A judge has set the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards to begin January 30, a week earlier than when prosecutors and defense lawyers sought. In federal court, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles signed an order Tuesday setting the schedule for Edwards’ trial on charges of campaign finance violations. Edwards was indicted following an exhaustive investigation in June. John Edwards is accused of asking two wealthy campaign donors to provide nearly $1 million in secret payments used to hide pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter . Making matters even worse is the fact that he was a serious candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the White House in 2007 and early 2008. His wife, the late Elizabeth Edwards, was also battling cancer at the time. Edwards says he knew nothing of the checks, cash and private jets used to fly Rielle Hunter across the country and put her up in luxury homes and hotels. We are not the judge or jury in the case, and every American has the constitutional right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence … but come ON.
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John Edwards Trial Scheduled For January
