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Edwards case actually said, when you look at it, that it is a federal felony to take hush money if one of the purposes of that hush money was to influence the campaign. >> one of the purposes, not -- the key thing here is, one of the purposes, not the only purpose, correct? >> exactly. so even when the president says things like, oh, it was done for personal reasons to avoid embarrassment to his wife or whatever, that doesn't get him out of the edwards precedent, which is, as you say, one of the purposes being to influence an election. number two, the documentary evidence here and the witnesse...

But with new members, it is an open question what happens if and when this latest case goes all the way to the top. now back to the potential legal trouble for president trump. defenders of the president are quick to compare questions of hush money payments over two alleged mistresses that compare to the case of one person, john edwards. back in 2011, edwards was indicted on six counts related to allegations he accepted illegal campaign contributions to cover up an extramarital affair. and hide his mistress from the public during the election. the president's allies argue any possible case a...

of morn relations talked about the danger faced by his family and what he calls the lawlessness in china. >> what i am most concerned about is also the most important question is the state of law in china, it is still very much being tram pelled on and more specifically after i left my home the local authorities have been having retaliating against my family in a frenzied way. please think about this. >> just in to cnn a couple minutes ago the syrian government is denying any involvement in the massacre that left more than 100 people dead in the village of houla. a government spoexz ...

there may be another debt ceiling crisis. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the obama camp today launched an all-out assault on mitt romney's years as a high-powered investment company leader. vice president joe biden slammed romney's business record saying bane capital piled up cash while killing middle-class jobs. jim acosta is out on the campaign trail in florida in st. petersburg right now. here's the question, is mitt romney starting to feel the heat? what's going on? >> reporter: that's right, wolf, he is. at an event here...

it's known as sb 1070. the law requires local police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws, if they reasonably suspect that person is in the country illegally. we asked the romney campaign where specifically does the governor stand on this, does he support it, support it with reservations or oppose it. here's the answer we got. quote, governor romney supports the right of states to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws particularly when the federal government has failed in their duty to enforce those laws. that is one of the ...