Breaking News: John Edwards Loses His Motions to Get Case Dismissed
See here. I’ll be very interested to see the judge’s reasoning.
Category Archives: John Edwards
“Edwards Fights Campaign Finance Case”
NYT reports.
“John Edwards, his attorneys deny conflicts of interest”
Josh Gerstein blogs.
“Defense says Obama team didn’t stand up for John Edwards”
Interesting Gerstein report.
“John Edwards’s Lawyers: Prosecution is Political”
Josh Gerstein has the scoop, and the docs.
No deadlock here
The FEC agrees unanimously with the audit report, ordering John Edwards’ campaign to repay $ 2.3 million to the Treasury (he’s reported to have had $ 2.6 million cash on hand as of June 30).
Every little bit helps… Continue reading
“FEC Audit Report Says Edwards Campaign Should Repay $2.4 Million in Public Funds”
BNA’s report (subscription required) begins:
“The 2008 presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) should have to repay over $2.4 million to the U.S. treasury from the federal matching funds the campaign received, according to a draft audit report… Continue reading
“John Edwards Sought Millions From Heiress as Feds Closed In – ABC News Exclusive”
See, he’s not a candidate anymore and he still wants Mellon’s millions! Maybe he wants to show the earlier money was not a contribution.
“John Edwards: The Jerk, the Felony, and the Trouble With Transparency”
Mark Schmitt has written this piece for The New Republic.
“John Edwards is Not a Criminal”
Steve Simpson has written this WSJ oped, which quotes my Slate commentary on the Edwards prosecution.
“Elite Justice team walks prosecutorial tightrope”
WaPo reports on the Edwards prosecution decision.