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National Enquirer: Test Proves Edwards Is Baby's Father

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 12, 2009 9:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new DNA test proves John Edwards is the father of ex-mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, the National Enquirer reports. (Yep, it's the Enquirer, but remember they broke news of the affair before any of the mainstream media and forced Edwards into a televised confession.) And it gets worse: Hunter recently testified against Edwards before a grand jury investigating whether he illegally funneled campaign funds to her, the tabloid says.

"Rielle is not dumb," says an anonymous source. "She knew the feds had subpoenaed her bank statements and knew about every payment she received." With Edwards' cover unraveling, she obtained a lawyer to demand a paternity test to secure financial support. Edwards' lawyers are now working out child-support payments, and he has reportedly told his wife, Elizabeth.

Rielle Hunter is escorted from the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 6.
Rielle Hunter is escorted from the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 6.   (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
John Edwards in March.
John Edwards in March.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
John Edward in a November file photo.
John Edward in a November file photo.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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COMMENTS
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hamsammichs
Sep 1, 2009 3:58 AM CDT
What a total prick. Why are politicians, across the board and the aisle, such corrupt mother fuckers? I just don't get it.
BackAgain
Aug 13, 2009 12:45 PM CDT
Another dem liar caught. Slowly they drop and the citizens awake.
AdaptAndOvercome
Aug 13, 2009 11:59 AM CDT
Oh, I forgot, the woman is no idiot. Any woman who sleeps with a man of power is after just that, Power. She knew what she was doing and she got what she was after...a free ride.

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