Tentative October trial date set for John Edwards

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Reuters:

(Reuters) - Former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards learned on Thursday that he could stand trial as early as October on charges he violated campaign finance laws to cover up an affair.

But at a federal court hearing in Greensboro, North Carolina, his lawyers said they may need more time to wade through and assess thousands of pages of documents gathered by prosecutors in the case.

Edwards was indicted on June 3 for using nearly $1 million in what prosecutors describe as illegal campaign funds to help cover up an extramarital affair he had with campaign worker Rielle Hunter while running for president in 2008.

He has pleaded not guilty to six federal charges including conspiracy, taking illegal campaign contributions and making false statements.

Edwards' attorney James Cooney said the defense had received 10,000 documents from the government, but there were about 20,000 more pages still to come that would take time to review.

The documents include campaign e-mails sent during Edwards' failed bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, as well as IRS records and material generated by a civil suit involving Hunter and his former aide, Andrew Young.

The 58-year-old Edwards, whose political career was preceded by years as a top trial attorney, attended the 30-minute hearing. Neither he nor his attorneys spoke with the media as they left the courthouse.
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I understand his hair and Blago's are collaborating on a tell-all book...

[Pepper]

This could only help Zero if it is before November, and October usually is.

[Casino67]

It seems as though he should be pursuing some sort of deal with the prosecutor. Is he going to let all of his dirty laundry be shown in public?

 

Yummy, going to be fun.