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EXCLUSIVE: JOHN EDWARDS NAILED BY DEAD WIFE’s VIDEO TESTIMONY!
National Enquirer ^ | June 10, 2011 | BARRY LEVINE And ALEXANDER HITCHEN

Posted on 06/11/2011 5:20:29 AM PDT by NCjim

In a devastating act of ultimate revenge, a dying Elizabeth Ed­wards recorded a bombshell secret videotape for prosecutors – nailing her cheating husband John as he will stand trial on charges that could land him behind bars for 30 years.

That’s the stunning secret behind the federal indictment brought against the disgraced former presidential candi­date on June 3 – following a two-year grand jury investigation into whether he illegally used campaign funds to cover up his affair with his then-pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter.

“Elizabeth wanted to exact revenge against John for destroy­ing their 33-year marriage and family by cheating with Rielle,” source close to the scandal told ENQUIRER.

“It was Elizabeth’s idea to secret­ly record a video and tell what she knew of the affair and John’s horrific betrayal.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalenquirer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: edwards; johnedwards
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To: driftdiver
The defense cannot cross examine, makes for great tabloid news but its not admissible.

It's been 25 years since I studied evidence. I recall, though, that dying declarations are not only admissible, but are one of the few exceptions to the hearsay rule. It could be that Elizabeth's death was not sufficiently imminent when the tape was made to qualify as a dying declaration, however. And like another poster said, even if it's not admissible as testimony she could have pointed authorities to other evidence or witnesses.

61 posted on 06/11/2011 6:49:13 AM PDT by KevinB (We'll stop treating Obama like a dog when he stops treating us like a fire hydrant - Fred Grandy)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

>> Far as I’m concerned there’s nothing to add to my earlier post. You practice your faith, I’ll practice mine.>>

Ah, but when you post on a message board, others will add to your post and this is not a secret. As far as this goes, there is one appropriate conversation about EE on the political forum, and quite another for the religious forum. With all due respect, issues of her salvation and our salvation are more suited for the religious forum.

The fraudulent family they pretended to be was and is a relevant factor in our national politics today - and they supported all kinds of anti-American policies. That political career was financed by a blood sucking legal career that destroyed innocent lives. She was a more than willing participant in all of that.


62 posted on 06/11/2011 6:49:40 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (American Thinker Columnist / Rush ghost contributor)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I also don’t buy that she didn’t know about the affair. So many others around him knew how could she have missed it? I think her ego was hurt when it became public knowledge.


63 posted on 06/11/2011 6:54:41 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: bert

Maybe she gave them enough info to dig up the dirt.


64 posted on 06/11/2011 7:00:11 AM PDT by tiki
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To: bert

Deathbed confessions do indeed have a place in Court, and have been recognized in many cases as admissible and irrefutable proof.

Let’s see what the Judge thinks about this video. If he rules it admissible then the Breck Girl is toast...badly burnt toast at that...


65 posted on 06/11/2011 7:01:33 AM PDT by Bean Counter (Your what hurts??)
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To: Grizzled Bear

Pretty boys don’t want the competition of a beautiful woman, their egos can’t handle it.


66 posted on 06/11/2011 7:02:01 AM PDT by tiki
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Would video testimony from a deceased witness be allowed to be presented to a Grand Jury for issuing indictments?


67 posted on 06/11/2011 7:05:18 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy (Trust in God, but empty the clip.)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Hey, YOU were the one that said we shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. Are you changing your mind??


68 posted on 06/11/2011 7:06:19 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: stayathomemom

It is evidence for a jury to weigh. Again it depends upon what is in it.


69 posted on 06/11/2011 7:09:19 AM PDT by politicalmerc (The whole earth may move, but God's throne is never shaken. I think I'll stand by Him..)
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To: southernnorthcarolina
"Revenge is a dish best served when you are cold."

hahahahahaha!

70 posted on 06/11/2011 7:13:52 AM PDT by Calm_Cool_and_Elected ("The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." --Flannery O'Connor)
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To: politicalmerc

Yes, depending on what she has told, it’s not necessarily hearsay. And if you’ve been privy to info that has been too threatening to your (or your kids’) safety, but find yourself succumbing to death, why not tell where the bodies are buried, finally? The truth will out. She was an attorney. I don’t get why most Freepers are defending John.


