no, john edwards had long since left politics when the NE finally ran the story that virtually everyone on earth already knew.
Uh, that’s not how I remember it at all. It’s interesting what Cruzies tell themselves to make it all okay...
Anyway-
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/sen-john-edwards-caught-mistress-and-love-child/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edwards_extramarital_affair