"Trial will put disgraced Edwards back into spotlight; Case centers on ex-senator’s use of campaign funds" by Kim Severson | New York Times, April 22, 2012
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - One potential fallout may be damage to the reputation of Elizabeth Edwards, a lawyer and political strategist who was adored for her plain-spoken, gutsy demeanor in the face of the affair and in her battle with cancer, both of which were illuminated in her two best-selling books and many interviews.
People familiar with the government’s case say testimony could reveal that she helped strategize ways to keep the affair from the public so the presidential campaign could continue.
“This will be problematic for her legacy,’’ said someone who worked closely with John Edwards during the campaign and spoke on the condition of anonymity because she is on the government’s witness list.
She said she was not sure whether John Edwards actually violated campaign finance law, or whether the trial would change the ways candidates channel money through various accounts.
But she, like other former campaign workers, was looking forward to the resolution of a case that has been a grueling march for those who once supported John Edwards.
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Related: The Edwards Indictment
