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Witness: Edwards asked heiress for more money
May 07, 2012
May 07, 2012
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District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles upheld Duncan's objection, barring prosecutors from asking about the letter in front of the jury or entering the document into evidence.
Earlier, Mellon lawyer and money manager Alex D. Forger testified that the heiress believed the $725,000 she sent to Young was intended as a gift to Edwards, not as a campaign contribution. Mellon had already given the maximum allowed $2,300 contribution to Edwards' presidential primary campaign and would give another $6.4 million to a political action committee and other organizations associated with his White House bid.
Forger said Mellon, who first met Edwards'
District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles upheld Duncan's objection, barring prosecutors from asking about the letter in front of the jury or entering the document into evidence.
Earlier, Mellon lawyer and money manager Alex D. Forger testified that the heiress believed the $725,000 she sent to Young was intended as a gift to Edwards, not as a campaign contribution. Mellon had already given the maximum allowed $2,300 contribution to Edwards' presidential primary campaign and would give another $6.4 million to a political action committee and other organizations associated with his White House bid.
Forger said Mellon, who first met Edwards'
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