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Believe -- i dont have a window in the government thinking but theyd accept a plea deal that does not involve jailtime. because the use of the money was utterly nefair mouse and the amount of money, $1 million was enormous. >> the judge points out that edwards made his fortune as skilled trial lawyer so protracted legal battle is not out of the question. late this afternoon, edwards attorney gregory craig release written statement saying john edwards has done wrong in his life and he knows it be...

Role in facilitating the affair. >> you help arrange three-way calls. >> i did. >> you would drop the bat phone so he could sneak behind his wife. >> i did. >> you facilitate the rendezvouss. wife would you do that? >> there is no logical or rational reason for why i did it. >> joe trippi was edwards senior advisor in the campaign. >> if they have a case, bring it. edwards can end it, he should. people want to move on. enough already. >> there is widespread speculation he strike a plea deal. fox...

Chief of staff rahm emanuel and jesse jackson junior. both said they did not know of arranged deals with blagojevich over the seat vacated by president elect obama. a full report from correspondent steve brown will be available later on the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. another former political star may mind himself on trial as well. jonathan serrie reports on possible day of reckoning for john edwards. >> federal investigation in former democratic presidential candidate john edwards i...

Were back. a series of voicemail messages from john edwards and one of his top fundraisers are being used by prosecutors to suggest that the former presidential candidate coordinated an attempt to cover up his affair and his child that he with her, rielle hunter. the recordings were obtained by wtvd in north carolina where phone messages left for former edwards aide andrew young have been turned over to the federal grand jury, investigating whether edwards violated campaign finance laws by using...

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Where leading companies and millions of people go to get the real answers they need. call today. were back. a series of voicemail messages from john edwards at one of his top fund-raisers are being used by prosecutors to suggest that the former presidential candidate coordinated an attempt to cover up his affair and the child he had with her, reille hunter. phone messages left for former edwards aid andrew young and have been turned over to the federal grand jury thats investigating whether ed...

Two-time presidential candidate john edwards has testified under oath in a lawsuit over a videotape that allegedly depicts him in a sexual encounter with his former mistress. meanwhile, a federal grand jury has been investigating whether edwards broke campaign finance laws in trying to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. that investigation has reached a decisive point. nbc news correspondent lisa meyers has the details from washington. lisa? >> reporter: hey, richard. in what could be an omi...

Senate budget committee. chris coons of delaware. prosecutors have reached a decisive point involving john edwards. the investigation focused on whether edwards violated campaign finance laws when supporters spent more than $1 million to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. lisa meyers joins us with latest details. >> reporter: richard, the evidence gathering part of this case is over. justice department attorneys are now in the process of conducting a final review of the evidence to determ...

Questions could focus on whether edwards used campaign funds to hide the affair, but being called to give a deposition doesnt mean hell give one. >> new details about the foiled terror plot to attack new york city subways. the terrorist pleading guilty in brooklyn federal court yesterday. talking about his trip to pakistan with fellow accused plotter. zai is saying high ranking operatives gave him the marching orders to launch bombing attacks on new york city landmarks. prosecutors say they init...

Get their first chance to present their case to the jury. last thursday the prosecution rested after bringing dozens of witnesses to the stand. they tried to shred the credibility of the former presidential candidate, including presenting edwards 2008 interview in which he denied fathering a child with mistress rielle hunter. analysts say that video puts pressure on edwards to testify. >> i think the heat is really on john edwards to take the stand. >> reporter: the government alleges that funds...