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Former U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at federal court in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, April 23, 2012.
Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012

Open quoteIf the affair went public it would destroy his chance of becoming president, and he knew it ... He made a choice to break the law. Close quote

  • DAVID HARBACH,
  • North Carolina prosecutor, in his opening statement alleging that ex-presidential candidate John Edwards masterminded a conspiracy to use secret payments from wealthy donors to help hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
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