Rielle Hunter: John Edwards Indicted, Professes Innocence in Rielle Hunter Scandal: A North Carolina grand jury has formally indicted former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards on criminal campaign finance violations.
The charges stem from the Rielle Hunter sex and love child scandal that ended his political career when the National Enquirer exposed him in 2007-08.
The federal indictment comes after a probe into whether John Edwards used money from two supporters to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter. The former campaign videographer with whom he had a child also dumped him recently, according to reports that have not been confirmed.
"John Edwards has done wrong in his life - and he knows it better than anyone - but he did not break the law," his attorney, former White House Counsel Gregory Craig, told the Los Angeles Times last week.
"The government is wrong on the facts and the law. It is novel and untested. There is no civil or criminal precedent for such a prosecution."
The charges stem from the Rielle Hunter sex and love child scandal that ended his political career when the National Enquirer exposed him in 2007-08.
The federal indictment comes after a probe into whether John Edwards used money from two supporters to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter. The former campaign videographer with whom he had a child also dumped him recently, according to reports that have not been confirmed.
"John Edwards has done wrong in his life - and he knows it better than anyone - but he did not break the law," his attorney, former White House Counsel Gregory Craig, told the Los Angeles Times last week.
"The government is wrong on the facts and the law. It is novel and untested. There is no civil or criminal precedent for such a prosecution."
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