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John Edwards trial closing arguments: Challenges for both sides
May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012
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(CBS News) GREENSBORO, N.C. - Closing arguments begin Thursday in the federal corruption trial of John Edwards, after his lawyers suddenly brought their case to an end.
The jury won't hear from the former senator and Democratic presidential hopeful.
Edwards' defense team took just three days to make its case, then rested Wednesday without calling Edwards, his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, or even his daughter, Cate, to the stand.
Jury deliberations could begin Friday.
Edwards hasn't spoken in public since October, and the trial was no exception. He chose not to appear as a witness.
It's a decision former federal
The jury won't hear from the former senator and Democratic presidential hopeful.
Edwards' defense team took just three days to make its case, then rested Wednesday without calling Edwards, his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, or even his daughter, Cate, to the stand.
Jury deliberations could begin Friday.
Edwards hasn't spoken in public since October, and the trial was no exception. He chose not to appear as a witness.
It's a decision former federal
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