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In reply to the discussion: Remind me again...why WAS John Edwards put on trial? [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)43. And it would have been more than punishment enough
to fine him an amount equal to the amount sent to Ms. Hunter.
The costs of this trial, even just on the prosecution side, must have run into the millions by now. It's been a complete waste of time for all concerned.
Yes, Edwards was wrong to do what he did. No, it wasn't a freaking war crime. And making him rot in prison would serve no purpose at all(as making most of those currently rotting in prison rot there also essentially serves no purpose, especially the "three strikes felons" who were just sent there for selling a few joints, and were mainly sent there just to make sure they would never be able to vote, for the record).
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Will the aquittal screw up the congressional campaign of the chief persecutor?
Ken Burch
May 2012
#57
Nope. Edwards' Senate run was his first campaign -- and in fact his only campaign, other
struggle4progress
May 2012
#11
I'm pretty sure that the other poster did mean that Holding was the Faircloth donor
Ken Burch
May 2012
#40
And in that post, you posted the same previous post and a LINK to the same previous post
Ken Burch
May 2012
#42
so everyone could know what a dirty boy he is. what better use of the court system?
HiPointDem
May 2012
#8