John Edwards Coverage

Fact check: Greene says Trump prosecutor Jack Smith only targets Republicans

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., tweeted on July 18 that "Jack Smith is a lousy attorney ... He only targets Republicans because he's a weak little b---- for the Democrats."

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

John Edwards' estate subdivided into new neighborhood

The expansive 102-acre estate of John Edwards will soon be subdivided and transformed into a small neighborhood of 12 "eloquent farmhouses." It includes Edwards' old home.

John Edwards' former estate transformed into Triangle subdivision

A new neighborhood being built in Chapel Hill is nearly unrecognizable from its previous life - as a wide, rolling estate of a former U.S. senator from North Carolina.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Editorial: Voters need to focus, avoid distracting candidate implosions and campaign hijinks

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 -- At a time when voters ought to have the information needed to shape their choices, they instead are finding more confusion and chaos. Candidates and campaigns have no one but themselves to blame. In an election year like no other because of the demands imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, candidates and campaigns haven't been satisfied to struggle with those challenges. They've added to it with their own missteps along with failures to observe basic health and safety practices. It has been a disservice to the voters that they're seeking to sway.

John, Cate Edwards relish legal life together

After leaving politics behind, John Edwards returned to his roots to practice law again with close friend and longtime business partner David Kirby. But they now have another Edwards in the mix.

Full interview: John Edwards discusses practicing law, working with daughter

Former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards talks about rebuilding his career as a trial lawyer with his daughter practicing law with him.

Full interview: Cate Edwards discusses returning to Raleigh to work with father

Cate Edwards talks about joining her father, John Edwards, in his law firm.

Full interview: David Kirby discusses high-profile lawsuits

David Kirby talks about some of the lawsuits he and law partner John Edwards, as well as Edwards' daughter Cate, are handling.

John Edwards, daughter learn from each other practicing law together

After leaving politics behind, John Edwards returned to his roots to practice law again with close friend and longtime business partner David Kirby. But they now have another Edwards in the mix.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

John Edwards rises from political ashes to rebuild his legal career

John Edwards was a top personal injury lawyer before he turned to politics two decades ago. But after two "wildly unsuccessful" runs at president and an extramarital affair that made tabloid headlines for years, the former U.S. senator has quietly returned to law to resurrect his career.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Years after his political fall, John Edwards discusses his return to practicing law

In an exclusive interview with WRAL News, former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards discusses resurrecting his career as a trial lawyer with his daughter at his side.

Funneling cash to hide an affair? Trump, Edwards scandals have similarities

Nearly a decade before President Donald Trump worked to deflect accusations of funneling cash to hide an affair, a similar story surfaced involving a North Carolina politician.

Rise, fall and future of John Edwards

Former presidential candidate John Edwards was found not guilty on one charge that he accepted illegal campaign contributions, and a federal judge declared a mistrial on five other charges when a jury deadlocked after nine days of deliberations. WRAL News looks at the rise and fall of the former presidential candidate.

Edwards cleared of one charge; mistrial declared on five others

Former presidential candidate John Edwards was found not guilty Thursday on one charge that he accepted illegal campaign contributions, and a federal judge declared a mistrial on five other charges when a jury deadlocked after nine days of deliberations.

WRAL.com archive: John Edwards case

On June 3, 2011, a federal grand jury indicted former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on six felony charges. Prosecutors argue that money donated to Edwards' presidential campaign was used to cover up his affair with staffer Rielle Hunter and the resulting pregnancy and birth of their daughter. Edwards long denied the affair before admitting to fathering the child. His defense maintains that the payments weren't campaign contributions, only personal gifts to help Edwards hide the affair from his wife.