She The People: Edwards trial


Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 06/01/2012

John Edwards is after redemption, not a political comeback
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Instead, it seems he’s looking for a kind of redemption to keep getting up in the morning.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:16 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards trial, John Edwards, John Edwards verdict, Cate Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Jack Edwards, Emma Claire Edwards, Frances Quinn Hunter, campaign finance laws

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 05/30/2012

Is John Edwards flirting, or just being Southern?
By Melinda Henneberger
Imagine what Elizabeth had to contend with if. ­­Even as a criminal defendant, in front of Jesus and his elderly parents, he’s still getting a come-on.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  10:15 AM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  john edwards, john edwards trial, john edwards verdict, elizabeth edwards, cate edwards, rielle hunter, catherine eagles, judge eagles, fred baron, bunny mellon, campaign finance law

Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 05/14/2012

Free Johnny Reid Edwards
By Bonnie Goldstein
Yes, I think he’s guilty, but I still say let him go.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  03:38 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  john edwards trial, john edwards, campaign finance laws, elizabeth edwards, edwards trial, johnny reid edwards

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012

What we might learn -- but can’t know -- from a candidate’s wife and girlfriends
By Melinda Henneberger
Do we award extra points to Mitt Romney, who has never given his wife Ann any cause to whip off her $990 shirt? Yes, actually.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Cate Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Edwards trial, campaign finance trial, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Genevieve Cook, David Maraniss, "Barack Obama: The Story", Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, $950 blouse

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Judge Catherine Eagles is on John Edwards’s case
By Melinda Henneberger
Catherine Eagles, a drawling, sometimes sassy Tennessee native, is new to the federal bench.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:25 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Judge Catherine Eagles, John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards trial, Andrew Young, campaign finance law, Rielle Hunter, Abbe Lowell

Posted at 09:29 PM ET, 04/24/2012

John Edwards trial: Andrew Young is one confused witness
By Melinda Henneberger
But when Young said he agreed to claim paternity for the candidate’s child with Rielle Hunter for opportunistic reasons, that rang true.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:29 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards trial, Andrew Young, Rielle Hunter, Elizabeth Edwards, Cate Edwards, campaign finance laws

Posted at 08:31 PM ET, 04/23/2012

John Edwards gets his day in court — but who’s missing from the jury?
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Prosecutors have to prove Edwards knew the law, and intended to break it.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:31 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards, Johnny Edwards, Johnny Reid Edwards, Cate Edwards, Andrew Young, Edwards trial, Edwards case, Elizabeth Edwards, Rielle Hunter