Gov. Sanford at the press conference where he admitted his affair.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A newly released letter shows that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford predicted the "public humiliation" that would follow revelations of the shattered marriage he's now trying to repair.
Less than a month before he traveled to see his Argentine mistress, Sanford wrote a letter to a spiritual adviser explaining he was trying to head off a potential divorce.
His wife, Jenny, had found out about the affair months earlier.
The message was obtained this week by The Associated Press through a public records request.
Sanford and his wife have said they are trying to reconcile and the governor intends to stay in office. They are traveling in Europe with their four sons.
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