Breaking: Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

Fox News ^ | 03 JUNE 11

[DCBryan1]

A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards in a campaign finance investigation.

The criminal charges filed Friday came after a two-year federal investigation into money used to cover up an extramarital affair during the 2008 presidential election.

Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina, said in a statement through his attorney in 2009 that he was confident no funds from his campaign were used improperly.

But federal officials have said the hundreds of thousands of dollars two Edwards donors gave to help keep his mistress in hiding were contributions that should have been reported publicly by his campaign fund because they aided his bid for the Democratic White House nomination.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

“He’ll be found dead of suicide before then. Want to take that bet?”

Nah. Ain’t gonna happen. Remember, he’s a Lib. They have no shame or pride (as far as I can tell), only Valuable Life Experiences. silky Pony is unlikely to go to jail, and if he does, it will be at some upscale Club Fed. He’ll do two years (if that), come out, still have his huge house and most of his money, and make a new career out of doing the talk shows and talking about how he has “changed.” (Yeah, right.) Nope, no suicide for this little pony.

[Tzimisce]

Obama wants to make sure Edwards doesn’t run against him in 2012.

[thethirddegree]

I hope he likes the prison barber.

[hummingbird]

“Edwards is expected to make a court appearance Friday

He'll be found dead of suicide before then. Want to take that bet?

Within the next 7 hours? I'd take that bet.”

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Possible...I saw the wake of ENRON'S demise - what it does to people.

But, how could he possibly do this to his children. Lost Mother. Father in disgrace. Reille. Baby Frances. Rest of worries. Older sibling died in car wreck years ago.

He needs to man up, take the penalty and do something for others instead of himself.

[SamAdams76]

Wow. I had no idea that they would retry this case again. Hopefully the prosecution does a better job this time and we have no mistrial.

[treetopsandroofs]

I think most women and not a few men, regardless of party, would look at his “humble” estate and forgive him.

He’s been positively reinforced throughout his life to do these and other dastardly deeds.

The ends justify the means when one is a Democrat.

[treetopsandroofs]

The “novella” was even better.

IF Stephen King actually wrote it (and I have doubts about anything in his last 25 years), it was one of his better ones.

[hummingbird]

Thanks for your post, caww. <><

[hummingbird]

“It was the third of June....”

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Now that will be running through my brain all day.

What DID she throw off the Tallahassee (sic?) Bridge.

[hummingbird]

“The ends justify the means when one is a Democrat.”

The ends, the means often at cross hairs when a crucial decision has to be made.

Thanks, treetopsandroofs.