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ABC News’ Bob Woodruff on the latest details surrounding John Edwards and whether he misspent campaign funds.
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-- -- -- -- -- -- Yeah happened -- -- last week and you know export collapsed about five more weeks so I'd be down here for a -- These are more holy -- individual all the planets -- him.
And well I think everybody confirmed that this is about the the most disgusting out there that ever happened -- put it that way that's the other political questions on that -- are.
-- somewhere else but.
Yeah just.
Kind of makes you sector.
It's almost all -- inconceivable.
-- beyond an armored -- got to deal.
That this guy could.
-- John Kerry is not a moron.
Picked him to run.
Across -- -- is dire and considerably to the -- elected.
Current yeah you know -- -- -- -- -- you're you're you're having an affair you're on -- we wife has cancer at the time you're still running for president.
You know -- I'm not gonna try to kind of -- you could use to actually keep yourself from being pregnant.
And -- at the end of all of that than you do this.
Copper up to try to pretend it's someone else love and it just.
You know I know that there's always been this idea they take a couple -- -- pinpoint exactly what.
Amanda brain hasn't let -- get this -- -- is that for true.
So volatile but what -- prisoners.
-- -- -- McClellan to -- problem.
Who's down -- covering the blues on numbers trial.
Now of what they have to try to improve your bomb.
Well this is.
For one thing John Edwards and I admit completely there's an -- at -- shouldn't they be the ones that you know the lied to us -- -- -- or 2008.
2007 to everyone.
It would -- that -- that this was an -- this is definitely a copper up to try to pretend this is someone else's child but this is all about what any of this money that came and -- -- -- -- -- campaign finance.
What is actually get him to become the president.
And that's the one that these two sides to -- wanna ask where is the money where did it go and why -- -- John Edwards really know.
About it that's the trying to cut to be approved by the prosecution has been so hard so far because their big witness.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- You know pretend that you both father is -- woman was so a loyal aide to John petrol at time they somehow gotta use humor to tell the story about this was intended to make and the president.
Therefore a violation of federal -- financial.
-- just actually group.
-- -- -- -- -- Kabul bank one it's it's difficult approach because there's a huge reason which is absolutely true that part of the reason used to getting all these donors to give him money was to try I edit or if you really want some -- -- and it is no I think about it.
He definitely deal is which no question that need to be proven is that part of that money was for -- become President Bush.
If you mix pieced together from -- become a law you know if you do that for part of the reason the -- -- private.
Issues not political issues.
But workers just -- -- they speak it is -- is trying to say you have to prove that this is being the only reason for this were -- political addressed.
Not for a mixture of private and political.
But certainly that the -- prosecution drink all you need is a little piece that part of the reason all of this yes you covered the -- Q what doesn't find out.
But the affair and a baby.
But there is if there's just a little bit that it part of it as well worst actually -- all of this so that voters in the country it will vote for him.
And it doesn't need to back out.
And that could be a violation -- with.
A lot of experts.
Think this is very unique.
Approach to try to make this -- violation of the campaign finance -- Wondering why Edwards.
Good news is all money out a lot of it.
You know that can't stand because -- differences -- were trying to send you wouldn't.
It's just true that he was getting -- there's two big donors.
Fred baron and -- now.
You have all the money -- heard in -- and Andrew young's personal account.
There's reason was the hybrid.
Why give an act of god this -- what you want.
The could've just -- this easily you're talking about a million dollar -- job at recess easily had a million dollars.
What initiated -- million dollars why would -- use all these other people.
To -- -- and you bring all sorts of people that could be witnesses and reveal this complete kit and all this if you taking -- risks.
But the argument not a prosecution side and by Andrew Young as well as he was scared to death at eighty if you were there on the phone.
There's -- -- that conversation with any of these people.
That is account was traced by by Elizabeth -- life.
-- -- powerful.
Very strong person throughout all of this sheet and you'll hate this somewhat -- -- just -- reach out try to get much evidence she could.
But that's the argument the prosecution cents.
The deficit the reason why he used all these outside people can't hide it which separated did away from everything personal on -- -- -- -- Since like.
-- -- -- -- She's so she can deal essentially resign as well as we know what -- allotment ambiguous and -- is that a -- to the commanders you know she was absolutely okay.
-- -- actually worse.
I think it's somewhat more logical -- very much resisted decide you want her we're been Andrew Young gave her -- fact is that could drive into the McDonald's drive through.
When he -- you know what I'm pretend that this debate about the father's baby and she is wants ballistics -- is no way she's screaming at them.
Cursing them.
But then she get that she said okay I'm gonna do it could she didn't want their campaign default are just she's basically saying this whole idea -- -- -- What do you get him elected as president.
And therefore.
She and her husband get you know could help -- have a decent future but the argument from defense and that now they're due to exit they -- -- -- countrywide money.
You know Andrew Young ended up -- you know getting net selling off the rights to be -- to the movie you wrote the book politicians.
All of this.
Who brought him all sorts of money and entirely -- or to cash that is account so you don't want it's gonna try to explain.
That.
She hated target but they try to add -- and John Edwards promised that she's not a violation of their campaign finance law.
Which she said the exact what you that.
So boils down zero event mergers just hiding their fair and the baby from his wife.
Here Indiana senator John nodded.
From the Republicans to get elected pennies -- -- basically -- Well -- even if they proved that again this -- this lost a little bit mushy.
You know under -- have to be a 100% all campaign Regan that's surely what the defense wants the -- but -- It's really hard it's hard to tell but it's a lot to the jury.
-- -- -- extremely.
And her younger you know -- -- -- describe this as you know warm person who are you know this could -- this is -- nickel short July actually shop.
There's always this that was raised that there was a one time a one night.
Vanity -- a with some another woman involved in the -- Andrew Young gets so this is not completely Korean companies and it.
-- the prosecution admitted that as well but Daihatsu it's kind of it's -- of -- mushy little argument between these two people that jury.
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