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898:, said this report was "complete bullshit". He added, "No one that I know had such a plan. I wasn't involved in a plan like that, it didn't exist, it's a fantasy." However, in August 2006, several staffers—including Josh Brumberger, Kim Rubey, and David Ginsberg—had strong suspicions about the affair and left the campaign over concerns about Hunter. Rubey and Ginsberg later discussed their obligation to the party to come forward with what they knew, after finding Young's paternity claim unconvincing.
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and was still ongoing. Marshall also stated that, in the days after the story broke, Edwards provided Hunter and her baby with a new and secret domicile to prevent media reporters from finding her. She also called upon
Edwards to tell the complete truth about the affair. That same day, an article from CBS News reported that, "Edwards may be in legal jeopardy if it could be shown that funds were used for purposes other than the ones that they had been assigned for." The New York
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281:, stated, "I believe that's a story that we will be avoiding, because it appears to me that there's absolutely nothing to it ... This seems to be just sort of a staple of modern campaigns, that you got through at least one love child, which turns out not to be a love child. And I think we can all do better than this one."
458:, said, "We have no evidence this is true. Lots of juicy details—enough so Edwards may feel he has to address the issue, especially if it's not true and there's an innocent explanation. Or not. That won't stop anyone from talking about it, but let's assume, until we know the facts, that this could be false."
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On August 13, Hunter's sister, Roxanne Druck
Marshall, gave an interview to CBS News in which she personally apologized to Edwards' wife for her sister's behavior. She also claimed Edwards had lied in his confession, stating the affair was of a longer duration than the timeframe that he had claimed
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In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my
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claimed to be in possession of evidence showing that
Edwards had visited Hunter and her child in the Hilton for several hours, including a videotape of Hunter entering the room, where she allegedly met Edwards, and one of Edwards leaving the same room. However, the paper declined a request from Fox
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February 27, 2008. The birth certificate listed the mother's name as "Rielle Jaya James Druck," while the child was given the surname "Hunter"; no father's name was listed. Media reports linked the Druck and Hunter surnames on the birth certificate to conclude that the mother was Rielle Hunter;
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chair, "If there is not an explanation that's satisfactory, acceptable and meets high moral standards, the answer is 'no,' would not be a prime candidate to make a major address to the convention." Gary Pearce, who ran
Edwards' 1998 Senate race, said, "It's a very damaging thing. ... If it's not
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that he did have an extended affair with Hunter, but denied that he was the father of Hunter's baby girl. Hunter's sister claimed that
Edwards was the father and publicly asked Edwards to take a paternity test to determine whether the child was his. On January 21, 2010, Edwards issued a statement
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also reported that, when questioned about the affair by reporters, Mimi
Hockman, Hunter's partner in Midline Groove, "said the contract they signed with John Edwards had a 'hefty' confidentiality clause that bars her from talking." Two days earlier, on August 11, Hockman had been questioned by
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Edwards campaign staffers became cognizant of the affair in early 2008. Staff members said that if it appeared Edwards was on his way to winning the Democratic nomination, they intended to sabotage his campaign for the benefit of the party. Edwards' senior adviser,
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event on July 23, he stated, "I have no idea what you're asking about. I've responded, consistently, to these tabloid allegations by saying I don't respond to these lies and you know that ... and I stand by that." On the same day, Hunter appeared on the television program
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Although Young had previously stated he was the father, he recanted in a book proposal. Rielle Hunter also released a book about the relationship and announced her breakup with
Edwards on the day of the book's release in 2012. On February 9, 2016, Hunter spoke on
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On August 12, a friend of Hunter's, Pigeon O'Brien, informed CBS News that
Edwards had lied about the timeline of the affair. She claimed the affair began in February 2006, six months earlier than the time Edwards had hired Hunter to start working on his
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reported that Andrew Young, a member of Edwards' campaign team, stated that Edwards asked him to, "Get a doctor to fake the DNA results ... and to steal a diaper from the baby so he could secretly do a DNA test to find out if this indeed his child."
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When questioned about the omission of the father's name from the birth certificate, Hunter's attorney stated, "A lot of women do that", and that the issue was "a personal matter" between Hunter and Young, before declining to comment further.
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103:. However, it became clear that Edwards continued the affair even after he and his wife made a joint announcement that her cancer had returned and was found to be terminal. Elizabeth died of the disease at age 61 on December 7, 2010.
