Joel P. Bennett, lawyer for one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment (but couldn’t prove her case), apparently told a CNN panel this evening that his understanding is the story was “leaked to Politico from a Board member of the National Restaurant Association”.

On a completely unrelated note, Steven C. Anderson — the man who took over as chief executive officer of the NRA after Cain’s departure — is a big Romney supporter. It’s entirely possible — likely even — that he would have been privy to information regarding the settlement.