The New York Times offers this news analysis as we await the John Edwards verdict. The article discusses a point, which I make more fully in this Slate piece, tying the Edwards prosecution to those of Tom DeLay and… Continue reading
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I have suggested that Edwards will have strong grounds for appeal if he is convicted, based upon the jury instructions, the exclusion of testimony from former FEC commissioners, as well as a potential misunderstanding by the judge… Continue reading
“This case is so far off the rails, it literally makes me angry.”
–Ken Gross, quoted in a Bloomberg BNA article, “Prosecution of Edwards Highlights Gaps
Between DOJ, FEC on Campaign Finance Law.”
The latest from the trial. From the second hand reports I’ve heard from the trial, this appears to be a sound strategy. Very little of the prosecution case focused on whether Edwards had the specific intent to violate campaign finance… Continue reading
Politico: “Defense lawyers for former Sen. John Edwards contend that the Justice Department set aside one of its standing policies in campaign finance cases in order to seek Edwards’s indictment on the charges he’s currently on trial for in… Continue reading
The latest: “Two witnesses with a wealth of knowledge about campaign finance laws testified in the John Edwards trial Monday that the $900,000 at the heart of the case went to personal expenses for the candidate – and therefore… Continue reading
AP: “- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards on Friday, meaning the former presidential hopeful will have to present his case to a jury.”