Posted on 04/05/2009 10:16:46 PM PDT by melt
Multiple sources now confirm The ENQUIRER's report that a federal grand jury is investigating possible misuse of presidential campaign funds by John Edwards to pay off his mistress.
U.S. Attorney George Holding revealed yesterday he "was not going to confirm or deny any investigation" regarding Edwards that was first reported by the ENQUIRER earlier this week.
A Federal grand jury did convene on Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to multiple local reports. Grand jury proceedings are kept secret. Attorneys are liable for criminal prosecution if they discuss such investigations in public or to the press.
Prominent Raleigh defense attorney and John Edwards' mentor Wade Smith declined to comment on whether he was representing Edwards before the grand jury investigation.
"I'm at a place where I cannot make any comment to confirm or deny," Smith said. "I can't say anything. It's possible, at some later point, I can."
The disgraced 2-time Presidential candidate began his career working for Wade Smith's law firm and they are long time friends.
Last summer, the NATIONAL ENQUIRER caught Edwards visiting his mistress Rielle Hunter in the Beverly Hills Hilton. After vigorously denying the affair for months, Edwards admitted the affair on national television in August after the ENQUIRER published spy photos of Edwards holding his love child earlier that week.
Edwards has also denied paying either campaign staffer Andrew Young, who claims to be the child's father or Rielle Hunter, his admitted mistress, any funds from the campaign war chest.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalenquirer.com ...
Too bad he didn't run a gay prostitution ring out of his house--- like House Chairman Barney Frank. By now, he'd be home-free...
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Crooked little faggot.
maybe they could run a grand jury on Hussein and his failure to be NBC and also probably being born in Kenya.
The world is upside down. One of the few papers doing actual journalistic work is the Equirer.....
Which one; or both?
No problem for Edwards; people in Raleigh are still true believers in his righteousness.
But scholars can’t cite the Enquirer in their publications, or they would be laughed out of the professions.
Two Americas: John-boy gets a “secret” grand jury.
When will they investigate OBAMA’S campaign contributions??? Surely the MILLIONS of undocumented contributions and such are more important than Edwards paying off his mistress...
Don’t get me wrong. It’s good they are investigating Edwards — no politician should get away with that kind of misuse of funds and fraud. Just that I wonder if this is a politically-motivated investigation meant to take down opponents within the Dem Party... Keep the FBI busy, and make it look good all the while completely covering up the most egregious violations of the law by the Pres_ent.
Speaking of which, any word on those ACORN Voter Fraud investigations? Seems that was all but forgotten once the election was finished...
Not Edwards, who is simply crooked and little.
That is the lamest non-denial I've heard since the days of limited modified hangout.
This is normal, Grand Jury proceedings are by rule secret.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18a/usc_sec_18a_03000006——000-.html
No more secrecy if indicted though.
Silly you....they can’t investigate Obama...HE’S BLACK! Besides he has a nice smile and the world loves him.
Democrat culture of corruption BUMP!
Grand Juries are always held in a secretive environment. No defense attorneys are allowed.
LA-LA-LA I can't hear you
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