Thursday, May 31, 2012

John edwards trial

  • GREENSBORO, N.C.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • John Edwards walked out of court Thursday a free man, at least for now, thanks to a mistrial in his case. But in the court of public opinion, he's already serving time.
  • (Politico.com)
  • The jury in the John Edwards campaign-finance trial found him not guilty on one count—and deadlocked on five others. Diane Dimond reports from the courtroom on the stunning conclusion. Johnny Reid Edwards got off scot free.
  • (Daily Beast)
  • WASHINGTON — A knowledgeable law enforcement official said Thursday it is unlikely that the Justice Department will retry John Edwards. The official made the comment after the campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • WASHINGTON -- Having failed to convict John Edwards of campaign finance violations, theU.S. Justice Departmentmust now decide whether to retry the former Democratic presidential candidate on the five charges for which the judge declared a mistrial.
  • (South Bend Tribune)
  • 7:26 p.m. ET: Tonight in the "Nightline" Qwiki video, Bill Weir brings us a preview of what happened today at the John Edwards trial, his report on wild mustangs out West and John Berman getting "mansome." Watch it HERE: 6:19 p.m.
  • (ABC News)
  • John Edwards campaign finance fraud trial ended today in a manner so shambolic not even your mistress spiritual advisor could have foreseen it.
  • (Gawker)
  • Cringeworthy News Network? The onetime live-news king missed today's verdict in North Carolina entirely and then misreported the outcome.
  • (Daily Beast)
  • Update at 3:34 p.m. - The judge in the John Edwards trial has declared a mistrial on all counts except for the one on which the jury found the former presidential candidate not guilty, CNN producers in the courtroom said Thursday.
  • (WGNtv.com)
  • The judge in the John Edwards campaign-finance trial today told a group of four alternate jurors known for wearing color coordinated outfits that they no longer have to attend daily court sessions while the other 12 jurors deliberate.
  • (YAHOO!)

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