president has faced legal jeopardy over an alleged fair cnn's jessica dean has more donald trump claims the prosecution against him in the hush money trial is unprecedented issues. nothing like this has ever happened before. been anything like it while it is true, trump is the first former president does and trial against criminal charges another well-known politician had a similar story play out in the past. john edwards obviously was prosecuted for the same thing. and justice department failed acquitted on one a miss trial and the others, but they decided not to proceed in 2011, then failed democratic presidential candidate john edwards faced as six count indictment four hi julie accepting and using campaign contributions to cover up an extramarital affair and hide his mistress and their child from the public while edwards ran for president, while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever