Jury reconvenes in John Edwards federal corruption trial

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Today could be the day we are on verdict watch yet again a federal corruption trial of former presidential hopeful John Edwards the jury back at it again today.

If convicted on all charges Edwards can go to jail for the thirty years in Jonathan series back at his post and Greensboro, North Carolina Jonathan what you we've been able to glean from.

Some of the requests that have come out of this jury pool.

Either from the judge -- -- for more information what can we glean from that as to what they're looking.

Good morning bill what you look at the two most recent request from the jury most recently just before they recess.

Yesterday they requested to -- from Alex torture he's the estate lawyer.

For heiress Rachel bunny Mellon.

In one letter from July 2006.

-- -- rights to Edwards campaign aide Andrew Young about an advocacy group.

-- your -- to promote.

Religious freedom fortunate whites in that letter I thought the senator might be interested in the work we are doing for election purposes in another letter from October 2006.

-- your rights to Bonnie Mellon herself about a meeting.

That he had with John Edwards to discuss a one million dollar gift that -- had pledged to the politicians' anti poverty organization.

The center for promise and opportunity for -- right.

He said that he would like to consider how to allocate the million.

And it's now said he would like 650000.

Dollars to go to -- center now.

And hold off sending the balance to a later date when he decides where he would like it directed.

Of course up bunny Mellon ended up up funding much of the money that the prosecution alleges was used to keep Edwards pregnant mistress in hiding.

During his 2008 run for president -- on that evidence that the jury was asking for does -- give us clues on their minds that.

You know it's unclear whether they're looking for something specific in these two letters.

Or whether it's part of the trail to give them sort of a general sense of the financial and personal relationship that was developing between.

Bunny Mellon and John Edwards.

The evidence jurors requested on the previous two days of deliberations.

Also related to the so called bunny money but whether that will remain a focus of their discussions and deliberations.

Only the jury knows -- Jonathan thank you on verdict watch we go Jonathan -- Greensboro and.

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