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and its biographical article on Edwards. The Knowledge biography was later changed to include a mention of the allegations' potential impact on Edwards' political career. The controversy over the Knowledge page was covered by
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says it will publish this weekend. That said, Edwards is no longer an elected official and is not running for any office now. Don't expect wall-to-wall coverage." Meanwhile, on that same day, Kaus published an e-mail sent to
225:, "and as anybody who's been around us knows, she's an extraordinary human being, warm, loving, beautiful, sexy and as good a person as I have ever known. So the story's just false." Hunter's attorney issued a denial via
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that he had been providing financial assistance to both Hunter and Young without Edwards' knowledge; he further stated that no campaign funds had been used. Reportedly, Young had also successfully solicited funds from
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item that asked: "Which political candidate enjoys visiting New York because he has a girlfriend who lives downtown? The pol tells her he'll marry her when his current wife is out of the picture." The mention in the
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Non-coverage was also discussed. Some stated that the non-coverage was motivated by sympathy for Elizabeth Edwards. Several prominent sites criticized the omission of information about the allegations, most notably
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family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99 percent honest is no longer enough ...
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reporters encountered Edwards on the hotel premises sometime after 2 a.m. on the morning of July 22. According to Perel, Edwards, who was not a registered guest of the hotel, retreated from the reporters to a
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Hunter on December 19, 2007. The tabloid alleged that, according to its anonymous source, Hunter was claiming that Edwards was the father of her child. The article also claimed that Hunter had relocated to a
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true, has got to stand up and say, 'This is not true. That is not my child and I'm going to take legal action against the people who are spreading these lies.' It's not enough to say, 'That's tabloid trash.
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and when he had claimed that the affair had begun. O'Brien also stated that the affair was not a brief liaison, but a mutual, committed relationship based on love, or so Edwards had led Hunter to believe.
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had mentioned it only once. Several pundits stated that Edwards was "fair game" for reporting on the allegations because he had been recently identified as a potential candidate for vice president or
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in-house bloggers, and, referring to the Edwards allegations, stated, "I am asking you all not to blog about this topic until further notified." Kaus portrayed the email as a "
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investigated whether any of Edwards' campaign funds were misspent on covering up the affair and, on August 6, 2009, Hunter testified before a federal grand jury in Raleigh.
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published an article claiming that Edwards had engaged in an extramarital affair with an unnamed female campaign worker. On the same day, Stein published another article in
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vice-presidential and presidential candidate. In August 2008, Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair, which was initially reported in December 2007 by the
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1.5 million fine, or a USD250,000 fine and/or five years imprisonment per charge. The indictment came after the failure of intensive negotiations for a
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from her husband with an intention to file for divorce. When Edwards first admitted to the affair, he stated that Elizabeth was in remission from
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that contained additional details about Hunter, including her name and the web videos that she had produced. The following day, October 11,
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later stated that it had filed a "criminal complaint" against the hotel's security over its conduct during the encounter, but the
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magazines. The claims were also mentioned in opinion columns and in-house blogs of several other papers. On July 23,
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concerning John Edwards are not true, completely unfounded and ridiculous." David Perel, the Editor-in-Chief at the
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violations, in addition to a six-month prison sentence, but would have allowed Edwards to keep his law license.
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for Barack Obama, and that Edwards himself had made his marital fidelity an issue in his campaign.
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affiliation. Others voiced contempt for tabloid papers like the
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3327:Todd, Chuck; Popkin, Jim (August 8, 2008).
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2023:"Did Edwards' VP chances take tabloid hit?"
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3329:"Edwards Finance Chair Denies Hush Money"
3183:"Birth Certificate, Frances Quinn Hunter"
3079:"Report: $ $ Still Flows To Edwards' Ex"
2762:"On Having Your (Political) Heart Broken"
2662:
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1569:"Edwards Denies Tabloid Report Of Affair"
1303:John Edwards Webisode 3: Plight of Uganda
1134:
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885:Alleged campaign staffers "doomsday" plan
425:allegations were eventually published by
3856:John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008
3851:2004 United States presidential election
3841:John Edwards presidential campaign, 2004
3352:
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3277:"Birth record for child lists no father"
3251:
3153:"The Enquirer: Even Scandal Can Be News"
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1835:"John Edwards' Alleged Mistress Speaks!"
1754:
1686:from the original on September 15, 2008.
1462:"Mystery Edwards Videos Reappear On Web"
1412:
1355:
1283:John Edwards Webisode 2: The Golden Rule
1038:. National Review Online. Archived from
590:Some of the coverage alleged mainstream
313:
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3948:2008 controversies in the United States
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2418:"Obama's running mate in sex scandal"
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3571:Shapiro, Lila (February 10, 2010).
3495:John Heilemann (January 18, 2010).
2977:"Can John Edwards make a comeback?"
2398:"VP dreams end in Rielle nightmare"
2191:Weisman, Jonathan (July 25, 2008).
2151:"Transcripts of July 23, 2008 show"
2094:"A Star Turn For Elizabeth Edwards"
2067:Herrington, Gregg (July 25, 2008).
