Former President Donald Trump is not alone in going to trial over hush money payments: Former Sen. John Edwards faced a similar fate more than a dozen years ago -- and was acquitted.
Former President Donald Trump, center, and attorney Susan Necheles, left, attend his trial at Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. The Trump trial bears similarities to Mr. Edwards’ case, in which he was accused of using donors and supporters to hide payments to his mistress. The former president’s trial, prosecuted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, is expected to last through June.
In 2011, the Justice Department indicted Mr. Edwards on six charges related to campaign finance, with prosecutors alleging he funneled roughly $900,000 through campaign donations to his mistress to pay for her living and travel expenses.They said he ran afoul of Federal Election Commission requirements in an effort to hide the affair so as not to damage his career.
The jury acquitted him on one count and was hung on the other charges. The Justice Department eventually dropped the case.finds himself in New York state court facing state charges of falsifying business records to conceal hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who claims she had a sexual encounter with Mr.
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