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>> reporter: republican u.s. attorney george holden oversaw the edwards case, then quit his job to run for congress weeks after edwards was charged. now edwards claims his long-time adversary brought him down for political gain. george holding told us that he can't comment on an ongoing case, and edwards continues to maintain that he did not break the law. craig, many veteran prosecutors believe this case will end with some kind of plea deal because both sides have a strong incentive to avoid a trial. >> lisa myers from our washington bureau this afternoon. thank you. >> reporter: you bet. j...

Course argued was perfectly legal. now edwards' lawyers were able to do this without having their client testify. listen. >> they have taken away what would have been a strong closing argument for the government, and that is, ladies and gentlemen of the jury and he lied in so many different circumstances before he came into this courtroom and got on the stand again and lied to you. >> reporter: so looking forward we anticipate the closing arguments will wrap up early this afternoon. then the judge will spend the rest of the day instructing the jury on the law and then jury deliberations will b...