McDonnell’s Wife To Donor: ‘I Just Felt The Earth Move And I Wasn’t Having Sex!’

FILE - In this May 5, 2011 file photo provided by the office of the Governor of Virginia, Jonnie Williams left, and Maureen McDonnell, wife of then Gov. Bob McDonnell, pose for a photo during a reception for a NASCAR... FILE - In this May 5, 2011 file photo provided by the office of the Governor of Virginia, Jonnie Williams left, and Maureen McDonnell, wife of then Gov. Bob McDonnell, pose for a photo during a reception for a NASCAR race at the Executive Mansion in Richmond, Va. The former first lady of Virginia and her husband, former Gov. Bob McConnell, have been indicted on several counts of trading on their influence to enrich themselves and family members. (AP Photo/Office of the Governor of Virginia, Michele White, File) MORE LESS
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The star witness in a federal corruption case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) and his wife Maureen said Friday that his relationship with the former first lady was strictly business, despite what one racy email read in court may suggest.

Maureen McDonnell wrote former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams “I just felt the earth move and I wasn’t having sex!!!!” on the day of an earthquake in 2011, according to The Washington Post’s Laura Vozzella.

Williams testified that he couldn’t recall seeing the email although he found it funny, according to the Post.

The defense has suggested that McDonnell developed a crush on Williams because he “showered her with attention she craved” at a time when her marriage to the ex-governor was in shambles. The Post reported that Williams pushed back against that narrative Friday, asserting that McDonnell “did not ever discuss her personal relationship with the governor with me.”

When presented with 1,200 calls and texts exchanged between him and the former first lady between April 2011 and February 2013, the businessman testified that he “was busy.”

“I don’t do this, and I did not have these calls and texts in the middle of the night,” Williams added, as quoted by the Post.

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  1. Her favorite position? Bent over a checkbook and facing Neiman-Marcus

  2. Well maureen, get ready for some earth shattering sex at your next vacation stop. No reservation necessary. companions will be provided free of charge. Hope the same happens to your stupid ass husband. Virginia should be real proud to have voted in these two special people who obviously cared deeply about the people along with god and country. Nice try Jonnie, they weren’t up to the task so you can write it off as a tax loss.

  3. Maureen was overcome with orgiastic awe and felt the earth move under her as Jonnie loosed a loud, reverberating, noisome fart, which set the dogs barking and blew out a window.

    “Oh dear,” Maureen said, “What if the neighbors hear?”

    ‘Well don’t you worry sweetcheeks, I’ll just buy them each a Rolex watch to hush them up…’

  4. So it wasn’t a tits-for-tat relationship according to Williams. “I gave all those expensive gifts and had all those emails and phone calls with her, just because…”?

  5. Quid Pro Poontang

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