Monday, April 23, 2012
At John Edwards's trial, credibility is in short supply
On any given day in the fall of 2007, John Edwards could be heard preaching his populist prose to Iowa voters who eagerly packed into lumber barns, VFW halls and Culver restaurants across the state. His message was less about the two Americas of hisFormer Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards goes on trial Monday, charged with accepting money the feds contend were campaign donations to cover up his affair with videographer Rielle Hunter and the fact thatThe once-promising candidate could face 30 years in prison and a million dollars in fines and penalties.Andrew Young, left, former aide to former US Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards, leaves federal court with a federal official and attorney David Geneson, right, in Greensboro Monday. MICHAEL BIESECKER,Associated Press GREENSBORO (APFederal prosecutors on Monday painted John Edwards as a “master manipulator” who
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