No Regrets in Failed Prosecution of former Sen. Edwards

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former U.S. Attorney who spearheaded the failed prosecution of former Sen. John Edwards expressed no regrets, the News and Observer reports. George Holding said political corruption cases are the most difficult to prosecute, and any decision to halt the prosecution would have been a “derliction of duty,” according to the News…

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John Edwards Jurors Say Evidence Wasn’t There But They Thought He Was Guilty of Something

    By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The jurors in the John Edwards trial told network news stations that prosecutor simply didn’t have enough evidence to convict. The Wall Street Journal reported that three jurors told NBC’s Matt Lauer the evidence was lacking. Jury foreman David Recchion singled out prosecution witness Andrew Young as a big…

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Jury Deliberation Drags on in John Edwards Trial

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Jury deliberation drags on for an 8th day in ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards’ corruption case. The jury must decide whether $925,000 in gifts, used to cover up Edwards’ extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, was merely social capital, or illegal campaign contributions… and they must decide whether Edwards understood them as such. The jury…

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