John Edwards

With Reports Of An Imminent Indictment, John Edwards' Attorney Issues Defiant Statement

Susan Crabtree | May 25, 2011, 6:20PM

After reports that Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) is on the verge of being indicted for using campaign funds to cover-up an extramarital affair, his attorney Wednesday issued a defiant statement impugning the legal underpinnings of the government's case.

The statement suggests that Edwards, a onetime presidential contender, is either taking a firm stand in plea negotiations or outright fighting the charges and will opt for a trial instead of agreeing to plead guilty for a lesser charge.

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Topics: Election 2008, Federal Election Commission, John Edwards, John Ensign, Rielle Hunter, Senate Ethics Committee

John Ensign

Ensign Called Parents' Payment To Lover 'Severance' Until Lawyer Told Him Not To

Ryan J. Reilly | May 12, 2011, 4:35PM

If you asked former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) about that $96,000 his parents gave to his mistress and her husband, he would say it wasn't a form of severance, it was simply a generous gift. But that wasn't what he called it originally.

The Senate Ethics Committee's report on Ensign's ethics violations reveals that Ensign himself called the $96,000 payout a "severance" in a draft version of his 2009 statement on his affair until his lawyer told him that wasn't such a good idea.

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Topics: Chris Gober, Cindy Hampton, Doug Hampton, FEC, John Ensign, Rebecca Fisher, Senate Ethics Committee, Tony Mazzola

John Ensign

Point By Point: Senate Ethics Committee's Findings In John Ensign Case

Ryan J. Reilly | May 12, 2011, 3:30PM

The Senate Ethic Committee's report on former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) makes several findings about the Nevada Republican's affair with the wife of his former chief of staff.

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Topics: John Ensign, Senate Ethics Committee