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Ex-aide continues testimony in John Edwards' trial

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    Former aide reveals additional secrets on the stand?

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John Edwards just arriving moments ago here's a videotape just turned around that's his daughter Kate who has played an increasingly large -- role in this trial.

The former presidential candidate accused of using donor money during his campaign.

To cover the costs of his -- -- pregnancy and some of her housing costs is well during the 2008 campaign boy.

What a huge fall from grace we have seen in this story for John Edwards we expect that we're here again today.

From his former aide who falsely claimed at one point that he was the father of the baby.

In an effort to cover all of this -- for John Edwards -- the -- live at the US district court in Greensboro, North Carolina.

With the problems that Andrew Young may pose for the prosecution here morning Jonathan.

Good morning mark at the main issue here -- credibility after all Andrew Young is the guy who initially claimed that he.

With the father of John Edwards illegitimate child before.

Edwards eventually came clean out wall Andrew Young with the logistics person who handled the nearly one million dollars in donor money to hide edwards' mistress.

Edwards' lawyers claim young -- used most of that money to build his own upscale house.

In Chapel Hill.

-- is -- present some problems so for the government in the defense made a great.

Took a great position and opening statement by saying it's all the money the -- of this alleged to million dollars in fact went to -- -- into his family.

And yesterday the judge revealed in court -- Andrew Young had tried to contact.

Several of the other witnesses in this trial just within.

The past couple weeks so walking is the key witness.

For the prosecution.

He also comes with a lot of baggage and some potential headaches for prosecutors -- And he certainly does so what about the prosecution side of this what would they need to prove in this case.

In order to win -- try -- anything to happen.

-- in order to win the trial they need to convince jurors that there's some money nearly a million dollars from.

Two wealthy donors was used not just to protect Edwards -- wife Elizabeth from.

Finding out about the affair but that it was really intended to -- Alter the results of the election to affect the as a result of the election.

By protecting John Edwards family man image among voters.

Yesterday Andrew Young were called a meeting with one of those donors in which Rachel bunny Mellon apparently told John Edwards I'm gonna do everything I can.

To help you become president but again the defense is trying to poke holes in Andrew -- credibility.

Point.

From a vice presidential candidate somebody who -- have been in that spot to walking down the steps of the courtroom today it's been quite -- rep for John Edwards.

Jonathan Serrie on the -- thank you very much out of him persons who.

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