1460:Pitney, Nico (September 30, 2007).
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987:Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal
859:2008 Democratic National Convention
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3464:Mooney, Alexander (May 11, 2009).
3357:Lewis, Neil (September 19, 2009).
2311:Malcolm, Andrew (August 8, 2007).
2170:Roberts, Roxanne (July 23, 2008).
1990:"Edwards scandal: Silence, please"
1740:Kaus, Mickey (December 26, 2007).
1579:. October 12, 2007. Archived from
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2907:Barnhart, Aaron (July 31, 2008).
2731:Estrich, Susan (August 1, 2008).
2631:"John Edwards Love Child Scandal"
2516:Coppelman, Alex (July 25, 2008).
2290:"Handling the John Edwards story"
2042:Gensler, Howard (July 25, 2008).
1697:Shea, Danny (December 19, 2007).
1439:Stein, Sam (September 26, 2007).
1369:Watson, Stuart (August 1, 2008).
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2608:Stranahan, Lee (July 27, 2008).
2377:"Abend in Erhabenheit und WĂĽrde"
2069:"VP guessing game is heating up"
1210:"John Edwards and wife separate"
1030:Greg Pollowitz (July 24, 2008).
646:had not mentioned the story and
642:. For instance, as of August 6,
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2288:Gold, Jamie (August 7, 2008).
2261:Owens, Simon (July 29, 2008).
2021:Morrill, Jim (July 24, 2008).
1872:Boyd, Walker (July 29, 2008).
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2865:Thomas, Ken (June 19, 2008).
2840:"Nunn and Edwards on VP list"
2674:Adams, Guy (August 4, 2008).
2648:Dreher, Rod (July 25, 2008).
2396:Healy, Orla (July 27, 2008).
2236:Khan, Amina (July 23, 2008).
2149:Beck, Glenn (July 23, 2008).
1418:"The Edwards scandal in full"
1088:Clark Hoyt (August 9, 2008).
992:
939:On June 3, 2011, Edwards was
867:Democratic National Committee
626:'s out-of-wedlock child, and
3593:. Ibtimes.com. June 26, 2012
2697:"What John Edwards Scandal?"
2695:Tate, Ryan (July 24, 2008).
2355:Adams, Guy (July 27, 2008).
1897:Shah, Neel (July 31, 2008).
1801:Shah, Neel (July 29, 2008).
1729:. Media Matters for America.
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1577:U.S. News & World Report
1032:"Where's HuffPo on Edwards?"
852:
828:Payments to Hunter and Young
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1964:, And The Mainstream Press"
1958:Fine, Jon (July 23, 2008).
1674:"Is this really happening?"
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620:Gary Hart-Donna Rice affair
417:Coverage of the allegations
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717:. His statement included:
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2781:Pareene (July 28, 2008).
1742:"Undernews Underanalysis"
822:Charlotte, North Carolina
701:Edwards admits the affair
345:Beverly Hills, California
194:On October 10, 2007, the
178:law. Several days later,
2979:. CNN. November 11, 2008
1607:"Edwards Walks the Line"
917:. In February 2010, the
335:According to Perel, the
3282:The News & Observer
2655:The Dallas Morning News
2490:"NE to MSM--No Pix Fix"
1390:"The Year in Web Video"
578:The Dallas Morning News
3441:Stephanopoulos, George
3258:McClatchy News Service
3241:on September 17, 2008.
3212:Editor & Publisher
3195:on September 10, 2008.
3004:. CNN. August 8, 2008.
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1290:on September 14, 2008.
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2172:"The Reliable Source"
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2935:TVNewser feature at
2913:The Kansas City Star
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2099:The Hartford Courant
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1779:on February 15, 2013
1658:. November 29, 2007.
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1042:on February 27, 2014
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3877:Extramarital affair
3872:Political positions
3829:Political elections
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3179:State of California
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3050:on August 15, 2008.
2919:on August 18, 2008.
2828:on August 19, 2008.
2767:The Huffington Post
2709:on January 16, 2014
2635:Outside the Beltway
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2591:The Huffington Post
2198:The Washington Post
2177:The Washington Post
1960:"John Edwards, the
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1583:on October 11, 2012
1557:. October 11, 2007.
1511:. October 11, 2007.
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1446:The Huffington Post
1428:on August 11, 2008.
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1414:Cockburn, Alexander
1402:on January 4, 2007.
1190:on January 23, 2010
877:Former congressman
762:reporters from the
687:played a clip of a
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564:The Huffington Post
463:The Washington Post
455:The Washington Post
278:Imus in the Morning
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180:The Huffington Post
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1094:The New York Times
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2442:"Edwards, Busted"
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796:On August 1, the
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