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Johnny Reid Edwards [1] (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Mar 24, 2023 · In 2011, John Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina and two-time presidential candidate, was charged in an alleged plot to violate campaign finance laws during his 2008 bid for the White House.
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Jun 6, 2024 · John Edwards, U.S. senator, who in 2004 was the vice presidential running mate of John Kerry, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. His political career ended when in 2008 it was revealed that he had fathered a child with a campaign worker while his wife was fighting cancer.
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Mar 31, 2023 · Former presidential candidate John Edwards was charged with campaign finance violations in 2011. The DOJ accused Edwards of funneling nearly $1 million in donations to his pregnant mistress.
May 6, 2019 · The former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, who was acquitted of federal charges, talks about his legal career and working with his daughter. He represents families in high-profile cases involving police shootings, explosions, radiation and wrongful convictions.
Senator John Edwards. John Edwards is a former United States Senator from North Carolina and a Democratic Party vice-presidential and presidential candidate. In August 2008, Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair, which was initially reported in December 2007 by the National Enquirer but was given little attention outside the ...
May 31, 2012 · John Edwards was found not guilty on one count of campaign finance fraud, but the jury was hung on five other counts. He thanked his family and supporters, but did not mention Rielle Hunter, his mistress and child's mother.
