John Edwards Scandal

Twist In Trial Causes Edwards To Take Action

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards, so the former presidential hopeful will have t...

Hearing Scheduled In Edwards Sex Tape Case

AP | MICHAEL BIESECKER | Posted 12.31.2011

PITTSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina judge has delayed a hearing on whether a former aide to John Edwards should be held in contempt. Andrew Youn...

Could Edwards Sex Tape Shake Up Case?

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge in Greensboro may make a decision involving a contempt of court accusation in the case involving a purported ...

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Criminal Charges Against John Edwards

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2011

On Thursday, a federal judge in North Carolina refused to dismiss criminal charges against John Edwards, local station WTVD reports. U.S. District...

John Edwards Indictment Could Reportedly Be Days Away

Posted 05.25.2011

A week after John Edwards was called to testify on a sex tape supposedly depicting him involved in a sexual act with former campaign videographer and ...

Former John Edwards Aide May Go To Jail Over Sex Tape

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

PITTSBORO, N.C. — A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-...

Andrew Young: John Edwards Still Seeing Rielle Hunter

Posted 05.25.2011

Though most of the country now considers John Edwards persona non grata, the former North Carolina Senator may still have one devotee -- his mistress ...

Andrew Young Reveals New Details About John Edwards Sex Tape, Pregnancy Plans

ABC News | JAMES HILL, TERI WHITCRAFT, NADINE SHUBAILAT and LAUREN SHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Former John Edwards' aide Andrew Young, who covered up the Democratic presidential candidate's affair, said when he cleaned up his house after his ro...

A Pulitzer For The National Enquirer's Investigation Of John Edwards Scandal?

Politics Daily | Emily Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

The National Enquirer is a supermarket tabloid, but the time has come for the media elite to admit that it has an excellent investigative reporting te...

John Edwards Divorce Planned By Wife Elizabeth: National Enquirer

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth Edwards is planning to divorce her husband John, according to the National Enquirer. Elizabeth Edwards has finally had enough - she's threa...

Edwards Scandal Baby Photo: Rielle Hunter's Daughter Celebrates First Birthday

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Fox News has a picture of Rielle Hunter celebrating her daughter's first birthday, which the network says "speaks for itself": Former Sen. John Ed...

Gabe Sherman's Eye-Opening Backstory On The Enquirer/Edwards Story

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Wow. If you ever needed evidence that the cover-up is worse than the crime, look no further than Gabe Sherman's fantastic piece, posted on the New Rep...

Thank You, John Edwards

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Ose

Because Edwards is out of office, not on the ballot, and now out of the running for a convention speech, VP slot or cabinet post, the scandal will have little effect on Democrats' chances this fall.

Former Edwards Finance Chair Says He Was Unaware Of Affair

McClatchy Newspapers | Lorenzo Perez | Posted 05.25.2011

The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said this morning he was unaware of Edwards' affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter whe...

Edwards Took Mistress on 2006 Presidential Announcement Tour

Washington Post | Garance Franke-Ruta | Posted 05.25.2011

Well, you gotta give him one thing: the man has chutzpah. Photographs distributed by wire services and posted online by technology blogger Robert Sco...

Elizabeth Edwards Drank Her Husband's Kool-Aid And Became His "Ambition Enabler"

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011

Bonnie Fuller

Here's why Elizabeth was willing to believe her husband could cheat and STILL run for president.

Newsweek Reporter: What Rielle Hunter Told Me

Newsweek | Jonathan Darman | Posted 05.25.2011

The first time I laid eyes on Rielle Hunter, I could tell she was a story. She had frizzy blond hair with DARK roots, wore bright nail polish and move...

John Edwards Is A Good Guy, After All

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Disgrasian

While we're never surprised to hear that a married politician has stepped out on his wife with one or a million "other women"--often the type with unreasonably puffy bangs and the kind of teeth that beg for fluoride (or something)--it never fails to disappoint us to find out that another one of our potential leading men is, simply, a dog.

Edwards Love Child, Yawn

John McQuaid | Posted 05.25.2011

John McQuaid

It sure looks like Edwards is a hypocrite who misrepresented himself by showcasing his wife and kids so prominently in the campaign.