71 posted on 06/11/2011 7:18:17 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Mouton

“Maybe he can do an ambulance chaser summation...like the one that got him rich”

Whoa! You’ve hit on something big there! That summation was where he “channelled” the thoughts of an in utero fetus on its way to being aborted, IIRC.

What if Edwards goes into a seance on the witness stand and “channels” the deceased Elizabeth!!?

“John....all is forgiven!.....They forced me to make that tape!....it’s all lies!.....Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, be not harsh in your judgement of my beloved husband!....Acquit!....Acquit!!...ACQUIT!!!!!”

He’s already thought of it, IMO.


72 posted on 06/11/2011 7:22:09 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("Deport Muslims. Nuke Mecca. Death to Islam. Freedom for mankind.")
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To: DJ MacWoW

That, of course, was my point. Even when EE was alive and in remission, she was determined to hunt down all her perceived enemies. With all her wealth and position, she went on Democratic Underground to spread stories about her political enemies. I don’t think even Hillary Clinton lowered herself to that level!

There is a sentimentality that immediately attaches itself to cancer - unlike say, heart disease or diabetes. I’ve never gotten that.


73 posted on 06/11/2011 7:26:36 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (FR haters of Sarah Palin are wearing me out)
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To: bigjoesaddle
“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But, if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

But here's the big question... Had she NOT done this, she would have knowingly allowed a guilty man to continue committing crimes, and more to the point, might possibly have allowed this "man" to ascend to the most powerful political position in the world.

Whatever her motives were, the result was to be sure that the guilty were caught and justice allowed to run its course. And she could do this since she was complicit with it, in at least knowing of the crimes committed. So in a way, it was like a death bed confession to a crime.

Mark

74 posted on 06/11/2011 7:28:40 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: scooby321

Why would Elizabeth Edwards campaign for Sarah Palin?

Need I remind folks that this is the woman who during the ‘04 presidential race, said publicly that Lynne Cheney was a bad mother. She pushed Mary Cheney’s lesbianism as a wedge issue without any knowledge of Lynne Cheney. She was a creep.


75 posted on 06/11/2011 7:34:32 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (FR haters of Sarah Palin are wearing me out)
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To: Yaelle
I don’t get why most Freepers are defending John.

Dear one they aren't. There are posters that seem to think that Mrs Edwards was "abused" when in fact she was as big a weasel as he is. The two of them deserved one another.

76 posted on 06/11/2011 7:38:11 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
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To: cornfedcowboy

“Would video testimony from a deceased witness be allowed to be presented to a Grand Jury for issuing indictments?”

Yes.

Also, there are at least 18 acknowledged exceptions to the hear-say rule. I’m certain E.E.’s video testimony would fit into far more than the well known death-bed or dying declaration exception.


77 posted on 06/11/2011 7:38:49 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Terrorism is nothing more than Kinetic Islam)
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To: miss marmelstein
There is a sentimentality that immediately attaches itself to cancer - unlike say, heart disease or diabetes. I’ve never gotten that.

I don't get it either. This woman was despised and feared by campaign aides. She used her cancer as a tool. And her greed shocked them. It's all in the book Game Change. And, of course, there's her posts on DU that some of us saw. She was NOT a nice woman.

78 posted on 06/11/2011 7:40:47 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
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To: Bringbackthedraft
Don’t count on it, this slim ball will talk his way out of it. He didn’t get to where he is financially by following the rules.

However, he did get to where he is by pretending to channel (communicate with) a dead child to win over 400 million dollars in a personal injury trial. How sweet it would be if the prosecution channelled EE, with help from a video, to nail JE.

Keep in mind this is simply a rumor reported by the National Enguirer.

79 posted on 06/11/2011 7:41:36 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (I retain the right to be inconsistent, contradictory and even flat-out wrong!)
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To: Smokin' Joe

What about the right to confront your accuser?


80 posted on 06/11/2011 7:42:33 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Tough enough to have survived the end of the world)
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