John Edwards
John Edwards begins trial over donations that helped hush up his affair
A trial started Monday with federal officials saying John Edwards broke campaign finance laws when he received nearly $1 million in donations that he says were meant to support the woman with whom he’d had an affair and who was having his child. Federal officials say the amount to a campaign donation.
John Edwards Corruption Trial: Day 4 on the Stand for Former Aide Andrew Young
Today is the third day of the federal corruption trial of former Senator John Edwards, who is charged with violating campaign finance law. Edwards allegedly used money given to him by wealthy supporters to hide his affair with Rielle Hunter and their subsequent love child while running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Yesterday, the […]
Former Senator John Edwards’ Campaign Finance Trial Begins
Former Senator John Edwards was once one of the country’s most promising politicians: a vice presidential nominee and presidential hopeful. But for the next six weeks, he will be a prominent defendant in a campaign finance trial that is unprecedented. Edwards is being charged with using illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair with Rielle […]
This Week’s Agenda: Suspects Arrested in Tulsa Shooting, Grand Jury in Trayvon Martin Case, Corporate Earnings Released
Police in Tulsa have arrested two suspects in the shootings of five men in Tulsa. Three have died; two others are wounded. The suspects are white, all five victims are black, and police are still deciding on whether to classify the murders as a hate crime. Meanwhile, in Sanford Florida, a Grand Jury will convene […]