Reille Hunter Appears Before Grand Jury Investigating John Edwards (Party Affiliation: Shut Up)

I heard she claimed BabyMama Privilege.

Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, is under investigation to see if campaign funds were illegally paid to Hunter, who served as a videographer on Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign.

"When you bring someone before the grand jury, you want to lock in their testimony. I think this is a pretty significant step in the investigation," said Kieran Shanahan, a former federal prosecutor. "Clearly, they are moving along with their investigation if they feel like they need live testimony."

"Some of the questions they'll be asking are how much did you get paid, who did she get that money from and the purposes for any money she received," said Joe Sinsheimer, a Democratic political consultant. "They may well be looking at bank statements and the kind of money she received."

Clarifying: I was really riffing on the networks being unable to determine what party Cold Cash Jefferson belonged to when I wrote of Edwards, "Party Affiliation: Shut Up."

In this particular article, they ID him, as you can see.

Thanks to AHFF Geoff.

posted by Ace at 04:01 PM

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