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The prosecution side -- >> i don't think you can underestimate him. >> if they put him on the witness stand, i would be salivating. jenna: really? hold on a second, just so our viewers know, this is a guy that some attorneys say they would just show up for his closing arguments because he was so good in court, and they would just want to observe him. >> i've always said this, anybody who has to call a lawyer for a witness loses, and in this case people, the jury's going to see right by that, and they're going to cross-examine him. and all this evidence that you just said was so great, that's g...

Ever going to, he's never going to be found guilty, there's never going to be any -- jenna: jennifer -- >> i think it's a big waste at this point. jenna: we all know it's not el legal to be a juror, right? >> that's right. jenna: but that's -- >> clearly -- jenna: about how a jury perceives someone like this and, jennifer, as a defense, how do you take that on? obviously, he did some things, and we all know what they are now, that it's hard to agree with no matter who you are. >> well, i know this is a controversial position, but i do think that john edwards will need to testify, and i think h...

Right now. they just are not plugged in. that happens in the last two weeks, jon. jon: we hope they're paying attention to you. fred barbash from cq weekly. >> yeah, me too. jon: fred, thank you. jenna: we have this fox news business alert, the head of the sec now saying the agency is focusing on a shocking admission by the nation's largest bank. jpmorgan chase losing $2 billion in a risky trade over the past six weeks. this huge loss raising some fears other banks may be in danger of making some of these big, bad bets and having them, you know, go the wrong way. maybe effect the economy. fina...

Quite a game of telephone. we don't have bunny be mellon on the stand, we have a lot of people that have worked with her and telling the story, so that's an interesting twist to the case. >> correct. jenna: fred, the prosecution did not call rielle hunter, so do you expect the defense to do that? >> i wouldn't. i wouldn't call her if i was the prosecution, and i wouldn't call her if i was the defense. i mean, i think -- what does she add, and i think she's too dangerous. she's too dangerous on cross. i mean, i will agree with jennifer on this point, i wouldn't put john edwards on the witness s...

A lot of details about this extramarital affair. but what has the jury not heard? coming up, our legal panel talks about that and how this could potentially influence the verdict. jon: tracking the presidential campaign inside america's election headquarters, today the candidates are trying to return their focus to economic issues. president obama heads to nevada to focus on homeowners who need help paying their mortgages. governor romney is in north carolina talking about jobs. both efforts, though, facing a lot of distraction. fred bar bash is managing editor of cq weekly and joins us now. s...