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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Wed May 2, 2012, 08:32 PM May 2012

John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying [View all]

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She testified that Elizabeth Edwards had known about her husband's affair with Rielle Hunter before The National Enquirer made it public in October 2007. Hers was the most stirring testimony of the day at Edwards' trial on corruption charges, as prosecutors worked to build a timeline of the affair and efforts to cover it up.

Shortly before Reynolds began her account of what happened that day at the Raleigh airport, Edwards turned to his daughter Cate, who has been seated in the front row for much of her father's trial.

"I don't know what's coming," Edwards was heard saying. "Do you want to leave?"

She responded to him in a whisper, grabbed her purse and walked out, wiping away tears. Edwards was heard saying, "Cate, Cate" as she left. She returned to court about a half hour later, after a brief recess.

http://news.yahoo.com/john-edwards-daughter-leaves-courtroom-crying-192617246.html

Feel really sorry for her.

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John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying [View all] oberliner May 2012 OP

That has to be so hard for her to endure. CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

I can't imagine what it's like to be in her shoes at this moment. calimary May 2012 #2

You have said it way better than I could...Thank you. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #5

It started even earlier for her when her brother was killed in an accident loyalsister May 2012 #15

Edwards was not to blame for his son's death or his wife's cancer -- or the loss. JDPriestly May 2012 #30

Your remark... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #34

There is no justification for adding to their pain loyalsister May 2012 #35

Agreed. DLevine May 2012 #47

Sorry, I think that's granting him too much grace. cali May 2012 #56

Thank you Empowerer May 2012 #75

Yes, it's always the kids who get swept up in stuff like this SoCalDem May 2012 #51

I had to choke back a tear or two... So sad for her... hlthe2b May 2012 #8

That's really sad; I haven't been paying attention, but did she even have to be there? nt babylonsister May 2012 #3

She's there to support her dad. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #6

Good lord that's some collateral damage. AtomicKitten May 2012 #4

At least she is an adult. I feel even more sorry for her younger siblings. Mass May 2012 #9

ya. so, when we decide it is just consenting adults, maybe we ought to consider all the loved ones seabeyond May 2012 #7

Perhaps the scumbag should have put some thought into that before he made some of his decisions TBMASE May 2012 #10

as a parent, even if i did stupid, i would not compound it having daughter in courtroom seabeyond May 2012 #11

Exactly TBMASE May 2012 #14

I agree with everything you said. laundry_queen May 2012 #16

and it doesnt even touch on the fact that this older daughter will bring it into her marriage seabeyond May 2012 #19

My dad cheated on my mother and his cheating has nothing to do with my marriage. Why? Luminous Animal May 2012 #26

Haha!!! Wait until your sons are adults and see how much power you have allowing anything... Luminous Animal May 2012 #22

right. nt seabeyond May 2012 #24

i have been thinking about your post seabeyond May 2012 #68

you have no power to prevent her from being there once she's an adult. HiPointDem May 2012 #44

wanna bet. nt seabeyond May 2012 #72

He did not decide to lose his son. He did not decide to lose the 2008 election, possibly JDPriestly May 2012 #31

Her real name... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #36

I had forgotten that Edwards defended Clinton. JDPriestly May 2012 #67

Edwards & Clinton Hermes Daughter May 2012 #73

Did you mean 2004? ellisonz May 2012 #46

Yes. I meant 2004. JDPriestly May 2012 #66

That's the one thing I still respect him for--wanting to fight the Ohio vote fraud in 2004 eridani May 2012 #48

actually what makes me angriest about this grifter is that I don't cali May 2012 #58

Edwards is a sociopath. his whole poverty shtick was an act. Odin2005 May 2012 #61

Oh jesus h. christ on a pogo stick snooper2 May 2012 #63

It must really be painful to hear how your mother was betrayed by your father. nt Raine May 2012 #12

It may be even more painful to hear people chatter about how shocking his conduct JDPriestly May 2012 #32

I have had first hand experience with it, it's bad enough when Raine May 2012 #39

What percentage of men cheat on their cancer-stricken wives, Nye Bevan May 2012 #49

Lots of men cheat when they are under stress. That's precisely when they do it. JDPriestly May 2012 #69

OK, I used to think Newt Gingrich was a piece of shit for serving his wife with divorce papers Nye Bevan May 2012 #71

Edwards = self-centered POS. Odin2005 May 2012 #13

and that was obvious BootinUp May 2012 #20

None of this had to have happened. Beacool May 2012 #17

Didn't realize he was in court because he had an affair. HiPointDem May 2012 #37

Nope, he's in court because he's accused Beacool May 2012 #59

The sad part is watching how the ordeals have aged Cate. Nedsdag May 2012 #18

He really is a shit. Doing that to his wife, Nye Bevan May 2012 #21

Edwards is not putting his kids through this. The prosecutor is putting Edwards' JDPriestly May 2012 #33

I feel really badly for the kids Marrah_G May 2012 #23

Poor Cate - first her brother, then her mother and now this... polichick May 2012 #25

Her brother? n/t vaberella May 2012 #27

the brother that died JI7 May 2012 #29

Having lived thru adultery - the one thing the cheaters never think about are their kids. jillan May 2012 #28

"prosecutors worked to build a timeline of the affair" LiberalAndProud May 2012 #38

The new game in town Hermes Daughter May 2012 #40

and who did that team represent? HiPointDem May 2012 #45

Like I'm going tell... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #53

They hypnotized Spitzer into paying for a hooker to travel to his hotel? Nye Bevan May 2012 #50

Eliot was a frequent user. Hermes Daughter May 2012 #54

Another nasty republican finger pointing B Calm May 2012 #41

if it's republican, why do we find so little support from democrats? it's odd. HiPointDem May 2012 #42

I think Clinton's support Hermes Daughter May 2012 #55

Edwards' affair was far more distasteful. Beacool May 2012 #60

Is there anything particularly Republican about this one? Orsino May 2012 #65

i think Elizabeth was in more pain over this stuff than the Cancer JI7 May 2012 #43

John Edwards is a nasty person ... Botany May 2012 #52

Because it's a republican witch hunt! B Calm May 2012 #57

because he siphoned campaign money to his lover. Odin2005 May 2012 #62

As already noted, it's a campaign finance case RZM May 2012 #76

what a wake of wreckage Edwards has left. nt Javaman May 2012 #64

I have to wonder what John Kerry thinks of all this kskiska May 2012 #70

probably not surprised, Kerry didn't like Edwards before and when he picked him to be vp running JI7 May 2012 #74