John Edwards Defense Dealt a Blow By Judge’s Ruling
Sketch by Christine Cornell(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — John Edwards rested his case Wednesday, but his defense was dealt a blow when the federal judge said she will set a lower bar than Edwards’ legal team had sought for convicting the former presidential ca…
John Edwards Rests His Case Without Mistress’ Testimony
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — John Edwards’ lawyers abruptly ended his defense Wednesday without hearing from the former presidential candidate or the mistress with whom he carried on an affair.Lawyers for Edwards ended their case wit…
John Edwards Trial Gets Documents While Awaiting Rielle Hunter
Sara D. Davis/Getty ImagesUPDATE: John Edwards’ defense team has rested its case. Neither Edwards, his mistress Rielle Hunter, nor his daughter Cate were called up to testify.Closing arguments are set to begin on Thursday.
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John Edwards, Mistress and Daughter May Testify in Trial
Steve Exum/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — John Edwards and his mistress Rielle Hunter might both be called to the witness stand Wednesday, delivering explosive back-to-back testimony and concluding nearly a month of court proceedings that have laid …
John Edwards’ Daughter Cate to Testify He Loved His Wife
Steve Exum/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The most difficult testimony John Edwards may have to endure in his trial is scheduled for Tuesday, when his daughter Cate is expected to take the stand and tell the court how much her father loved her mothe…
John Edwards Feared Wife’s ‘Volcanic’ Reaction to Affair
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — When Elizabeth Edwards first learned of a National Enquirer expose revealing her husband’s affair, her reaction was “volcanic” and she fretted that John Edwards’ infidelities would “humiliate” her and end…
John Edwards’ Hush Money Was Not Illegal, FEC Told Campaign
SKETCH BY CHRISTINE CORNELL(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — After John Edwards was indicted, Federal Election Commission auditors determined that the hush money he received from wealthy donors to cover up a torrid affair did not need to be reported in the campaig…
John Edwards’ Defense Lawyers to Start Making Their Case
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — John Edwards’ defense team will begin making their case in a North Carolina courtroom on Monday, trying to prove that the former presidential candidate did not break any campaign finance laws when he acce…
John Edwards Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case
Chris Hondros/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — A federal judge Friday rejected defense lawyers’ arguments that the case against John Edwards should be thrown out because there “was not one ounce of evidence” that the former presidential candidate brok…
John Edwards Prosecution Uses ‘Nightline’ Interview in Court
Sketch by Christine Cornell(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The last thing jurors in the John Edwards trial saw Thursday before the prosecution rested was video from a Nightline interview that shows Edwards lying.As the prosecution wrapped up its case, the state …
John Edwards Prosecution to Hit Finale Without Rielle Hunter
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The finale in the prosecution of John Edwards on Thursday may feature Leo Hindery, a political backer who witnessed Edwards’ desperate attempt to salvage a top level job from Barack Obama even after Edwar…
Prosecution Will Not Call On Rielle Hunter in John Edwards Trial
Sketch by Christine Cornell(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — Rielle Hunter will not testify as a witness for the prosecution during the John Edwards trial. Though much of the trial hinges on Edwards’ relationship with his mistress Rielle Hunter, the prosecut…
John Edwards Prosecutors Face Decision Time on Whether to Call Mistress
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The prosecution of John Edwards is near the end of its case, raising questions by observers as to whether they have succeeded in tying Edwards’ mistress cover up to campaign funds, and whether his mistres…
Witness: John Edwards Confessed to Mistress Money Cover-Up
Sketch by Christine Cornell(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — Just before John Edwards went public about fathering his mistress’ daughter, he confessed to his speechwriter that he was aware that a wealthy donor had supported the woman and his baby girl.Wendy Button…
John Edwards’ Aide Joked About Selling Sex Tape
Steve Exum/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — A former confidante of John Edwards testified Tuesday that he and Edwards’ longtime aide Andrew Young had come to dislike Edwards so much that they laughed about the money to be made from selling a sex tape …
John Edwards Trial: Will Mistress Rielle Hunter Testify?
Steve Exum/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — Prosecutors in North Carolina are looking to wrap up their case against John Edwards by the end of the week, but it remains unclear whether they will take the potentially risky move of calling the former pre…
John Edwards Told Pal $50M Would Be ‘Chip Shot’ for Elderly Heiress
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — John Edwards intended to create a $50 million foundation for himself after losing his 2008 bid for the presidency and told a friend it would be a “chip shot” for elderly heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon to f…
John Edwards Trial: Witness Says Money Earmarked to Hide Mistress Was ‘For His Benefit’
Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The government wrapped up the second week of its case-in-chief with something of a bombshell/cliffhanger combination for jurors to ponder over the weekend, when a witness revealed that John Edwards had a…
John Edwards’ Main Source of Hush Money Was 101-Year-Old Woman
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The key person funding John Edwards’ campaign and possibly a cover up involving his mistress was a 101-year-old philanthropist who had swooned over the Democratic presidential contender in 2007. Rachel “B…
John Edwards Mistress Wanted to Say She Was ‘Abducted By Aliens’
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — When the National Enquirer broke a story that presidential candidate John Edwards was having an affair, Edwards’ campaign was worried by mistress Rielle Hunter’s initial reluctance to issue a denial. Inst…