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-- want to make sure that everyone.
Here's from me and from my -- That.
While I do not believe that did anything illegal.
Or ever thought I was doing anything illegal.
I did an awful awful lot that was wrong.
And there is no one else.
Responsible.
For my -- None of the people who came to court and testified.
Or responsible.
Nobody working for the government is responsible.
I am responsible.
If I wanna find the person.
Who should be held accountable for -- -- Honestly I don't have to go any further than the mere.
It's me.
It is me and me alone also want to say a word about my own children.
-- who really solid yet seen has been here every single day.
She has been here no matter -- No matter how awful and painful.
A lot of the evidence was for her.
Evidence about her dad.
Evidence about her mom.
-- she loves so so dearly.
That she never wants flinched.
He said -- -- I love you I'll be there for you no matter what.
And I'm so proud to have had her with me through all this process.
And then finally.
-- up.
They -- fourteen recently Emma Claire and Jack who just turned -- -- is I take care of every day.
And had not been able to see -- as much but I see him in the morning I get their breakfast ready.
Get off to spill and there we get home and that -- -- -- supper together.
And I love them both so.
Dearly and there's such an important part of every day of my live.
And then finally my precious win.
Who I love.
More than any of you could ever imagine.
And I am so close to and -- so grateful for.
So grateful for -- I'm grateful for All My Children.
Front of -- to straight men in America if Arenas if senator John Edwards off the hook at least for now.
The jury deadlock in on five charges in this campaign corruption trial and they acquitted him on one charge.
So I was edwards' first up after the judge declared a mistrial TV cameras.
The former presidential candidate jumped in front of the cameras and had lots to say -- -- panelists here.
Jim Hammer joins us in San Cisco Bernie Grimm and Ken -- -- -- -- big defender of John Edwards.
I would -- indiscernible I have tremendous statement as far as I'm concerned all right John Edwards there's.
There's -- wore -- there and horse manure all.
For what he did get onto his wife before -- admit he lives a bad -- that was right here in the studio.
And I'm very saddened but.
Let me say that's the government did not have outlook okay each year to bring this case was -- -- -- subtext -- money.
Kandahar it's -- ball when you look at bunny Mellon the hundred year old person was supposed to give you some money she didn't justified.
Fred baron who was a list of different smartly yesterday it had -- a government -- not the case this is -- -- some extra money.
Yeah I mean I mean on the court right now I've been trapped for three weeks down the halls of clemens' case it's it's costing him millions of dollars to watch this all unfold.
-- -- Edwards left a lot of cars behind him but the government is as wrong I don't understand why this case is being brought in the first place and it is just.
Silly Edwards some seeds I mean I'm glad I didn't need to break him down here because I would've been a little bit sick.
Jim why was this case -- from the very beginning most lawyers looking at it could -- confused by in the prosecution's.
Theory about.
We know about this case -- -- week to begin with impressive every case is they can win here look at this funny -- why you bring in this and hear the evidence that's coming I hear through reporters that wasn't in the car of they keep wondering why the -- that's.
You know I don't wanna criticism GA there's our prosecutor discuss they tried tough case Friday because of the huge mistake and you're -- happens grown up.
Prosecutors and I get a little too close to their case and I can imagine going to this case and find in the -- and saying -- I've got that -- Evans and finally the next check confining a witness.
If you -- television about a case and too close to it and out stepped back and say OK one theory is he violating campaign finance -- the other one though is.
He just wanted to keep the sixth grade and that's not a crime.
There Heidi -- -- -- -- and that's what the prosecutor did or didn't say there are two totally reasonable explanations one not a crime wanna crime and I'm not gonna prosecute this case.
You know pretty of the strongest addresses prosecution had a which is grossly improper is that he is it was a very difficult to like I mean is it.
It's so hard to like I actually have to applaud the jury that they could step aside from.
You know from all the horrible things that they hear you got him and give and give -- a look at the evidence fairly -- but even listen to what he set out on the steps -- check it sound like you wanna like one of -- -- realized he loves his kids but all my precious Quinn and he -- sob choked -- -- Kenny Watson if it ain't -- his other -- That right okay okay okay I'm always the the the -- there's just so bizarre in so many different levels but it's a it's really a testament to the jury system in this case.
Casey Anthony I mean people that actually can put aside bad character would you just goes to convict somebody -- -- -- basis.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- For I was thinking about what he said outside the courthouse that he thinks is coming back -- from playing every.
Heard -- pay your speech you heard and read George Edwards outside of red -- -- yeah -- anyway -- -- problem.
My daughter off court -- -- from jail.
-- -- When -- when you look at this case so what are other sleaze balls in his -- repairs or Yahoo! 300 chief witness former government this guy not only -- -- Got the money coordinate its private major don't what even some of some money and -- -- the house I asked him.
I think there's another product to the to the question why did the prosecutor get wrapped up in this case there's this idea that when you come across a case that so disgusting we all agreed.
He's a -- carried on not just his wife but.
Did what he put his daughters through is beyond despicable.
I I think prosecutors can get so wrapped up the citizen he's such a horrible man I'm gonna get on what being a horrible isn't a crime and in this case.
Isn't -- have Jim -- you know I'm.
That's dangerous so Jim -- -- you Amy that's it because prosecutors -- prosecute someone could it lightly and he gets to the top prize of being the biggest -- Mean that's dangers when you're supposed to went Yankee.
I India also I think she's really warnings -- we wanted to try out.
Or what I'm going juries I'd be curious don't want to convict people for basically -- -- sex offenses this guy what a horrible Hudson who was achieved.
Most jurors don't think that's a crime.
What is what they deserve this man was a heart -- away he.
Representative starts well yes I'm being evil intricate -- Clinton wanted to -- Elvis let me try to become the vice president Jeter does great.
Can you imagine our ambassadors would've gotten to this country.
I anyway hats off to the jury and every all the defense attorney who lost their strange elements anyway -- GM Ted frank thank you Bob.
