Kyrsten Sinema says in court filings she had a ‘romantic’ relationship with guard

Former US senator's admission comes after Heather Ammel sued her under North Carolina's homewrecker' law

Kyrsten Sinema, a former US senator, admitted in court filings to having a romantic and intimate" relationship with a married man who was a member of her security detail during her final year in office - but argues that his estranged wife should not be able to sue her over it.

The admission to the multi-state affair came in response to a lawsuit filed by Heather Ammel, who accused the former Arizona senator in federal court of breaking up her marriage under North Carolina's so-called homewrecker" law.