John Edwards: ‘I Did an Awful Lot That Was Wrong’
After a glint of good news during an otherwise stunning fall from grace, John Edwards on Thursday took full responsibility for what he called his “sins” even as he maintained he believed he did nothing illegal. The onetime Democratic presidential candidate also spoke emotionally about his 4-year-old daughter with mistress Rielle Hunter, calling her “my precious Quinn, who I love more than any of you could ever imagine, who I am so close to and so, so grateful for. I’m so grateful for Quinn.” It was Edwards’s alleged efforts to use illegal campaign contributions to cover up his affair with Hunter that stood at the center of his federal corruption trial that ended with one not guilty verdict but a mistrial on five other undecided counts Read More
