"The Edwards Indictment Explained: What Did Johnny Do? (Allegedly)"

Jessica Levinson's latest piece in the Huffington Post is here.

Roundup on John Edwards Coverage Thus Far

Click on the following news outlets for more:

LAT, WaPo, and ABC.  

"Edwards Indicted Over Campaign Funds"

The WSJ has more.

More on the John Edwards Indictment

HuffPo has the breaking news piece and links to this AP article.

Breaking News re John Edwards

The former VP and Presidential candidate has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury.

WaPo has more on the face (pre-indictment) here.

"Good Luck Turning the John Edwards Fiasco Into a Campaign-Finance Teaching Moment"

Dee Dee Myers has more in Vanity Fair.

"Prosecutors meet with former John Edwards aide for four hours"

Politico has more.

Is an indictment of John Edwards over campaign finance violations imminent?

"...growing national and local media chatter has suggested that Edwards may face indictment from a federal grand jury for having allegedly conspired with campaign donors in an attempt to get a former campaign aide to claim paternity of Hunter's child."


The Hill has more here.

Will John Edwards be indicted for campaign finance violations?

"One issue is whether Mr. Edwards knew that some of the millions of dollars given by at least two wealthy donors was being used to help support — and hide, some contend —Rielle Hunter, the campaign videographer with whom he had a prolonged affair, and the daughter they conceived."


Kim Severson of the NYT has more here. 

"Will charges be levied against John Edwards?"

The Charlotte Observer has more here.

"Prosecutors are believed to have been looking into whether Edwards, a former vice presidential candidate, violated campaign laws in covering up his affair with Rielle Hunter, a former campaign videographer who now lives in Charlotte."

"John Edwards investigation: Charges near?"

NBC has this report.

"A two-year grand jury investigation of John Edwards has reached a decisive point. Prosecutors believe they have a strong case, but have not yet gotten a green light from the Justice Department to charge the former presidential candidate, NBC News has learned. The issue: did Edwards violate election laws by trying to cover up his affair with a campaign videographer, Rielle Hunter."

ABC has more here, and the AP has more here.  

John Edwards under federal criminal investigation for potential campaign finance violations

ABC has more here.

"Separately, a federal criminal investigation of Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign finances is near its conclusion, and sources with knowledge of the probe tell ABC News that a decision on whether to seek indictments could come at any time."

John Edwards under investigation related to campaign finance issues

There is a federal criminal investigation related to what John Edwards knew about money spent to support his mistress, Rielle Hunter, and their child. The primary question is whether funds paid to Hunter should have been considered to be campaign donations.

Click here for more from the Associated Press.