Edwards Hires Obama Lawyer Greg Craig
NPR reports:
Former North Carolina Senator and Democratic presidential contender John Edwards has brought in a new legal heavyweight to stand in his corner.
Edwards has enlisted former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig to help convince federal prosecutors not to bring criminal charges against him in a long-running investigation into his campaign finances.
Craig tells NPR that a criminal indictment of Edwards for allegedly funneling donors' money to the mother of his child would be unprecedented.
"We have consistently said we don't think he violated any law," Craig said. He's joined Wade Smith and Jim Cooney, two North Carolina- based defense lawyers for Edwards, on the case.
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