Posted on 01/13/2012 2:51:40 PM PST by KansasGirl
(CNN) -- A federal judge disclosed Friday that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN. Edwards had sought a delay in his criminal corruption trial, scheduled to begin this month. Attorneys and the federal judge met in a North Carolina courtroom Friday afternoon for a status hearing regarding the pending trial of Edwards, a former U.S. senator. Edwards appeared at Friday's hearing. His lawyers had made the motion for a delay under seal, but some of its details were publicly revealed by the judge in the open hearing.
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He is quite a piece of work.
One of the most shameless, deceitful, nasty men to have ever been involved in politics......and that is saying something.
It should send shivers down the spine of EVERY American that this abhorrent man could have been a heartbeat away from the presidency, or worse President himself.
Of course the shameless, clueless libs wouldn’t think twice about that.
Awwww.
Hey Johnny - BOO!
Viagra side-effect?
Scumbag lawyer found a scumbag doctor to fake out a scumbag judge.
A republican would be in jail already.
Symphathy is in the dictionary
OJ Simpson jury candidate...
You mean that r@t b@st@rd has a heart?
There’s a group of people who seem to develop heart problems when charged with crimes. I just can’t recall..
His heart condition is called karma.
He HAS a heart?
Is a cold heart life-threatening?
I’m just asking, I don’t know....
Thejudge should order a court ordered exam then decide..sounds fishy.
John Edwards has a life threatening condition—Stupidly mixed with arrogance! Still, that being said, he would have been a better president than Obama.
That low life SOS. His trial has already been delayed twice.
Push him in the courtroom on a gurney!
How about a trial while IN the hospital?
there...fixed it
Next month surgery.....life threating? When my Mom had heart issues they took her that day. My Father as well.
sounds to me like a reason to move the trial up, not delay it.!
We all have something life threatening.
It’s called living!
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