LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Roughly three years after Rielle Hunter (photos below) was revealed as the John Edward mistress, the scandal is far from over. A grand jury is still investigating campaign finances by former U.S. Senate John Edwards, the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby.
Hunter has testified in the grand jury matter. The grand jury’s investigation has been going on for nearly a year in Raleigh. Edwards has denied any wrongdoing.
But the history of John Edwards in handing the Rielle Hunter scandal has not been consistent.Over three years ago, the National Enquirer broke that Rielle Hunter scandal. But in July 2008, the scandal erupted again. The Enquirer then claimed Hunter allegedly drove to the Beverly Hilton Hotel from Santa Barbara with a friend to meet Edwards at a Los Angeles Mayor’s event on homelessness. “After we confronted him about seeing Rielle, Edwards looked like a deer caught in headlights,” said Enquirer Senior Reporter Alexander Hitchen. The Enquirer claimed Edwards hid from them once inside the Hotel. At the time, the story seemed too tabloid. Mainstream news media had skipped coverage previously and in July 2008.
And then came the erroneous denials. Edwards and Hunter both called the Enquirer report false. First, Hunter said “The innuendos and lies that have appeared on the internet and in the National Enquirer concerning John Edwards are not true, completely unfounded and ridiculous. My video production company was hired by the Edwards camp on a 6 month contract, which we completed December 31, 2006. When working for the Edwards camp, my conduct as well as the conduct of my entire team was completely professional. This concocted story is just dirty politics and I want no part of it.”
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Hunter has testified in the grand jury matter. The grand jury’s investigation has been going on for nearly a year in Raleigh. Edwards has denied any wrongdoing.
But the history of John Edwards in handing the Rielle Hunter scandal has not been consistent.Over three years ago, the National Enquirer broke that Rielle Hunter scandal. But in July 2008, the scandal erupted again. The Enquirer then claimed Hunter allegedly drove to the Beverly Hilton Hotel from Santa Barbara with a friend to meet Edwards at a Los Angeles Mayor’s event on homelessness. “After we confronted him about seeing Rielle, Edwards looked like a deer caught in headlights,” said Enquirer Senior Reporter Alexander Hitchen. The Enquirer claimed Edwards hid from them once inside the Hotel. At the time, the story seemed too tabloid. Mainstream news media had skipped coverage previously and in July 2008.
And then came the erroneous denials. Edwards and Hunter both called the Enquirer report false. First, Hunter said “The innuendos and lies that have appeared on the internet and in the National Enquirer concerning John Edwards are not true, completely unfounded and ridiculous. My video production company was hired by the Edwards camp on a 6 month contract, which we completed December 31, 2006. When working for the Edwards camp, my conduct as well as the conduct of my entire team was completely professional. This concocted story is just dirty politics and I want no part of it.”
Read More: Rielle Hunter – Inside the John Edwards Mistress Scandal
