“During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions. I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side,” the second gentleman said to CNN.

The woman, who Conservative Brief is not naming, was approached by The Daily Mail and did not deny the story.

The only comment she made when confronted by the reporters at her home in the Hamptons was “I’m kind of freaked out right now.”

“A close friend with direct knowledge of the affair and pregnancy told DailyMail.com that Naylor did not keep the child – though her social media shows a video of a mysterious baby girl named Brook in 2009, the year the baby would have been born,” The Mail reported.

“Another friend who mothered twin boys around the same time as Naylor was expecting, also did not deny any of the claims – but said she would not divulge further information without Naylor’s permission,” it said.

“The incendiary news is said to be causing panic in Harris’s campaign, just as she has overtaken Donald Trump in several polls and as she ramps up her final push to win over voters in November,” it said.