at a posh California private school called The Willows where Emhoff's daughter, sheI was a student then.

The story also alleged that Kirsten Emhoff discovered the affair sometime in 2009 and subsequently ended her 16-year marriage to Emhoff. In 2014, Emhoff and Vice President Kamala Harris —then serving as California Attorney General—married.

President Joe Biden's vetting team was aware of the matter when they were going through the process of selecting a candidate for the 2020 election cycle, according to CNN, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Emhoff apparently told Harris about the affair long before the two tied the knot, the same source told the network.

Emhoff was also aware that the matter could become public information, according to CNN, again citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.

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